Tag:aeroway=heliport
 aeroway =
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A special aerodrome built for helicopters. 
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heliport is a special kind of aerodrome exclusively for the use of helicopters. It is different from aeroway=aerodrome in that it does not serve fixed-wing aircraft and usually has no runways. A heliport will usually have one or more helipads (aeroway=helipad).
Heliport vs helipad
The term heliport typically refers to the whole facility including associated hangars, taxiways, terminals and windsocks. A helipad refers to the actual landing/takeoff area (which may be located on an aerodrome, heliport, or as a standalone facility).
Tagging
- Either create a closed way (or multipolygon relation for some complex shapes) around the extent of the airport land (often co-incident with a barrier of some kind).
- Or draw a node in the centre of the airport and add
aeroway=+name=*
Additional tags
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ele=* |
Elevation |
icao=* |
4-letter code issued by the ICAO. |
addr=* |
Contact address for management |
operator=* |
The name of the operator of the airport |
phone=* |
Contact phone number for airport management. |
ifr=yes/no |
See instrument flight rules |
Examples
See also
aeroway=aerodrome- Proposal for aeroway=heliport
- List of countries by number of heliports (warning: some of them can be helipads in reality according to this definition)
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