Tag:aeroway=apron

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+/-Public-images-osm logo.svg aeroway=apron

One example for aeroway=apron

Description

An apron is the surfaced part of an airport where planes park.

Used on these elements

Can not be attached on nodes Can not be attached on ways Can be attached on areas Unknown or not included in the template

Status

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An apron is the surfaced part of an airport where planes park.

With the increasing use of aerial and satellite imagery in OSM it is now feasible to make reasonable looking maps of airports. Aprons are usually well visible as an area and can be mapped as aeroway=apron.

How to Map

ElementArea.png

Draw a closed area where all ways run clockwise or counter-clockwise. Add the aeroway=apron to it.


Example

Picture/Description Tags Mapnik Osmarender
Apron of the Helifax Airport
800px-HFX Airport 4.jpg
aeroway=apron --- Osmarender apron.png

See Munich International Airport for a reference.

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