Abandoned Airports in Canada from Nav Canada Data

Abandoned airports and airstrips across Canada, derived from data provided by Nav Canada. The dataset is maintained by the Government of Ontario and was last updated in March 2026. It is provided as geospatial layers and should not be used for navigation purposes.

Use Cases

• Map historical airport locations using geospatial coordinates and polygon features for regional studies.
• Analyze infrastructure abandonment patterns over time by correlating site data with temporal attributes.
• Assess potential land redevelopment opportunities by evaluating the distribution and attributes of abandoned sites.

Strengths

• Data sourced from Nav Canada, the authoritative civil air navigation service provider.
• Maintained and updated by a government organization, with a recent update in March 2026.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count) and geographic precision are unknown.
• The description explicitly states the data should not be used for navigation, indicating potential positional inaccuracies or incompleteness for operational use.

Provenance

Source

Nav Canada, provided via the Government of Ontario.

Collection Method

Derived from official aviation data; specific collection method is null.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-25.

Geography

Canada