Cathay Pacific Asia Miles has a page on its website titled “Flight awards charts”, however, it doesn’t publish the key award charts that most members would look for:
- Miles required for Cathay Pacific-operated flights
- Miles required for flights operated by Cathay Pacific’s partner airlines
I’m posting this article for myself, and everyone’s easy reference. These updated award charts take in account the recent Asia Miles changes/devaluation that kicked in from 15 Apr 2025.
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Distance-based award charts
Note that Asia Miles award charts are distance-based (not zonal like KrisFlyer).
On distance-based award charts, travel hackers look for routes that are close to the distance limits of each band.
Here’s a quick example:
| Route | Total Distance (in miles) | Miles Required (Business Class) |
|---|---|---|
| Phuket ↓ Seoul (via Hong Kong) | 2,709 | 28,000 |
| Singapore ↓ Seoul (via Hong Kong) | 2,872 | 58,000 |
As you can see, a mere 163 miles difference in distance causes the award rate to increase by over 200%!
How to check route distance?
There are a number of great circle mappers that you can use to calculate the total flight distance. The popular (and free) ones are gcmap.com and seats.aero.
Just remember to include any layover involved (e.g. use SIN-HKG-ICN for Cathay Pacific flights from Singapore to Seoul).
Award chart for Cathay Pacific flights
Here’s the award chart for redeeming Asia Miles on Cathay Pacific-operated flights.
| Distance (in miles) | Economy | Premium Economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 750 | 7k | 11k | 16k | – |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 1*) | 9k | 20k | 28k | 43k |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 2**) | 13k | 23k | 32k | 50k |
| 2,751 – 5,000 | 20k | 38k | 58k | 90k |
| 5,001 – 7,500 | 27k | 50k | 88k | 125k |
| 7,501+ | 38k | 75k | 115k | 160k |
*Type 1: Any route not involving Type 2 countries.
**Type 2: Any route involving a city in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal or Sri Lanka.

Award chart for partner flights
Here’s the award chart for redeeming Asia Miles on flights operated by Cathay Pacific’s partner airlines (e.g. Finnair, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways).
| Distance (in miles) | Economy | Premium Economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 750 | 10k | 14k | 20k | 30k |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 1*) | 15k | 25k | 33k | 53k |
| 751 – 2,750 (Type 2**) | 17.5k | 28k | 37k | 60k |
| 2,751 – 5,000 | 27k | 43k | 63k | 100k |
| 5,001 – 7,500 | 40k | 55k | 89k | 135k |
| 7,501+ | 47k | 80k | 115k | 170k |
*Type 1: Any route not involving Type 2 countries.
**Type 2: Any route involving a city in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal or Sri Lanka.

Example routes for each band
1 – 750 miles
- Hong Kong – Taipei
- Hong Kong – Hanoi
- Hong Kong – Danang
751 – 2,750 miles (Type 1*)
- Singapore – Hong Kong
- Singapore – Taipei (Cathay via HKG)
- Bangkok/Phuket/Ho Chi Minh – Seoul (Cathay via HKG)
- Singapore – Perth (Qantas)
751 – 2,750 miles (Type 2**)
- Bangkok/Ho Chi Minh/Manila – Osaka (Cathay via HKG)
- Phuket – Fukuoka (Cathay via HKG)
- Singapore – India/Nepal (Malaysia Airlines via KUL)
- Bali – Melbourne (Qantas)
2,751 – 5,000 miles
- Bangkok – Helsinki (Finnair)
- Singapore – Melbourne/Sydney (Qantas)
- Singapore – Tokyo/Osaka (Cathay via HKG)
- Jakarta/Bali – New Zealand (Qantas via MEL/SYD)
5,001 – 7,500 miles
- Singapore – Milan/Frankfurt/Amsterdam (Cathay via HKG)
- Singapore – Europe (Finnair)
- Singapore – New Zealand (any airline)
Over 7,500 miles
- Singapore – North America
- Australia/New Zealand – Europe (Cathay via HKG)
*Type 1: Any route not involving Type 2 countries.
**Type 2: Any route involving a city in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal or Sri Lanka.
Award chart for oneworld multi-carrier
This chart is officially shared in the Asia Miles award chart page, but I’ll leave it here together with the other 2 useful ones above.
Refer to this chart to check if you are redeeming a round-trip award ticket with an itinerary which covers:
- Two oneworld alliance airlines (if Cathay Pacific is not one of your selected carriers) or
- Three or more oneworld alliance airlines (if Cathay Pacific is one of your selected carriers)
You can choose from all oneworld alliance airlines in your journey, with a maximum distance of 50,000 miles.
| Zone | Distance (in miles) | Economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 0 – 1,000 | 30k | 60k | 75k |
| 02 | 1,001 – 1,500 | 35k | 65k | 85k |
| 03 | 1,501 – 2,000 | 40k | 70k | 95k |
| 04 | 2,001 – 4,000 | 45k | 80k | 110k |
| 05 | 4,001 – 7,500 | 63k | 100k | 150k |
| 06 | 7,501 – 9,000 | 68k | 120k | 165k |
| 07 | 9,001 – 10,000 | 77k | 135k | 175k |
| 08 | 10,001 – 14,000 | 95k | 170k | 250k |
| 09 | 14,001 – 18,000 | 105k | 210k | 310k |
| 10 | 18,001 – 20,000 | 115k | 230k | 330k |
| 11 | 20,001 – 25,000 | 126k | 250k | 350k |
| 12 | 25,001 – 35,000 | 140k | 265k | 365k |
| 13 | 35,001 – 50,000 | 160k | 280k | 380k |

No fuel surcharges or any airport taxes?
Fuel surcharges (if any) and airport taxes are applicable on Asia Miles award bookings.