# Airline Nation
> Every airline, operating and defunct

## System Overview
Airline Nation is an open reference directory cataloguing commercial and cargo airlines, operating and defunct.

## Data Manifest (As of 2026-10-08)
- Total Catalogued Airlines: 2,463
- Active Operating Carriers: 1,114
- Defunct / Merged Carriers: 1,349
- Sovereign Countries: 244
- Indexed Full Profiles: 23
- Research Stubs: 2440

## Canonical Directories
- Home: https://www.airlinenation.com/
- All Airlines: https://www.airlinenation.com/airlines/
- Operating Airlines: https://www.airlinenation.com/active/
- Defunct Airlines: https://www.airlinenation.com/defunct/
- By Country: https://www.airlinenation.com/countries/
- IATA Codes: https://www.airlinenation.com/codes/iata/
- ICAO Codes: https://www.airlinenation.com/codes/icao/
- Oldest Operating Carriers: https://www.airlinenation.com/rankings/oldest/
- Largest Fleets: https://www.airlinenation.com/rankings/largest/
- Lineage & Mergers: https://www.airlinenation.com/lineage/
- Daily News Archive: https://www.airlinenation.com/news/
- Aviation Blog: https://www.airlinenation.com/blog/
- Methodology: https://www.airlinenation.com/methodology/
- Sources: https://www.airlinenation.com/sources/
- Detailed Knowledge Graph: https://www.airlinenation.com/llms-full.txt