Japanese Airport and Helipad Features from OpenStreetMap

Japan's aviation infrastructure is mapped in this dataset, which includes all OpenStreetMap features matching tags for aeroways, aerodrome buildings, and emergency helipads or landing sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled the data, which was last updated on March 3, 2026. Features may have attributes such as name, aeroway type, building classification, address details, and operator information.

Use Cases

• Mapping airport and helipad locations based on the 'aeroway' and 'emergency:helipad' tags.
• Analyzing airport operator types and capacities using the 'operator:type' and 'capacity:persons' attributes.
• Geocoding aviation facilities for emergency response planning based on the 'addr:full' and 'addr:city' fields.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative and frequently updated global mapping project.
• Includes multilingual names ('name:en', 'name:ja') for international and local reference.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML) for compatibility with various GIS tools.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap's volunteer-driven collection.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific tag filters.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 10:13:06.814145; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Japan