Airports and Aviation Infrastructure in Benin from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on airports, heliports, runways, and emergency landing sites in Benin, tagged with keys like `aeroway`, `building`, and `emergency`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-06-26. Coverage likely reflects areas where volunteer mappers have been active.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Optimize logistics networks using the mapped locations of runways and terminals.
• Assess aviation infrastructure coverage for aerial-response planning.
• Identify gaps in mapping coverage for remote areas versus urban centers.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from a collaborative, open-source mapping project (OpenStreetMap).
• Includes diverse aviation infrastructure types such as helipads and terminals.

Limitations

• Coverage is dependent on volunteer mapper activity, potentially sparse in remote areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer collaborative mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 02:00:26.298510.

Geography

Benin