Airports and Aviation Infrastructure of Botswana from OpenStreetMap

Airports, heliports, runways, and emergency landing sites in Botswana, mapped via OpenStreetMap tags. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-26. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, which may be sparse in remote areas.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on mapped emergency landing sites.
• Analyze aviation infrastructure density for logistics network planning.
• Identify potential gaps in coverage for remote area aerial response.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Last updated on 2026-06-26 04:52:16.215804.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely better represented than remote regions.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via OpenStreetMap tags (aeroway, building, emergency).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 04:52:16.215804; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Botswana