Minneapolis (MSP) to Phoenix (PHX) Delta Single-Day, Weekend Mileage Run: 3828 MQM at 3.8 CPM

June 10, 2021

Phoenix Arizona with its downtown lit by the last rays of sun at the dusk.

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This Delta mileage run isn’t exactly a barnburner– but I’m happy we found something for our hub-captive friends in Minneapolis!

It’s a single-day roundtrip from MSP to Phoenix. And it can be completed during a single Saturday (August 28), though I also saw a couple of weekdays available during late August and early-mid September.

You have about three hours in Phoenix. That’s plenty of time to visit the Delta Sky Club and/or American Express Centurion Lounge if you have one of the following cards:

The Platinum Card® from American Express
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card (if you buy your ticket with an American Express card)
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card (if you buy your ticket with an American Express card)

This Main Cabin run prices out at $144.20. Because Delta is awarding 50% MQM, MQS, and MQD bonuses on Main Cabin tickets flown through the rest of 2021, those 2,552 MQM become about 3,828 MQM. And the MQD total will be right around $169. (Maybe there will be a sweet buy-up to First Class, who knows.)

The price is actually cheaper if you book it as an award ticket — just 12,500 SkyMiles plus $5.60. Just make sure to keep Delta on its toes so you receive your elite status earnings.

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