Syrian Aviation Infrastructure from OpenStreetMap

Syrian airports and aviation infrastructure exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset 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 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Coordinate aerial-response logistics using the mapped network of runways and helipads.
• Assess aviation infrastructure capacity for humanitarian aid delivery based on terminal and runway data.

Strengths

• Includes multiple aviation feature types (airports, heliports, runways, terminals, emergency sites).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Explicitly sourced from OpenStreetMap with specific tag keys (`aeroway`, `building`, `emergency`).

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; remote areas may be incomplete as noted in the source description.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:25:31.308886; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Syria