Mileage Calculator that Includes Base Miles
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Mileage Calculator that Includes Base Miles
Hi everyone, I am a programmer by trade and a computer geek by choice. I have look at various mileage calculators and find each one offers different features but none have all the features I would like. I am thinking of creating my own mileage calculator for the iPad.
It seems the base miles (acutal distance between two airports) has to be manually entered or in some cases it is calculated using a map software like google maps. I think a very effective calculator should know the base miles AA assigns to the distance between any two airports in their flights. I see these miles listed when searching for a ticket but do not see them documented somewhere else.
If anyone here knows if AA keeps a list of base miles between any two airports they service post the link, if this does not exist I think the members of this forum can make a community effort and post the actual AA miles between airports that they know of, this way I can build a calculator that is accurate to AA and does not require entering base miles to get a result.
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It seems the base miles (acutal distance between two airports) has to be manually entered or in some cases it is calculated using a map software like google maps. I think a very effective calculator should know the base miles AA assigns to the distance between any two airports in their flights. I see these miles listed when searching for a ticket but do not see them documented somewhere else.
If anyone here knows if AA keeps a list of base miles between any two airports they service post the link, if this does not exist I think the members of this forum can make a community effort and post the actual AA miles between airports that they know of, this way I can build a calculator that is accurate to AA and does not require entering base miles to get a result.
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#2
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I found different mileage calculators give slightly different answers. On ita, it gives you base miles for an entire itinerary search (i.e. a multiple segment itin only gets total mileage)
#3
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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I have found the site milecalc.com to be fairly accurate. I have used it to calculate complex itineraries and even applied special bonuses and COS bonus. Once I reconcile at the end of my trip against what AA posts it has been accurate to about 3-4 miles which is generally just attributable to a rounding error.
#4
Join Date: Jul 2007
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I have found the site milecalc.com to be fairly accurate. I have used it to calculate complex itineraries and even applied special bonuses and COS bonus. Once I reconcile at the end of my trip against what AA posts it has been accurate to about 3-4 miles which is generally just attributable to a rounding error.
I don't think milecalc.com has been off by more than 1 mile for any given segment I've flown. It's IMHO by far the best tool out there.
#5
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I have found the site milecalc.com to be fairly accurate. I have used it to calculate complex itineraries and even applied special bonuses and COS bonus. Once I reconcile at the end of my trip against what AA posts it has been accurate to about 3-4 miles which is generally just attributable to a rounding error.
#6
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Peace.
#7
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I have found the site milecalc.com to be fairly accurate. I have used it to calculate complex itineraries and even applied special bonuses and COS bonus. Once I reconcile at the end of my trip against what AA posts it has been accurate to about 3-4 miles which is generally just attributable to a rounding error.
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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I have found the site milecalc.com to be fairly accurate. I have used it to calculate complex itineraries and even applied special bonuses and COS bonus. Once I reconcile at the end of my trip against what AA posts it has been accurate to about 3-4 miles which is generally just attributable to a rounding error.
#9
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
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As already discussed, milemac is the calculator of choice (at least for me). http://www.milecalc.com/
#10
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: London, UK
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AFAIK, the base miles are detailed in their timetables which can be found here:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...p#one&anchorEv
This has proven accurate for me so far.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...p#one&anchorEv
This has proven accurate for me so far.
#11
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Welcome to FlyerTalk, Britsinvade. Your post took a short time to show up as it was sent to the moderation queue - early posts with URLs do so as part of FT's spam suppression programme. Sorry for the inconsistence. /Moderator
As accurate as any calculator might be, AA itself periodically makes small adjustments to the miles between cities.
OP and all, check bniu's iPhone / iPad app here.
Also, check the spreadsheets available through this thread.
As accurate as any calculator might be, AA itself periodically makes small adjustments to the miles between cities.
OP and all, check bniu's iPhone / iPad app here.
Also, check the spreadsheets available through this thread.
AFAIK, the base miles are detailed in their timetables which can be found here:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...p#one&anchorEv
This has proven accurate for me so far.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...p#one&anchorEv
This has proven accurate for me so far.
#12
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London
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As already discussed, milemac is the calculator of choice (at least for me). http://www.milecalc.com/
#13
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: DCA
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Great Circle Mapper has the advantage that you can specify the 500 miles minimum.
#14
Join Date: Dec 2009
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As already discussed, milecalc is the calculator of choice (at least for me). http://www.milecalc.com/
It certainly is.
#15
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Beijing
Posts: 97
milecalc.com pulls out IATA tpm and is definitely a good tool