Somalia Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export of airports and related infrastructure in Somalia, last updated on 2026-05-14. The dataset includes features such as airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites, tagged via OSM keys. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is useful for logistics and aerial-response planning.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Analyze aviation network coverage for logistics using airport and helipad locations.
• Support aerial-response planning by mapping runways and terminal buildings.

Strengths

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

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 data exported via OSM tags (aeroway, building, emergency).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:58:24.652888; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia