MileagePlus is the official frequent flyer program of United Airlines and has 4 Premier levels: Premier Silver, Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, and Premier 1K. Points are earned through spending money on United Airlines, and United International flights. Customers can also earn frequent flier points with our codeshare partners when traveling with them regardless of whether that reservation was purchased through United Airlines or United International. In addition to flying, customers can sign up for the MileagePlus Visa Card for use in everyday purchases and receive 1 point per dollar spent on all purchases and 2 points per dollar spent on United International affiliates and partners. Points on flights are based on the dollar value of a passenger's ticket in order to promote fairness in the program among all our fliers. All tiers are calculated based on point totals on December 31st of the previous year. Although points in the MileagePlus Program never expire*, only points accrued during January 1st to December 31st of a single calendar year are qualifying points that are counted towards a passenger's tier status. However, all points in an passengers account may be used to book a reward flight. As part of the program, there are no blackout dates of any kind when redeeming points. If there is a seat available on a flight, it may be booked using MileagePlus points. To sign up for the MileagePlus program, please click here to fill out the necessary information.
NOTE: MileagePlus points may only be redeemed for roundtrip flights.
NOTE: MileagePlus points may only be redeemed for roundtrip flights.
Qualification Requirements
Premier Silver Premier Gold Premier Platinum Premier 1K |
If not at Same Status from the Previous Year
45,000 Points 90,000 Points 135,000 Points 180,000 Points |
If at Same Status from the Previous Year
35,000 Points 70,000 Points 105,000 Points 140,000 Points |
*As long as there is account activity at least once in an 18 month period
Earning and Redeeming Points
Each cabin on United Airlines flights are worth a different number of points per dollar spent to both earn and redeem miles. The table below outlines this.
Cabin
Economy Economy Plus United Business United Envoy |
Points Earned Per Dollar Spent
6 8 14 18 |
Exchange Rate for Reward Flight (Points --> Dollar)
60 80 140 180 |