Southwest Rapid Rewards Tier Calculator
Enter the Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs) you have earned to see the distance to each Southwest Rapid Rewards tier announced from 1 January 2027.
The figures come from Southwest's published ladder. This calculator does not work out what a flight earns, and it does not count the alternative of qualifying flights; it measures the gap from where you are. If you are counting 2026 Tier Qualifying Points, the 2026 figures apply: A-List 35,000 TQPs or 20 flights and A-List Preferred 70,000 or 40, and A-List becomes Silver and A-List Preferred becomes Gold on 1 January 2027.
Your distance to each Southwest Rapid Rewards tier
Enter your Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs) to see the distance to each Southwest Rapid Rewards tier.
Southwest Rapid Rewards status tiers
Under the current (2026) terms, status is earned in a calendar year and lasts for the rest of that year and the whole of the next, and you must qualify again each calendar year. Southwest's 2027 pages we hold do not restate the window for Silver, Gold and Platinum.
| Tier | Tier Qualifying Points (TQPs) required from zero |
|---|---|
| Silver | 35,000 |
| Gold | 65,000 |
| Platinum | 140,000 |
These are the figures Southwest announced from 1 January 2027, when A-List becomes Silver and A-List Preferred becomes Gold automatically and Platinum is new. Each tier can also be reached on flights instead of points: 25, 50 and 100 qualifying flights for Silver, Gold and Platinum. This calculator measures Tier Qualifying Points only. What applies to flying in 2026 is different: A-List needs 35,000 Tier Qualifying Points or 20 qualifying one-way flights and A-List Preferred 70,000 or 40, and Companion Pass needs 135,000 Companion Pass qualifying points (a separate currency, retired on 31 December 2026) or 100 flights. Under the 2026 terms status lasts for the rest of the year it is earned in and the next, and must be re-earned each calendar year. The 2027 qualification window, how long Silver, Gold and Platinum last, and whether any lower figure keeps a tier are not stated in the pages we hold, so we show none. Three Companion Pass trips come from a Milestone Reward at 95,000 Tier Qualifying Points or 75 qualifying flights, which is not a tier; Platinum gives unlimited Companion Pass trips. From 1 January 2027, Southwest says every Rapid Rewards credit card earns "1 TQP for each $1" spent on purchases; its page prints "$" without naming the currency.
How we checked this
Read against Southwest's Rapid Rewards 2027 page, with its tiers pages and Rapid Rewards terms for the 2026 rules, stored 16 October 2026.
Publisher pages read: southwest.com.
Programmes change their rules without notice — confirm a figure with Southwest Rapid Rewards before you rely on it.
Frequently asked questions
- Which Tier Qualifying Points should I enter?
- Those that count towards the tier you are chasing. Southwest's 2027 pages we hold do not restate the qualification window, so check your Rapid Rewards account for the balance Southwest counts.
- Does it use the 2026 or the 2027 figures?
- The 2027 figures, which Southwest says start on 1 January 2027: 35,000, 65,000 and 140,000 Tier Qualifying Points. The 2026 A-List and A-List Preferred figures are different and are set out on the Southwest Rapid Rewards programme page.