Airports and Aviation Infrastructure of Mali from OpenStreetMap

Mali's airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites, mapped via OpenStreetMap tags. The dataset is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated in June 2026. Coverage likely reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Optimize logistics and supply chain operations using the mapped aviation infrastructure network.
• Assess aerial response capabilities by analyzing the distribution of runways and helipads.
• Cross-reference field knowledge with mapped data for critical decision-making in remote areas.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.
• Last updated on 2026-06-23, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely better mapped than remote areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via OpenStreetMap tags (aeroway, building, emergency).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23.

Geography

Mali