Liberia Transportation Points

(UNCLASSIFIED) - In general, transportation infrastructure in Liberia is sub-par by most standards. Likewise, air transportation and modern infrastructure lags behind due to both conflict and a lack of capital investment. That being said, several major airlines operate out of the two international airports in Liberia including Astraeus, Bellview and SN Brussels Airlines as well as Slok Air International and Weasua Air Transport. Roberts International Airport is actually located outside of the capital of Monrovia, but remains the nation’s busiest aviation facility. Spriggs Payne Airport is centrally located in Monrovia but is a smaller facility with only a few arrivals per day. The remaining aviation facilities in the nation consist of unpaved runways in various cities. Some are finished, maintained runways of packed dirt while others are simply grass.Further complicating the travel situation has been the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus. Several airlines have suspended all flights to the country and currently it is unknown when or whether regular service will resume. Many other international airlines have begun considering suspending flights to and from Liberia as well.Attribute Table Field DescriptionsISO3 - International Organization for Standardization 3-digit country code ADM0_NAME - Administration level zero identification / name ADM1_NAME - Administration level one identification / name ADM2_NAME - Administration level two identification / name ADM3_NAME - Administration level three identification / name NAME - Name of airfield TYPE - Classification in the geodatabase (Civil, Military, Dual) ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization four letter airport location indicator IATA - International Air Transport Association three letter airport location indicator RUNWAY - Paved or unpaved runway N_RUNWAYS - Number of runways R1_SURFACE - Runway surface type (Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Concrete) R2_SURFACE - Second runway surface type (Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Concrete) R_LENGTH - Length of runway (meters) R_WIDTH - Runway width (meters) USE - Use description (Regional, Local, International) CUSTOMS - Presence of customs (Yes or No) SPA_ACC Spatial accuracy of site location (1- high, 2 – medium, 3 – low) COMMENTS - Comments or notes regarding the airfield SOURCE_DT - Source one creation date SOURCE - Source one SOURCE2_DT - Source two creation date SOURCE2 - Source two CollectionThe feature class was generated utilizing data from various air transportation websites as well as open source databases. DigitalGlobe imagery was used to assess and when necessary, improve the location of features. The data included herein have not been derived from a registered survey and should be considered approximate unless otherwise defined. While rigorous steps have been taken to ensure the quality of each dataset, DigitalGlobe is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of data compiled from outside sources.Sources (HGIS)Aircraft Charter World, "Airports in Liberia." Last modified January 2009. Accessed September 29, 2014. http://www.aircraft-charter-world.com.DigitalGlobe, "DigitalGlobe Imagery Archive." Last updated September 2014. Accessed September 29, 2014. Falling Rain Global Gazetteer, "Directory of Airports in Liberia." Last modified 2010. Accessed September 29, 2014. http://www.fallingrain.com.Great Circle Mapper, "Liberia." Last modified January 2013. Accessed September 29, 2014. http://gc.kls2.com.GeoNames, "Liberia." September 23, 2014. Accessed September 23, 2014. http://www.geonames.org.Google, "Liberia." Last modified September 2014. Accessed September 29, 2014. http://www.google.com.World Airport Codes, "Directory of Airports in Liberia." Last modified 2010. Accessed September 29, 2014. http://www.fallingrain.com.Sources (Metadata)"Transport in Liberia." The Lonely Planet. September 29, 2014. Accessed October 2, 2014. http://www.lonelyplanet.com.Zennie, Michael. "U.S. Airlines in Contact with Government about Ebola Concerns." The Daily Mail, October 2, 2014. Accessed October 2, 2014. http://www.dailymail.co.uk.