Alaska Airlines

To get Alaska Atmos Gold status, you need to earn 40,000 status points in a calendar year. You can earn status points from eligible flights, Atmos Rewards credit card purchases, and qualifying non-airline partner activity.

Your Atmos Gold status is valid for the rest of the year in which you earn it, the entire following calendar year, and through January 31 of the next year. For example, if you earn Atmos Gold status in June 2026, it will last through January 31, 2028.

How to Earn Alaska Atmos Status Points

• Flights: You can choose to earn status points by distance flown, amount spent, or number of segments flown: 1 status point per mile, 5 status points per $1 spent, or 500 status points per segment.
• Award travel: Earn 1 status point per mile flown on eligible award travel.
• Hotel and cruise partners: Earn 1 status point per $1 spent on eligible hotels and cruises booked through Alaska.
• Cars and rides: Earn 1 status point per $1 spent on eligible Lyft rides and car rentals booked through Alaska.
• Atmos Rewards credit cards: Earn 1 status point per $2 spent with the Alaska Airlines Summit Credit Card, plus 10,000 status points each year after your first card anniversary. You can also earn 1 status point per $3 spent on purchases with the Alaska Airlines Credit Card or Hawaiian Airlines Credit Card.
• Atmos Rewards Shopping and Dining: Earn status points from eligible Atmos Rewards Shopping and Atmos Rewards Dining activity.

Atmos Gold benefits include 50% bonus points on eligible flights, complimentary upgrades to First Class and Premium Class when available, complimentary preferred seating on eligible Alaska, Hawaiian, and American Airlines flights, excluding Saver and Basic Economy fares, and two free checked bags on eligible Alaska, Hawaiian, and American Airlines flights.

The best way to find your Alaska Atmos Rewards member number is online by signing in to your Atmos Rewards account. You can also find it in the Alaska Airlines mobile app, or by calling Alaska Airlines customer service at (800) 654-5669.

How to Find Your Alaska Atmos Rewards Member Number

• Online: Visit the Alaska Airlines page and log in to your account. Click your name in the upper-right corner, and your Atmos Rewards number will appear...

Yes, Alaska Airlines is part of the oneworld Alliance airline alliance. The alliance partners Alaska Airlines with 15 other member airlines, allowing travelers to earn and use Alaska Airlines points on flights operated by other oneworld Alliance member airlines. Select travel benefits such as priority check-in, priority boarding, and extra baggage allowances apply based on the traveler's current elite status tier with Alaska Airlines.

Key Facts About oneworld Alliance

No, Alaska Airlines is not part of the Star Alliance airline alliance. Instead, Alaska Airlines joined oneworld Alliance and is part of the same alliance network with airlines such as American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, and Iberia.

Popular Alaska Airlines Alliance Partners

• American Airlines
• British Airways
• Cathay Pacific
• Finnair
• Iberia

oneworld Alliance Coverage

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100,000 Alaska Airlines points are worth around $1,470 when redeemed for airfare, according to WalletHub data. While Alaska Airlines points are most valuable when redeemed for free flights, they're also redeemable for hotel stays, car rentals, and more.

Alaska Airlines Points Value vs. Popular Competitors

It costs $37.63 to gift 1,000 Alaska Airlines points (roughly 3.7 cents per mile), and you can send points in 1,000-point increments, up to 100,000 points per transaction. During promotional periods, you can gift points at a discounted rate, with larger purchases sometimes receiving a bigger discount.

Cost to Gift Alaska Airlines Miles

You can't pool Alaska Airlines points with family or friends in a shared account. However, primary Alaska Airlines Summit Credit Card cardholders can use “Free Points Sharing” to transfer points to up to 10 Atmos Rewards members at no cost. Non-cardmembers can only transfer points at a cost of $10 per 1,000 points, plus a $25 processing fee per transaction.”

Is It Worth It to Transfer Alaska Airlines Points?

Alaska Airlines points are worth about 1.47 cents each...

No, Alaska Airlines doesn't allow you to redeem Atmos Rewards points for gift cards. These points are mainly intended to be used for booking flights with Alaska Airlines, but they can also be redeemed for hotel stays, car rentals, and other types of rewards.

Popular Ways to Use Alaska Airlines Points

• Award Flights: Redeem points for travel with Alaska Airlines.
• Partner Flights: Use points with oneworld alliance and global partner airlines.
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You can gift Alaska Airlines points to another member by logging into your Alaska Atmos Rewards account and going to the "Gift Points" page. Gifting the minimum of 1,000 points costs $37.63, and you can send points in increments of 1,000, up to 100,000 points per transaction. You may also be able to get a discount if Alaska Airlines is running a promotion on gifted points.

How to Gift Alaska Airlines Points to Another Member

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No, you can't use Alaska Airlines points to book flights on Delta. Only flights operated by Alaska Airlines or its partners can be booked using Atmos Rewards points, and Delta is not one of Alaska Airlines' partners.

Alaska Airlines' oneworld partners include American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, and Qantas – among others. It also partners with select non-oneworld airlines, such as Aer Lingus and Icelandair, allowing you to redeem points across a broader network.