Airline credit cards are a great way to earn those extra frequent flyer miles without even leaving the ground!

That's right! Every time you make a purchase with one of these airline credit cards, you earn free travel faster on your favorite airlines. And, best of all, when you apply for credit cards with airline miles, you still get the best rates and benefits available.

Here's a list of airline credit cards we recommend. Click on one of the card names to see its summary or just scroll down the page:

The Value Miles Platinum Visa Card

British Airways Visa Signature Card

Gold Delta SkyMiles Airline Credit Cards

Continental Airlines World MasterCard

The Miles Card From Discover^® Card

United Mileage Plus^® Signature Visa® Card

WorldPerks^® Visa^®

The Value Miles^SM Platinum Visa^® Card

The Value Miles^SM Platinum Visa^® Card gives you the rewards and choice you need to get away. Choose your travel dates to anywhere in the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, South America or Asia. The sooner you apply, the sooner you can start making plans for that getaway that you deserve!

• free travel - every purchase earns you one Value Mile for each dollar spent. And all it takes is 24,000 miles to earn an airline ticket to anywhere in the continental U.S. 48 states.
• flexibility - fly major U.S. airlines with no blackout dates.
• platinum benefits - receive travel insurance, travel assistance, emergency cash delivery, lost card reporting, and more!
• 0% intro APR
• NO annual fee

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British Airways Visa^® Signature Card

Enjoy a distinctly rewarding card that takes you wherever you want to go. Earn and redeem BA Miles with flights to over 650 destinations worldwide – domestically with American Airlines^®, America West Airlines or Alaska Airlines – or internationally with our oneworld™ partners.

• 15,000 bonus BA Miles with first use of your card
• $20 off any British Airways ticket purchase made with your card at www.britishairways.com/get20
• 2 BA Miles for every $1 spent on British Airways purchases
• 1 BA Mile for every $1 spent on all other purchases
• NO limit to the BA Miles you can earn
• complimentary companion ticket each time you purchase a full-fare Club World^SM or FIRST ticket with your card
• NO pre-set spending limit
• 24-hour concierge service
• 100% protection against unauthorized use — even online
• Visa Signature privileges

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Gold Delta SkyMiles^® Airline Credit Cards

Sign up for the Gold Delta SkyMiles^® airline credit cards and earn at least 1 SkyMile for every eligible dollar that you spend! It's a great deal so sign up and start collecting right away!

• NO annual fee for the first year
• always earn DOUBLE MILES^SM on every eligible dollar you spend at supermarkets, drugstores, gas stations, home improvement and hardware stores, and the U.S. Postal Service
• earn one SkyMile^® for every eligible dollar spent
• earn SkyMiles for every mile you fly on Delta
• get 15,000 Bonus SkyMiles® with your first purchase
• your frequent flyer number is conveniently printed on your card.
• shopping security with Purchase Protection3 and Buyer's Assurance.
• NO blackout dates
• SkyMiles never expire
• choose from over 400 Delta award destinations worldwide

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Continental Airlines World MasterCard^® from Chase

Earn rewards just for using your Continental Airlines World MasterCard^® from Chase. 15,000 Bonus OnePass® Miles, Double Miles, V.I.P Benefits, plus everything else you expect from airline credit cards.

• Fixed 7.99% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 6 months*

• NO pre-set spending limit*

• Double OnePass^® miles on the purchase price of Continental Airlines tickets purchased directly through Continental

• Earn 15,000 OnePass^® miles upon payment of the $85 annual fee

• Earn one OnePass^® mile for every dollar you charge

• Dine at any of the more than 7,500 participating restaurants and you'll earn up to 10 OnePass^® miles for every dollar you spend when you use your card

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The Miles ^{Card From Discover® Card}

Get the Miles Card from Discover^® Card and get all of these privileges:

• now with NO annual fee

• 5,000 Bonus Miles after your first purchase*

• 0% intro APR*

• earn 1 mile for every $1 you spend

• NO blackout dates with Air Travel Rewards

• good credit required

*This online application is subject to the terms and conditions as described in the Important Information Section of the application.

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United Mileage Plus® Signature Visa® Card

You can have complete peace of mind on all your flights with the United Mileage Plus® Signature Visa® airline credit cards. Apply now for miles, travel rewards and more. Also enjoy Visa® Signature benefits like travel accident and lost luggage insurance, trip delay reimbursement and travel and emergency assistance.

• 17,500 Bonus Miles with your first purchase
• 1 mile for every $1 you charge in purchases
• free one-way, 1,000 mile, One-class Upgrade Certificate
• $25 United Discount Travel Certificate*
• up to 11 miles per $1 spent at participating restaurants nationwide
• $60 annual fee

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WorldPerks^® Visa^®

Earn up to 10,000-mile Enrollment Bonus with the WorldPerks^® Visa^® Card! EARN WorldPerks^® miles with every dollar you spend. Apply now to earn award travel fast. Earn up to 15,000-mile annual WorldPerks^® Award travel discount from Northwest Airlines^®.

• NO blackout dates for award travel

• credit line up to $7,500

• earn up to $5 or more per $1 spent at over 10,000 restaurants nationwide

• acceptance at millions of locations worldwide

• 24-hour toll-free customer service

• free rental car collision/loss damage insurance

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