title: Google Maps Api Airport Search
body: <p>I am trying to get a list of nearby airports, given a certain location.</p>
  
  <p>You can do this through the google places api and using types=airport.</p>
  
  <p>The problem is that Google Places is self-policing so any tom, dick and harry can call themselves an airport.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any way to determine whether an airport is real - through google maps?</p>
  
  <p>I know I could double check against an airports database but then I'd be best just using an external database and only use google maps to plot their locations!!</p>
  
  <p>thanks</p>