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I am unsure what to classify roads around airports as. I personally think that airside roads should be highway=service due to being private roads only used by airport staff, but landside roads are far more confusing. On one hand, the main access to an airport could be considered highway=service due to being owned by the airport authority and having no use as through routes. However, these roads often serve huge volumes of traffic, and although very rarely classified, still warrant at least a highway=tertiary. It is also possible to go for the middle ground and use highway=unclassified. The third option is the one used at Dublin Airport, the closest airport to my home. What are your thoughts on this? Please let me know. |
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According to wiki «Mark internal service roads as ways tagged with highway=service. Include access=private if the public are not able to use them», so 1
I am mostly asking about the classification of the external roads that people use to access the terminals and the car parks, not the airside roads. The roads I'm talking about often carry huge volumes of traffic to the terminals and car parks, and I think that highway=service implies too small a road for major international airports.
(23 Oct '20, 18:52)
computerfan0
I think that those are service roads too, since they are there for a specific reason.
(23 Oct '20, 18:55)
Mannivu
You can say any road is there for a specific reason. A motorway bypass of a town has the specific purpose of allowing traffic to avoid the town.
(23 Oct '20, 19:31)
computerfan0
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Main access roads to airport facilities (terminals, parking areas, cargo areas, ...) warrant a higher classification in my opinion. There isn't a strict rule, just use your best judgement. I can very well imagine these roads being rated anything between primary and unclassified. The smaller branching roads that serve access to parking lots or lanes for dropping off passengers can be classified as service roads. |
