Search airlines by name fragment (min 2 chars), active first, optional active fi...

{ "method": "GET", "queryParams": { "active": "Y", "limit": 5, "q": "united" }, "type": "http" }

{ "example": { "asOf": "2026-10-21T05:49:00.700Z", "attribution": "Airline data: OpenFlights.org, Open Database License 1.0 (attribution and share-alike), static snapshot dated 2017-02-02; includes defunct airlines; route data is old.", "degraded": false, "disclaimer": "Screening signal computed from the named public source. Not financial, legal or investment advice; provided as is. Verify at the source before acting.", "notChecked": [ "whether the airline operates today: this is a 2017 snapshot and the active flag is as of then", "airlines founded or renamed after the snapshot", "…1 more" ], "query": "united", "reasons": [ "Showing 5 of 6." ], "results": [ { "active": true, "alias": null, "callsign": "UNITED", "country": "United States", "iata": "UA", "icao": "UAL", "name": "United Airlines", "openflightsId": 5209, "routesInSnapshot": 2180 }, { "active": true, "alias": null, "callsign": "UNITED BANGLADESH", "country": "Bangladesh", "iata": "4H", "icao": "UBD", "name": "United Airways", "openflightsId": 8463, "routesInSnapshot": 32 } ], "snapshot": "Static snapshot from 2017-02-02: airlines that started, stopped or changed codes since are not reflected.", "source": "OpenFlights airlines.dat and routes.dat 2017 snapshot (ODbL 1.0), computed locally", "summary": "6 airline(s) match \"united\"; first: United Airlines (UA).", "total": 6, "verdict": "FOUND" }, "type": "json" }