[talk-au] emergency highway airstrips

[Ian Steer]

Whether it's right or wrong, I don't know, but here's another example:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/187347277




> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:12:35 +1100
> From: Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [talk-au] emergency highway airstrips
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> Hi
> 
> How do we tag emergency highway airstrips, as used by the RFDS? I thought
> this was documented on the Australian tagging guidelines but I cannot see
it..
> 
> I have used this as an example
> 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/493146070
> 
> for a rough area cleared for the wings and a turning area.
> 
> aeroway ??? aerodrome
> military ??? airfield
> name ??? Royal Flying Doctor Service Emergency Airstrip Stuart Highway
> wikipedia ??? en:Highway strip#Australia
> 
> 
> together with
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> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/493146071
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> for the centre line of the runway itself. Note the highway exists as a
separate
> way.
> 
> aeroway ??? runway
> ref ??? 13/31
> source ??? survey
> surface ??? asphalt
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> Anyone have thought on this? I'm not certain of
> 
> military ??? airfield .. may not always be military though this area is
> surrounded by it.
> 
> name ??? Royal Flying Doctor Service Emergency Airstrip Stuart Highway ..
> more of a description possibly operator???
> 
> 
> Once this is discussed .. then I'll put it in the Aust. Tagging
> Guidelines thingy.
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> 
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