Bulgarian Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Bulgarian airports and aviation infrastructure. The dataset includes features tagged as airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Plan logistics and supply chains based on airport and runway locations.
• Route emergency evacuations or aerial responses based on helipad and emergency landing site data.
• Analyze aviation infrastructure coverage and gaps across Bulgaria.
• Create base maps for flight planning or regional transportation studies.

Strengths

• Covers multiple aviation infrastructure types including airports, heliports, and emergency sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 data exported via tags for `aeroway`, `building`, and `emergency`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:01:33.979351; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bulgaria