United MileagePlus (Consolidated) - Distances have Shrunk?

When I logged into my account yesterday, MSP-DEN was 693 miles and DEN-LAX was 862 miles. When I logged in today, MSP-DEN was 677 miles and DEN-LAX was 859 miles. Not a huge deal, but is UA changing the distances as part of the system conversion? I would think that if MSP-DEN become shorter then DEN-LAX would become longer.

mileages in/out of DEN for PMUA was always a bit different from other airlines-- it was thought that for award miles UA continued to use the Stapleton numbers.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-mileage-plus-pre-merger/946730-why-award-miles-less-than-miles-flown.html

other threads (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?searchid=12747455)

mileages in/out of DEN for PMUA was always a bit different from other airlines-- it was thought that for award miles UA continued to use the Stapleton numbers.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-mileage-plus-pre-merger/946730-why-award-miles-less-than-miles-flown.html

Thanks for the link.

Let's continue this there.

iluv2fly
Moderator, UA