Is there a way to look up where direct flights originate in the U.S. For example, which airlines fly direct to Amsterdam and from which U.S. airport? FCO? Etc.

I usually use Orbitz to look it up. Northwest flies to AMS non-stop from San Francisco.

Well, I bit and went to Orbitz. But I didn't see where you would search for a listing of direct U.S. flights into a foreign airport. Thx.

http://www.oag.com/NorthAmerica/Airl...routeindex.asp

You'll first need to see where you can fly from to get to AMS (Direct destination to/from screen) then put in that city pair (XXX plus AMS) in the "Airlines by route" screen, to see who flies it. Bingo.

You need to type in departure, destination, and any dates, then Orbitz will do a search and give you a list of airlines with 0, 1, 2 stops.

Gandyloo's link is exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks!

I look at the website of the airport - in this case Amsterdam

OAG looks like a very helpful site. Thanks.

The airport websites usually tell you which airlines fly into/out of there. But few have the info about direct flights from which U.S. cities. THe site Gardyloo linked to has just the info I was seeking.

thanks so much for the link gardyloo-- i just bookmarked it!

<<< The airport websites usually tell you which airlines fly into/out of there. But few have the info about direct flights from which U.S. cities. >>>

In Europe - and I suspect most of the world - the airport website will have a section which tells you where you can fly to direct from that airport (normally called something like "destinations".)

Ergo if the "American city" is not on that list you can safely conclude that you'll have to change planes in order to reach it.

OAG is useful up to a point, but I've discovered that if you look for routes too far in advance, it simply says there are no flights between the two cities (e.g., NYC and London). I haven't figured out how far into the future you can make it work for you, but be aware....

OAG and all the GDSs can only refer to data provided by the airlines. If an airline doesn't want to release its schedule beyond X date, there's no way for OAG or anybody else to distribute the knowledge.

Most airlines try to offer schedules 330 days in advance, give or take. Some are longer (Qantas I think) and others are hopelessly shorter - sometimes not even six months. It can make advance purchasing tough where those carriers are concerned.