Oman Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Oman contain airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data in multiple geospatial formats. Completeness of the map data varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Plan logistics and supply chains based on airport and helipad locations.
• Route emergency evacuations based on mapped aviation infrastructure.
• Coordinate aerial-response missions based on runway and terminal data.
• Analyze aviation infrastructure coverage and gaps based on OpenStreetMap completeness.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple feature types: airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:35:00.097289; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oman