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vanillabean Feb 10, 2019 7:48 am
Anywhere in the US for 5K?
 
I see that you can fly ITM-NRT in Japan one-way for 5K. But can you fly anywhere in the US for 5K? STS-SFO as an example is 10K, an 80 minute drive by car, and ORD-PHL, a 12 hour drive, can also be done for 10K.

am1108 Feb 10, 2019 10:03 am
No, at least not yet with the current award pricing. I think the minimum is 10K and that is on routes 700 miles or less.

vanillabean Feb 13, 2019 6:23 pm
Originally Posted by am1108 (Post 30761085)
No, at least not yet with the current award pricing. I think the minimum is 10K and that is on routes 700 miles or less.
I see now that you can do Kona to Honolulu for 7K. :)

leonidas Feb 13, 2019 6:37 pm
Intra-Hawaii flights used to be 5k. That was like 5-6 years ago when I used my UA miles to book one.

steaminer Feb 13, 2019 8:15 pm
To be clear, miles needed for award travel is not directly based on distance - the only time distance comes into play is in certain intra-region cases where short flights are discounted (i.e. the 700 mile threshold mentioned above).

The award chart is on the United website and pricing is based on region.


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