Bangladesh Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

Airports and aviation infrastructure for Bangladesh, exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the location of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Map aviation logistics networks using the locations of airports, heliports, and runways.
• Coordinate aerial-response operations by identifying helipad and terminal infrastructure.

Strengths

• Covers multiple aviation infrastructure types including airports, helipads, and emergency sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 00:56:16.648257; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bangladesh