Mozambique Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Mozambique contain airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) from volunteer contributions and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Map aviation logistics networks using the locations of airports, heliports, and runways.
• Assess infrastructure coverage for aerial response planning using the tagged aeroway features.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Includes a variety of aviation infrastructure types such as airports, helipads, and terminals.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-05-14 20:37:22.788296.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:37:22.788296

Geography

Mozambique