768 American Airlines (Plus 62 LATAM) Routes You Can Book for 4,500 Alaska Mileage Plan Miles

Earlier this year, Alaska Airlines replaced its unified partner award chart with a trio of distance- and region-based tables. While this change eliminated several well-beloved Mileage Plan sweet spots, it wasn't all doom and gloom. Arguably, you can now book an equal number of new Mileage Plan sweet spots.

A prime example is intra-Americas routes covering less than 700 miles of total distance. On these itineraries, you'll redeem just 4,500 Mileage Plan miles. Even better, Alaska Airlines' partners operate hundreds of routes that fall in this distance band.

Let's explore this sweet spot, showing you 768 American Airlines and 62 LATAM routes where we've found this excellent award rate. We'll also review the ways to earn Alaska Mileage Plan miles.

Alaska Airlines Award Chart for Partner Flights

As mentioned at the outset, Alaska Mileage Plan now uses three new partner charts. The cheapest of these is the one for intra-Americas flights. You can find the distance-based redemption table below.

While there's value to be found throughout, today we're focusing on the cheapest section of the chart: sub-700-mile partner flights that cost 4,500 Mileage Plan miles.

And while Alaska Airlines has a comprehensive list of partner airlines, two carriers in particular operate a healthy number of flights throughout the Americas covering less than 700 miles. We're talking about Oneworld partner American Airlines and non-alliance partner LATAM.

List of American Airlines Routes Available for 4,500 Mileage Plan Miles

AwardWallet searches found that American Airlines operates at least 768 routes — and maybe even more — that you can book for just 4,500 Mileage Plan miles each way. Here are all of the routes where we found this award pricing:

It's worth noting that American flies a handful of routes over 700 miles that Mileage Plan still prices at 4,500 miles. Thus, even if you map out an itinerary using a tool like the Great Circle Mapper and it's over the 700-mile threshold, it's still worth checking the price. You might get lucky and have it fall into the lowest distance band.

Most interesting American routes bookable for 4,500 miles

Included in the list of 768 routes bookable for 4,500 miles are dozens of routes to/from Miami (MIA). Travelers can fly from Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; Raleigh-Durham, NC; Charleston, SC; and even New Orleans to Miami.

Meanwhile, Miami-based travelers can head to any of these places — or down into the Caribbean to places like:

• Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
• Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS)
• Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
• Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)
• Kingston, Jamaica (KIN)
• Grand Cayman (GCM)

Credit: Great Circle Mapper

While that's an impressive number of routes, travelers in Charlotte have access to the most eligible routes at a whopping 72 routes. Charlotte-based travelers can fly up into Canada or down to Miami for just 4,500 Alaska miles each way.

Credit: Great Circle Mapper

When cash fares to vacation hotspots, such as those above, it's worth leveraging this Mileage Plan sweet spot.

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List of LATAM Routes Available for 4,500 Mileage Plan Miles

LATAM's list of routes isn't as extensive, but is still impressive nonetheless. Our searches found that LATAM operates at least 62 routes (and maybe more) bookable for 4,500 Mileage Plan miles. Here are all of the routes where we found this award pricing:

And like with American Airlines, a few LATAM routes cover more than 700 miles, but feature sub-700-mile pricing.

Traditionally, cash fares between the cities in the LATAM list are generally cheap. Thus, you should compare a ticket's cost in cash to what it costs in miles. Pay attention to the taxes and fees on award tickets, too, as they can sometimes be incredibly steep and make it worth avoiding an award booking altogether.

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Finding American and LATAM Award Availability

One of the best aspects of using Alaska Mileage Plan miles to book American and LATAM award flights is that availability is generally prevalent. With few exceptions, you can plug your itinerary details into Alaska's website and pull up at least one flight result. And if there's nothing on the first date you looked at, chances are there's at least an option or two on surrounding days.

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If you don't want to start by querying Alaska Airlines' website, you can also use Seats.aero to dig for a bookable seat. Using filters is an easy way to parse through several results.

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Or, if you don't have a pro account, you can create a workaround by conducting a keyword search via destination airport and sorting the departing airport alphabetically. This will take some scrolling, but eventually, you'll come across relevant results.

How To Get Mileage Plan Miles

Travelers have several ways to earn Alaska Airlines miles. Some of the most obvious methods include flying on Alaska Airlines or a partner airline, clicking through the Mileage Plan Shopping portal, and using a credit card that earns Alaska miles or points that transfer to Mileage Plan.

Related: Do Alaska Miles Expire?

Which cards earn Mileage Plan miles?

Two credit cards earn Mileage Plan miles outright: the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature^® credit card and the Alaska Airlines Visa^® Business card.

Both cards routinely offer valuable signup bonuses and continued long-term benefits alongside earning Mileage Plan miles on every purchase.

Alaska Airlines Visa Signature^® credit card

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Alaska Airlines Visa Signature^® credit card

Annual Fee$95

Limited Time Online Offer: Earn 60,000 bonus miles plus Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) with this offer. To qualify, make $3,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account. Additionally, receive a 30% flight discount code for a qualifying future flight after opening your new account.

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The Alaska Airlines Visa Signature^® credit card offers cardholders 3 miles per dollar on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases and 2 miles per dollar on everyday purchases like gas, local transit including ride share, cable, and select streaming services. Other benefits include Alaska’s Famous Companion Fare™ annually from $122 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) after spending $6K in the previous anniversary year, priority boarding, a free checked bag, a 10% reward bonus on miles for Bank of America account holders, and a $100 discount on Alaska Lounge+ Membership.

• LIMITED TIME ONLINE OFFER-60,000 Bonus Miles + a 30% Flight Discount Code!
• Receive a 30% flight discount code for a qualifying future flight after opening your new account. Additionally, earn 60,000 bonus miles plus Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) after making $3,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account.
• Get Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) each account anniversary after you spend $6,000 or more on purchases within the prior anniversary year. Valid on all Alaska Airlines flights booked on alaskaair.com.
• Earn unlimited 3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases. Earn unlimited 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, EV charging station, cable, streaming services and local transit (including ride share) purchases. And earn unlimited 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases. And, your miles don't expire on active accounts.
• Earn a 10% rewards bonus on all miles earned from card purchases if you have an eligible Bank of America^® account.
• Free checked bag and enjoy priority boarding for you and up to 6 guests on the same reservation, when you pay for your flight with your card - Also available for authorized users when they book a reservation too!
• With oneworld^® Alliance member airlines and Alaska's Global Partners, Alaska has expanded their global reach to over 1,000 destinations worldwide bringing more airline partners and more ways to earn and redeem miles.
• Plus, no foreign transaction fees and a low $95 annual fee.
• This online only offer may not be available elsewhere if you leave this page. You can take advantage of this offer when you apply now.

• Earn unlimited 3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases
• Earn unlimited 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, EV charging stations, cable, streaming services and local transit (including ride share) purchases
• Earn unlimited 1 mile for every $1 spent on all other eligible purchases

Alaska Airlines Visa^® Business card

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Alaska Airlines Visa^® Business card

Annual Fee$70 for the company and $25 per card

Welcome Bonus Get 60,000 bonus miles and Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) after you make $4,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account.

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Earn Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) each account anniversary by spending $6,000 or more on purchases annually. Get a free checked bag for you and up to 6 guests when flights are purchased with the card, saving $70 per person on round-trip fares. Earn 3x miles on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases, 2x on eligible gas station & EV charging station, shipping and transit purchases, and 1 mile per $1 spent on all other eligible purchases. Enjoy 20% back on Alaska inflight purchases, $100 off Alaska Lounge+ membership, and no foreign transaction fees.

• Get 60,000 bonus miles and Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) after you make $4,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account.
• Earn another Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) each account anniversary after spending $6,000 or more on purchases within the prior anniversary year.
• Free checked bag for any cardholder and up to 6 guests on the same reservation, when you pay for your flight with your card - that's a savings of $70 per person roundtrip!
• Priority Boarding for any cardholder when paying for the flight with an Alaska Airlines Business card.
• Earn 3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases, 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, EV charging station, shipping and local transit (including rideshare) purchases and 1 mile for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
• Earn a 10% rewards bonus on all miles earned from card purchases if your company has an eligible Bank of America^® small business account.
• Enjoy 20% back on Alaska Airlines inflight purchases when you pay with your new card.
• Get $100 off an annual Alaska Lounge+ Membership purchased with your Alaska Airlines Business card.
• Plus, no international transaction fees and a low annual fee of $70 for the company and $25 per card.
• This offer may not be available if you leave this page or visit our website. You can take advantage of this offer when you apply now.

• Earn 3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases
• Earn 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, EV charging station, shipping and local transit (including rideshare) purchases
• Earn 1 mile for every $1 spent on all other eligible purchases

Which credit card points transfer to Mileage Plan?

Until earlier this year, the only currency that transferred to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan was Marriott Bonvoy points. While you can still transfer Marriott points to Alaska at a 3:1 ratio (plus a 5,000-mile bonus for every 60,000 points transferred), you can also take advantage of the airline's newest transfer partner: Bilt Rewards.

So, not only can you earn points indirectly on a Marriott credit card and transfer them to Mileage Plan, but you can also earn points by swiping The Bilt Mastercard^®. Bilt points transfer to Mileage Plan at a 1:1 ratio.

The Bilt Mastercard^®

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The Bilt Mastercard^®

Annual Fee$0

Welcome Bonus N/A

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Earning Rates

• 3x points on dining
• 2x points on travel
• 1x points on rent payments without the transaction fee (up to 100,000 points each calendar year)
• 1x points on other purchases

*Must use the card 5 times each statement period to earn points—see Rewards & Benefits.

Final Thoughts

Alaska Airlines now offers a fantastic 4,500-mile price for intra-Americas partner itineraries under 700 miles. These routes are short, but there's value in using Alaska miles for these redemptions — especially when the award rate is more cost-effective than the cash rate.

While we limited our research to sub-700-mile routes, remember that you can also book partner award flights between 701 and 1,400 miles for just 7,500 Alaska miles — or 1,401–2,100-mile flights for 12,500 miles.

Using Alaska Airlines' new partner award chart for American Airlines and LATAM flights offers excellent value. You can travel more than 800 routes for a reasonable amount of miles.

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