Terms of Service — Airfield Directory
Effective date: 14 August 2025
What this is: Airfield Directory is a non‑commercial Open Data platform for airfield Pilot Landing Reports (PIREPs), landing fees and fuel prices, powered by the general aviation community. Data published on this site is released under Creative Commons Attribution‑ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY‑SA 4.0). Our database is intended to remain non-commercial and freely accessible.
1) Acceptance
By accessing or using Airfield Directory (“Service”), you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2) Not for flight planning (safety notice)
Airfield Directory is not an official source for flight planning or operational decisions. Content may be wrong, incomplete, or outdated. Main source of data is OpenAIP. Always consult official sources (AIP, NOTAMs, ATC, operators, etc.). You assume all risk in using the Service and its data.
3) Eligibility
You must be 18 years or older to use the Service and to consent to processing of personal data.
4) Accounts and login (Google/Amazon OAuth)
We use Google and Amazon OAuth for authentication. When you sign in, we receive your first and last name, email address, language, profile avatar URL, and Google user ID.
Your display name may appear publicly next to your PIREPs and comments. Your email is stored for administration and is not published. You are responsible for securing your Google account.
5) Your contributions & license (CC BY‑SA 4.0)
By submitting any content (e.g., PIREPs, comments, corrections), you irrevocably license it under CC BY‑SA 4.0: others may share and adapt your content, including commercially, provided they give appropriate attribution and license derivative works under the same license.
You represent that you have the necessary rights to submit the content and to grant this license. You can delete your PIREPs via the site; however, the CC BY‑SA license is not revocable, and copies already made by others may persist.
Contributor responsibility. You are solely responsible for the content you submit. You must ensure that your submissions are lawful, accurate, non-infringing, and do not disclose personal data of private individuals. We act as a hosting provider and do not undertake general monitoring of user content; however, we may remove or restrict access to any content at our discretion. You are liable for your submissions and remain responsible for any statements and opinions expressed by you (see also Section 11 – Indemnity).
Recommended attribution for re‑users:
“Data from Airfield Directory (https://airfield.directory) and community contributors, CC BY‑SA 4.0. Includes data from OpenAIP and pricing information from Aerops.”
6) Third‑party data & services
- OpenAIP: We display and/or derive information from OpenAIP; their terms and attribution requirements may apply.
- Aerops: We display airport fees/fuel and related information from AEROPS. If you add a tailsign in your profile and are logged in, your Aerops registered tailsign and the airfields you view (NOT your user id) are sent to Aerops to fetch personalized prices. Don’t want this? Remove the tailsign or log out.
- Translations & summaries: We may process public user content via AWS (Amazon Web Services) and OpenAI to provide translations and summaries. This data might be processed anywhere globally.
We do not endorse, guarantee, or warrant third‑party data or services.
7) Acceptable use
Do not submit content that is unlawful; deceptive; defamatory; obscene or sexually explicit; promotes or depicts violence or self‑harm; harasses or invades privacy; is hateful or discriminatory (e.g., based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age); doxxes others; contains personal data of private individuals; or is advertising/spam. Keep reports neutral and aviation‑relevant. We may remove content or suspend access at any time at our discretion.
8) Moderation & availability
We may edit, refuse, or remove any content; monitor and rate‑limit usage; and modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service at any time. We do not guarantee any uptime or data persistence.
9) Intellectual property
The website, software, design, trademarks, and logos are owned by Thomas Witt Ltd and are not licensed to you. You must not copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, republish, or exploit our code, design, or brand.
User‑generated content is licensed under CC BY‑SA 4.0 as described in Section 5.
10) No warranties; limitation of liability
The Service and all content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties (including fitness for a particular purpose and non‑infringement) and will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill, arising from or related to your use of the Service or reliance on its data. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
11) Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Thomas Witt Ltd from claims and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.
12) Changes
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Effective date” shows the latest version. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
13) Governing law & jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of Cyprus, with exclusive jurisdiction in the courts of Cyprus.
14) Reporting unlawful or infringing content (notice & takedown)
If you believe that content on Airfield Directory is unlawful (e.g., defamation, privacy violations, or IP infringement), please email info@airfield.directory with:
– The URL(s) of the content,
– A description of why it is unlawful or infringing,
– Your contact details, and
– A good-faith statement that your notice is accurate.
We will review and, where appropriate, remove or restrict access to the content.
Contact: info@airfield.directory
Operator ("we," "us", "our"): Thomas Witt Ltd, Spyrou Kyprianou, 84, 4004 Limassol, Cyprus