Sierra Leone Airports and Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Sierra Leone contains airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Covers multiple aviation infrastructure types including airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• 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, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:49:40.224796

Geography

Sierra Leone