Tag:aeroway=airstrip
 aeroway = airstrip
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A field or area where light aircraft can land and take off from. 
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| Group: aeroways |
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| Useful combination |
| Status: de facto |
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The aeroway=airstrip key is used to identify a place such as a farm field, hill slope or similar reasonably flat area where light aircraft can land and take off from, which does not have regularly scheduled service and has no permanent infrastructure such as terminal buildings. Airstrips are often limited to a particular type of aircraft. Airstrips are frequently used by agricultural aircraft used to spread fertilizer or spray crops at particular times of the year. Airstrips often have no permanent supporting infrastructure and may be grazed by stock when not in active use. The field may need to be overflown before landing to ensure it is safe to use.
Passenger carrying aircraft do not normally use an airstrip unless they are providing joyrides, scenic flights, or are involved in aviation related sports or adventure tourism.
For public or international aerodromes or airports instead use aeroway=aerodrome. (Use aeroway=heliport when it is meant just for helicopters.)
How to map
Either
As a node: Plot as a point of interest node at the airstrip's reference point.
As an area: Create an enclosed way around the extent of the airstrip field (often co-incident with a barrier of some kind).
The runway should be mapped as a separate 
way using aeroway=runway + surface=grass/...
If it is a place for ultralights, leisure=sports_centre + sport=ultralight_aviation is often added, especially in certain European countries.
Useful combination
| Tag | Description |
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| addr:*=* | Contact address for management |
| ele=* | Elevation. Possibly at arbitrary position, tower, runway centerpoint, etc. See individual elevations on runways and their endpoints for more specificity. |
| operator=* | The name of the operator of the airstrip |
| phone=* | Contact phone number for airstrip management. |
| variation=* | dd[.d] [E|W] [yyyy[-mm[-dd]]] [d.d E|W]. Indicates the magnetic variation (declination) of the magnetic north pole relative to the geographic north pole, the date of measurement, and possibly the rate of change. Example: "12.8 E 2011-11-17 0.1 W" means that a compass will read north 12.8 degrees east (clockwise) of geographic north on 2011-11-17, and that variation currently changes at a rate of 0.1 degree west per year. |
Observe that aeroway=airstrip can be an alternative to aeroway=aerodrome, but not to aeroway=runway.
Rendering
- Often not rendered.
- Symbol for aeroway=airstrip
Information sources
Note that many airstrips in New Zealand are the result of import from official sources, like Land Information New Zealand maps, so be sure your edits are not in conflict.
Note
Most (about 3,500) airstrips in New Zealand are the result of importing LINZ data.
See also
| Tag | TagInfo |
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| aerodrome:type=airfield | |
| aerodrome=airstrip |
- Aeroways – for an overview of how to tag aerodromes
- ourairports.com – is an open data aviation website
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