Earn Alaska miles and get a Companion Fare every year

Alaska Airlines Visa® Credit Card: Calculator & Rewards Guide

Fees

Earning Rates

Earn 3 Alaska Miles per $1 spent on Alaska Airlines purchases which includes tickets, in-flight food and beverage purchases, lounge memberships, in-lounge food and beverages, cargo purchases, and vacation packages from Alaska Airlines.
Earn 2 Alaska miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, cable, streaming services and local transit including ride share purchases.
Earn 1 Alaska Mile per $1 spent on all other purchases.

Main Benefits

Annual companion fare, free checked bag, priority boarding, bonus miles if you have a Bank of America checking account, $100 off an annual Alaska Lounge+ membership, and discounts on in-flight purchases.

Rewards Details

Based on our valuations, Alaska miles earned with the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card are worth 1.5 cents each on average when redeemed with Alaska Airlines and their partners.

Our Take

This is best option for earning Alaska Airlines miles on everyday spending and travel. If you fly Alaska often or if you're just looking for valuable miles that can take you far, this is a card you'll want to consider.

Last Updated: 04-03-2025

Alaska Airlines Credit Card Miles Calculator

Use the calculator to estimate Alaska miles earned with the Alaska Airlines Visa Credit Card based on your spending habits. Compare with other cards, customize rewards and benefits, and calculate the overall value of the cards.

Quick Card Overview

Calculator Options

Add Card Categories

When On, adding a card to the calculator will add that card's bonus categories if they aren't already present.

Change Card Name

Name the card something else for your own records.

Add To Column

Edit Card Name

Set the name of the card to something of your choosing. Leave it blank to default back to normal card name.

Quick Assign

Use quick assign to quickly toggle this card on for Spend Categories in the calculator. If the card is already assigned, toggling off will set the category to No Selection.

Any currencies you add to the tool will be selectable when entering spend into the Spend Categories section of the calculator.

Do note that any foreign currencies selected will automatically be converted to the card's default currency when calculating rewards.

You can add elite status to one or more columns. This allows you to calculate the extra points you would receive from having status with that program.

If the status is already added, you can update the currency the status is based on by specifying a different currency than what the one in the calculator already has.

NOTE: Elite status is automatically added to the calculator for most credit cards that grant it.

Statuses

Add To Column

Status Value Based On

Clears all spend from a single column or all columns in the calculator. This resets the spend to 0 (zero) for each field, sets the time unit back to 'Monthly' and resets the currency to column's default.

Remove all credit card selections from a single column or all columns in the calculator.

^*NOTE: This has no impact on columns that feature only one credit card.

If you're looking to quickly assign cards to multiple categories, click on the card itself under the Credit Cards section.

Removes all categories from the Spend Categories section (for all columns).

Category:

Spend:

Select the card you will use for this category.

Do note that the order of the categories in the Category Spending section makes a difference. Spend is calculate by month in order of categories listed.

No Selection

Apply the selected card to all categories in this column.

Credit Cards

Search Cards

Search through our credit card database by keyword. This is the most basic of searches. Keywords include:

Credit card name (e.g. Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express Gold Card)
Credit card code (e.g. PLAT, CSR, VEN)
Issuing bank (e.g. American Express, Chase, U.S. Bank)
Currency (e.g. Membership Rewards Points, Altitude Points, Delta SkyMiles)
Network (e.g. Visa, Mastercard, Discover)

Enter spaces between keywords. Click on a card to view the details as well as the option to add it to the tool.

Show Unavailable Cards

When On, credit cards that are discontinued or currently unavailable will show up in the list.

Credit Card Codes

Enter credit card codes (3-13 characters each).

Use (+) plus sign to add multiple cards to the same column. (e.g. PLAT + PRG2)
Use (,) comma to start a new column. (e.g. PLAT + PRG2, BINKP, CSR + CSP)
Skip columns with empty entries (,,). (e.g. ,, PRG2)
Spaces are ignored.
Max: 10 columns. No max on cards in a column... at the moment.

New cards will be added to the tool along with any already existing entries. When adding more than one card to a column, there will be no selected cards for the column (as in, you will have to select which cards you'll use for each category manually).

(I apologize in advance for some of the codes these credit cards have.)

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Add All Categories

When On, adds all the spend categories from each of the cards above.

Welcome To Our Credit Card Calculator Tool

Use this tool to calculate total credit card earnings and the overall cash value of credit cards side-by-side.

To get started, to the calculator.

Currency Worth

Memberships / Loyalty

Spend Categories

Add Categories

Search for categories and click 'Add Category' to add selected categories to the calculator.

Show selected categories

When On, only shows currently selected categories.

Show category descriptions

When On, shows the descriptions for each of the categories.

Bonus Rewards

Total Rewards

Monetary Bonuses

Fees

Total Column Value

Breakdown By Card

Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® Credit Card Details

Earning Rates

The Alaska Airlines credit card earns Alaska miles at the following rates:

3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases.
2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, EV charging station, cable, streaming services and local transit purchases including rideshare, trains, tolls and ferries.
1 mile for every $1 spent on all other card purchases.

Rewards Value & Calculator

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Key Benefits

Here are the main benefits of the Alaska Airlines credit card:

Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™: Get a $99 Companion Fare (plus taxes and fees from $23) each account anniversary after you spend $6,000 or more in purchases within the prior anniversary year.
10% Rewards Bonus: Earn a 10% rewards bonus on all miles earned from card purchases if you have an eligible Bank of America® account.
Free Checked Bag: Free checked bag for any cardholder who purchases airfare with their card, and up to 6 additional guests traveling on the same reservation.
Priority Boarding: Enjoy priority boarding when you pay for your flight with your card, so you can get to your seat quicker.
Save On In-Flight Purchases: Enjoy 20% back on Alaska Airlines inflight purchases when you pay with your new card.
Lounge Discount: Get $100 off an annual Alaska Lounge+ Membership purchased with your Alaska card.

Fees

Annual Fee

The Alaska Airlines credit card has a $95 annual fee.

You can make up for this fee with the checked bag perk alone. It's also worth it if you can earn the Companion Fare since it can easily be worth more than the fee.

Authorized User Fee

There is no fee to add authorized users to the Alaska Airlines credit card. Adding family and friends to the account can help earn miles faster and reach the spend requirements for the Companion Fare quicker.

Foreign Transaction Fee

The Alaska Airlines credit card has a 0% foreign transaction fee. This means you can earn Alaska miles on non-U.S. Dollar purchases without being charged a fee.