Sao Tome and Principe Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites for Sao Tome and Principe. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on airport and helipad locations.
• Coordinate aerial-response logistics using runway and terminal infrastructure data.
• Identify emergency landing sites for contingency planning based on the `emergency` tag.

Strengths

• Includes multiple aviation infrastructure types: airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, and JSON.
• Sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project and exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:11:07.171163; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sao Tome and Principe