Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-09 Thread Michael Patrick
> You can check ourairports.com. It is a PD source that has been used for an > OSM import in the US: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue > search for airport. > I spot checked several 'airports' on this list I am familiar with, and then stopped. Aside from the very major ones, t

Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-08 Thread Lars Ahlzen
Ian is right that not all private airports are recognized by the FAA. The two examples you gave appear to be examples of that. The second example *is* shown on FAA's VFR Sectional Chart (that pilots use to navigate in visual conditions) as an "unverified" airport (circled U) but with no additi

Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-07 Thread Ian Dees
Keep in mind that it's perfectly acceptable to set up a private runway/airfield that isn't listed on any FAA or official source. The two examples you give are pretty clearly airfields with runways (you can see where the runway lights are, they have support buildings, and the first link has a turnar

Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-07 Thread Elliott Plack
You can check ouraiports.com. It is a PD source that has been used for an OSM import in the US: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Cataloguesearch for airport On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 12:45 PM Clifford Snow wrote: > Montana, like many western state, need help in rural areas. I hav

Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-06 Thread Clifford Snow
Montana, like many western state, need help in rural areas. I have been wondering about an outreach program with local ag extensions, or Future Farmers of America, 4H, Boy Scouts, etc. I attended a small county fair last year. The local Future Farmers did a demo of remote subs they using to map oce

Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-06 Thread Wolfgang Zenker
* Clifford Snow [160306 16:14]: > The first example you provided is located in Stillwater County, Montana. > Stillwater has gis data available, but unfortunately for me requires > Microsoft Silverlight browser plugin which I am not able to run. I would > check the county gis database for more info

Re: [Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-06 Thread Clifford Snow
The first example you provided is located in Stillwater County, Montana. Stillwater has gis data available, but unfortunately for me requires Microsoft Silverlight browser plugin which I am not able to run. I would check the county gis database for more information. The website is http://www.stillw

[Talk-us] Where to find airport information?

2016-03-06 Thread Wolfgang Zenker
Hello everyone, I have recently come across a few runways in Montana that I could not find any information about except the imagery. I tried to search for these airfields on the FAA website, but without success (maybe I did it wrong). Any idea where to find out more? Two examples would be here: h