Airports and Aviation Infrastructure of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

OpenStreetMap data for airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency` keys. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-06 -19. Coverage likely reflects volunteer mapping activity, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on mapped emergency landing sites.
• Analyze aviation infrastructure density for logistics planning based on airport and helipad locations.
• Cross-reference mapped facilities with local field knowledge for critical decision-making.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple aviation infrastructure types: airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, and JSON.
• Source is OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven; urban areas are usually well represented, while remote areas may be sparse.
• 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 and collaborative editing, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 09:41:18.103052; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Democratic Republic of the Congo