Finding airline routes

[d000hg]

I got the impression you were looking for a database of all routes from all airports in one place. ??

Yeah, more a directory of possible routes than a flight search on a particular day. For instance if I want to get from the UK to Norway, what are the options for direct flights.

All the search sites I've seen want you to know which airports you want to use. They might let you specify "nearby airports" but this isn't so helpful when you live far away from all the major hubs... my local airport has few direct routes so Manchester/London are often good but then I have to search each one separately.

[manjack]

That website gives really good prices but doesn't actually seem to sell the tickets, directing me instead to the airline's website.

Introduction to Using ITA Matrix - Travel Codex

[LucidDementia]

I got the impression you were looking for a database of all routes from all airports in one place. ??

[MarillionFan]

I'm trying to determine what direct routes exist between destinations I'd like to visit, and struggling to find this information. All my searches come back with booking forms which may just show me indirect flights or "sorry, no direct flights" but I don't want to book, I just want some sort of directory saying what direct links fly between where, and who operates them.

Does this resource exist somewhere, not tied to the websites of each airport and operator, so I can just type in "Bristol" and it will show me all the routes?

Not sure exactly what you want but this thread BA Tier Point runs | 2014 master thread - FlyerTalk Forums
I had book marked on my browser as it was a way to game the airmiles / tier points for BA & it's affililiates.

In there somewhere was a couple of links to some planning sites that allowed you to put flight combinations together and so had the routes.

[convict]

Matrix is good. Try flights.Google.com and then discover destinations

[WTFH]

Try:
www.kayak.com

[I just need to test it]

https://matrix.itasoftware.com/

That website gives really good prices but doesn't actually seem to sell the tickets, directing me instead to the airline's website.

[alphadog]

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One way, whole month, direct only.

[manjack]

https://matrix.itasoftware.com/

[LucidDementia]

I'm trying to determine what direct routes exist between destinations I'd like to visit, and struggling to find this information. All my searches come back with booking forms which may just show me indirect flights or "sorry, no direct flights" but I don't want to book, I just want some sort of directory saying what direct links fly between where, and who operates them.

Does this resource exist somewhere, not tied to the websites of each airport and operator, so I can just type in "Bristol" and it will show me all the routes?

I've looked for this and never found it; only per airport.

[d000hg]

I'm trying to determine what direct routes exist between destinations I'd like to visit, and struggling to find this information. All my searches come back with booking forms which may just show me indirect flights or "sorry, no direct flights" but I don't want to book, I just want some sort of directory saying what direct links fly between where, and who operates them.

Does this resource exist somewhere, not tied to the websites of each airport and operator, so I can just type in "Bristol" and it will show me all the routes?