Airports and Aviation Infrastructure in Qatar from OpenStreetMap

Airports and aviation infrastructure for Qatar, exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes features such as airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites, tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Optimize logistics networks by mapping aviation infrastructure like runways and terminals.
• Support aerial-response planning using data on helipads and heliports.

Strengths

• Includes multiple aviation feature types (airports, heliports, runways, terminals, emergency sites).
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative mapping project.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:18:17.950239; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Qatar