Airline miles

What are Delta SkyMiles points worth?

About 1.37 cents each — $14 per thousand points.

That is our published figure, our own, as of 2026-09. How we arrive at it — and why a chart rate is a best case rather than a price you are certain to get.

Cards that earn them

• Delta SkyMiles Reserve — 3× on flights · American Express · $650 annual fee
• Delta SkyMiles Reserve — 1× on other · American Express · $650 annual fee
• Delta SkyMiles Platinum — 3× on flights · American Express · $350 annual fee
• Delta SkyMiles Platinum — 3× on hotels · American Express · $350 annual fee
• Delta SkyMiles Platinum — 2× on dining · American Express · $350 annual fee
• Delta SkyMiles Platinum — 2× on grocery · American Express · $350 annual fee

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