Tag:aeroway=taxiway

aeroway = taxiway
Description
A route where airplanes manouevre between runways and parking areas within an aerodrome
Rendering in openstreetmap-carto
Group: Aeroways
Used on these elements
Useful combination
ref=* surface=*
See also
aeroway=runway aeroway=parking_position aeroway=holding_position
Status: de facto
Tools for this tag
taginfo · CH · CZ · FR · GB · HU · IE · IN · JP · PL overpass-turbo
Wikidata
Q910386

A taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals and other facilities.

How to map

Draw a way along the yellow center line of the taxiway and add the aeroway=taxiway to it.

Area Mapping

Sometimes in addition to mapping as a linear way, the outline of the taxiway has been mapped as an area with aeroway=taxiway + area=yes, however area:aeroway=taxiway has been suggested for this purpose instead.

Useful combination

Additional information can be specified using these keys:

• ref=* - for the name of the taxiway
• width=* - for the width of the taxiway (in meter), note this should specify the physical width of the taxiway on the ground, not the clearance.
• surface=asphalt/concrete/grass/... - physical makeup of the surface of the taxiway.
• aeroway=holding_position - as at holding positions on the taxiway.

Lifecycle

Main article: Lifecycle_prefix

Stage	Tagging	Notes
Construction	aeroway=construction construction=taxiway	A taxiway under construction.
In operation	aeroway=taxiway	An operational taxiway.
Disused	disused:aeroway=taxiway	A taxiway not in use, which could be brought back into operation.
Abandoned	abandoned:aeroway=taxiway	When it is unusable or has been reused. Add for example highway=cycleway.

Example

Picture	Tags	OSM Carto
	aeroway=taxiway ref=A5	Loading map... {"tileLayer":"//{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png","attribution":"\u0026copy; \u003Ca href=\"http://osm.org/copyright\"\u003EOpenStreetMap\u003C/a\u003E contributors","center":{"lat":48.36212,"lon":11.79289},"zoom":"15","minzoom":"13","maxzoom":"18"}

See Munich International Airport for a reference.