Iceland Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Iceland includes airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites. The dataset is built collaboratively by volunteers, with completeness varying between urban and remote areas. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and helipads.
• Coordinate aerial response logistics using runway and terminal infrastructure data.
• Assess aviation infrastructure coverage for remote areas based on OSM completeness warnings.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:00:13.213351; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iceland