Global Airports, Heliports, and Landing Strips Database
A comprehensive global dataset containing details of over 85,000 airports, heliports, and sea-plane bases.
Dataset Metrics
Data Format
Dataset Schema (8 features)
| Name | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | integer | No | |
| ident | string | No | |
| type | categorical | No | |
| name | string | No | |
| latitude_deg | float | No | |
| longitude_deg | float | No | |
| elevation_ft | float | Yes | |
| continent | categorical | No |
License & Compliance
About This Dataset
This dataset provides a detailed inventory of aviation facilities worldwide. Each entry includes the facility's official name, type (e.g., large_airport, heliport, closed), geographic coordinates, elevation, and various identifiers such as IATA, ICAO, and GPS codes. It also includes administrative metadata like ISO country and region codes, municipality, and links to Wikipedia or official websites where available.
Data Quality
The dataset is highly complete for core attributes like coordinates, names, and country codes. However, specialized identifiers like IATA and ICAO codes are only available for major facilities. Approximately 17% of records lack elevation data, and continent tags are often missing for North American entries due to encoding conventions in the source data.
Use Cases
Ideal for building flight tracking applications, logistics and supply chain optimization, geospatial analysis of global transport networks, and academic research into infrastructure distribution.
Limitations
Does not contain real-time flight data or terminal-specific details. Coverage of very small or private landing strips may vary by region based on community contributions. Some municipality names may follow local linguistic variations.
Methodology
Data is aggregated from official Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs), national aviation authorities, and verified community contributions via the OurAirports platform.
Geographic Coverage
Source Information
Governance & Review
Usage & Restrictions
License: Public Domain — This dataset is licensed for use by the purchasing entity. Refer to the specific license terms for permitted use.
Access Control: Download links are time-limited and single-use. All access is logged for audit purposes.