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Main Export

The airline-codes package exports a Backbone Collection containing airline data. The collection is pre-populated with airline information and sorted alphabetically by airline name.

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Installation

npm install airline-codes

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Basic Import

const airlines = require('airline-codes');
Or with ES6 modules: 
import airlines from 'airline-codes';

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What You Get

The default export is a Backbone Collection instance that:
  • Contains airline objects with standardized fields
  • Is sorted alphabetically by airline name (via comparator: 'name')
  • Provides all standard Backbone Collection methods
  • Supports querying, filtering, and data manipulation

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Quick Example

const airlines = require('airline-codes');

// Get total number of airlines
const total = airlines.length;
console.log(`Total airlines: ${total}`);

// Find a specific airline by IATA code
const american = airlines.findWhere({ iata: 'AA' });
console.log(american.get('name')); // "American Airlines"

// Get all US airlines
const usAirlines = airlines.where({ country: 'United States' });
console.log(`US airlines: ${usAirlines.length}`);

// Extract all airline names
const names = airlines.pluck('name');
console.log(names.slice(0, 5)); // First 5 airline names

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Data Structure

Each airline in the collection is a Backbone Model with the following attributes:
  • id - Unique identifier
  • name - Full airline name
  • alias - Alternative name or alias
  • iata - IATA airline code (2-letter)
  • icao - ICAO airline code (3-letter)
  • callsign - Radio callsign
  • country - Country of operation
  • active - Active status (“Y” or “N”)
See Data Fields for complete field documentation.

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Available Methods

Since the export is a Backbone Collection, you have access to all Backbone Collection methods:
  • Query methods: find, findWhere, where, filter
  • Access methods: at, get, first, last
  • Data extraction: pluck, toJSON
  • Iteration: forEach, map, reduce
  • And many more…
See Methods Reference for complete method documentation.

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TypeScript Support

This package does not currently include TypeScript definitions. You may need to create your own type definitions or use @types if available.

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Next Steps

Methods

Explore all available Backbone Collection methods

Data Fields

Learn about airline object fields and data types

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