Federal Airport Boundaries And Movement Areas

Polygon data delineates aircraft movement areas and airport boundaries for leased federal airports in Australia. The dataset was created by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development using ArcGIS software and is maintained by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze airport_boundary polygons for land-use planning and zoning compliance.
• Map aircraft_movement_area polygons to model ground traffic and runway access.
• Perform spatial joins with demographic or environmental data using the polygon geometry.
• Visualize the geographic extent and layout of federal airport infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KMZ, WFS, WMS).
• Maintained by a national government department, suggesting authoritative sourcing.
• Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and geographic coverage limits assessment of comprehensiveness.
• Specific temporal coverage and creation date range are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.

Collection Method

Created with ArcGIS software from the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-04.

Geography

Australia (inferred from federal jurisdiction and author).