Vicmap Transport: Airport Polygons for Victoria, Australia

A dataset of polygon features delineating airport areas across the state of Victoria. The data is maintained by the Department of Transport and Planning and was last updated on 2026-04-09. It is part of the Vicmap Transport collection and is recommended to be used with a complementary line feature dataset for a complete portrayal of airport infrastructure.

Use Cases

• Mapping airport boundaries and land area based on polygon features.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between airports and other transport infrastructure.
• Conducting land-use planning and zoning assessments for areas surrounding airports.
• Creating base maps for aviation or regional transport studies.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial file formats (DWG, SHP, GDB, etc.) for compatibility.
• Explicitly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open reuse.
• Provides guidance for a more complete analysis by referencing a complementary dataset.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Captured as part of the Vicmap Transport state mapping project.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:50:48.800101; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia