Airports and Aviation Infrastructure of Venezuela from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on Venezuelan airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites, tagged via `aeroway`, `building`, or `emergency` keys. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-26. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on mapped emergency landing sites.
• Analyze aviation infrastructure density for logistics planning based on airport and helipad locations.
• Model aerial-response capabilities based on the distribution of runways and terminals.
• Cross-reference field knowledge with mapped aeroway features for validation.

Strengths

• Includes multiple feature types: airports, heliports, helipads, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON.
• License is ODbL-1.0, a recognized open data license.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven; urban areas are usually well represented, while remote areas may be sparse.
• 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 mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform, tagged with specific keys (aeroway, building, emergency).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 10:43:25.865229; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Venezuela