Issues with airports dataset

[nerik]

The current version uses a fixed list of airports from https://ourairports.com/data/, filtering them by type (only medium_airports and large_airports). The filtered list is stored here to avoid downloading a large file with heliports: https://github.com/nerik/airports-streamlined

Before considering using real routes, we could improve the existing structure:

• update the airports file to the latest version. See if it fixes SJC and FSD missing
• (better: submit the filtered versions to the original repo ?)
• use medium_airports and large_airports to get closest airport to team member, but only use large_airports for candidate meeting locations

Thoughts @kamicut ?

[wrynearson]

Thanks @nerik! Do you know what the thresholds are for defining medium and large airports?

[nerik]

@wrynearson Here's the definition: https://ourairports.com/help/#airports (somewhat arbitrary)

TBH I would have used only large airports in the original PoC, were it not for the fact that Rennes and Nantes are classed as medium (the two closest local airports to my place)