Global Airports Locations Compiled by World Food Programme

World Food Programme (WFP) maintains a global dataset of airport locations. The data is compiled from public sources like OpenStreetMap and ourairports.com, supplemented with WFP logistics information, and updated regularly through the Logistics Cluster and Logistics Capacity Assessment. The Emergency and Preparedness Geospatial Information Unit at WFP Headquarters in Rome manages this country-by-country updated resource.

Use Cases

• Plan humanitarian aid delivery routes based on airport locations and logistics information.
• Analyze global transportation network connectivity based on airport geospatial data.
• Update or validate base maps for geographic information systems using compiled public sources.
• Conduct logistics capacity assessments for countries based on aviation unit inputs.

Strengths

• Data is compiled from multiple authoritative public sources including OpenStreetMap and ourairports.com.
• Regular updates are managed by the WFP aviation unit and a network of partners through established clusters.
• The dataset has a specific last updated timestamp of 2026-05-17 09:06:05.839913.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as updates occur country-by-country, not globally at once.

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Emergency and Preparedness Geospatial Information Unit.

Collection Method

Compiled from public sources (OpenStreetMap, ourairports.com) and WFP logistics information, with inputs from partners via the Logistics Cluster and Logistics Capacity Assessment.

Freshness

Updated regularly on a country-by-country basis; last metadata update was 2026-05-17 09:06:05.839913.

Geography

Global