Greenland Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports for Greenland contain airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites. The data is contributed by volunteers via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated in May 2026. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more thoroughly mapped than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Optimize logistics networks using the mapped aviation infrastructure like runways and terminals.
• Assess aerial response capabilities for a region by analyzing the density and type of aeroway features.

Strengths

• Includes multiple aviation infrastructure types: airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, and JSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 15:17:51.087523; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greenland