diff --git a/src/newgrf_airporttiles.cpp b/src/newgrf_airporttiles.cpp
index 9de3f38fd6..22e739eedf 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_airporttiles.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_airporttiles.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ AirportTileOverrideManager _airporttile_mngr(NEW_AIRPORTTILE_OFFSET, NUM_AIRPORT
 	return &AirportTileSpec::tiles[gfx];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve airport tile spec for the given airport tile.
+ * @param tile The airport tile.
+ * @return A pointer to the corresponding AirportTileSpec.
+ */
+/* static */ const AirportTileSpec *AirportTileSpec::GetByTile(TileIndex tile)
+{
+	return AirportTileSpec::Get(GetAirportGfx(tile));
+}
+
 /**
  * This function initializes the tile array of AirportTileSpec
  */
diff --git a/src/newgrf_airporttiles.h b/src/newgrf_airporttiles.h
index 83c594024e..61b0a2b1c8 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_airporttiles.h
+++ b/src/newgrf_airporttiles.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct AirportTileSpec {
 	GRFFileProps grf_prop;                ///< properties related the the grf file
 
 	static const AirportTileSpec *Get(StationGfx gfx);
+	static const AirportTileSpec *GetByTile(TileIndex tile);
 
 	static void ResetAirportTiles();
 
diff --git a/src/station_cmd.cpp b/src/station_cmd.cpp
index 8d53487b76..a1b971527e 100644
--- a/src/station_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/station_cmd.cpp
@@ -2807,7 +2807,7 @@ static void GetTileDesc_Station(TileIndex tile, TileDesc *td)
 	}
 
 	if (IsAirport(tile)) {
-		const AirportTileSpec *ats = AirportTileSpec::Get(GetAirportGfx(tile));
+		const AirportTileSpec *ats = AirportTileSpec::GetByTile(tile);
 		td->airport_tile_name = ats->name;
 
 		if (ats->grf_prop.grffile != NULL) {