Cameroon Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on Cameroon's aviation infrastructure, including airports, heliports, and emergency landing sites. The dataset is compiled by volunteer mappers from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on June 19, 2026. Coverage likely reflects mapper activity, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on tagged emergency landing sites.
• Optimize logistics networks using mapped airport and helipad locations.
• Assess aviation infrastructure coverage for aerial-response planning.
• Cross-reference field knowledge with mapped aeroway and building features.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple feature types such as airports, helipads, runways, and terminals.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, SHP, and GeoJSON.

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 is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via collaborative platform, tagged with keys like aeroway, building, and emergency.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2026-06-19.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 09:10:27.865753

Geography

Cameroon