105 IAC 3-3-2 - Definitions
Authority: IC 8-9.5-5-8
Affected: IC 8-9.5; IC 8-21-1-10.1
Sec. 2.
(a)
Aircraft-any contrivance now known, or hereinafter invented, used or designed
for navigation of or flight in the air.
(b) Airport-any area, site or location,
either on land, water or upon any building, which is specifically adapted and
maintained for the landing and taking off of aircraft, and includes its
buildings and facilities, if any.
(c) Certificate of Site Approval Holder-the
current owner and/or operator of an airport.
(d) Department-the Indiana department of
transportation, division of aeronautics.
(e) FAA-Federal Aviation
Administration.
(f) Heliport-any
area designated and designed for the exclusive use of rotary wing and vertical
take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
(g) Lighter-Than-Air-Aircraft-a gas or hot
air filled free balloon, with or without airborne heaters or engines, or any
other type of balloon designed to transport persons or goods.
(h) Municipality-any county, city, or
incorporated town, of this state and any other political subdivision, public
corporation, authority, or district in this state which is or may be authorized
by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve, and operate
airports and other air navigation facilities.
(i) Operating Certificate of Approval
Holder-the owner and/or operator of a public-use airport.
(j) Overall Runway Length-the distance
measured to include the usable runway length plus the area beyond the runway
threshold specifically designed as runway for use by aircraft.
(k) Person-any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic,
including any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative
thereof.
(l) Personal Use
Airport-an airport that is used exclusively by the owner.
(m) Private Use Airport-an airport that is
for the exclusive use of the owner or other persons specifically authorized by
the owner.
(n) Provisional Landing
Site-any area, site or location which is not classified as an airport, has no
based aircraft, and is only used on an occasional basis with the landowner's
permission by helicopters, lighter-than-air aircraft, or aircraft engaged in
aerial applications to agricultural lands in accordance with IC
8-21-1-10.1.
(o) Public Use
Airport-an airport, whether privately or publicly owned, which the owner or
persons having a right of access and control invite, encourage or allow flight
operations by the general public without prior authorization, and which usually
has commercial operations.
(p)
Runway-that portion of an airport, either turf or paved, which is designated
for landing and taking off of aircraft.
(q) Runway Safety Area-an area symmetrically
located about the runway centerline, the dimensions of which include the runway
width, and which is maintained for emergency aircraft operation.
(r) Seaplane Base-an area of water
specifically designated for the landing and taking off of seaplanes.
(s) Temporary Airport-an airport which is
intended to be used for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days for
special events or emergency services.
(t) Threshold-a point at which a minimum 20:1
obstruction clearance is obtained and which is represented by a line
perpendicular to the runway centerline indicating the beginning of the usable
landing length of the specific runway.
(u) Ultralight-an aircraft that is used only
for recreation or sport purposes, and satisfies all criteria and requirements
of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 103.
(v) Ultralight Flightpark-an area, site, or
location which is specifically adapted and used or intended to be used for the
landing and taking off of ultralights.
(w) Usable Landing Length-the distance
measured from any runway threshold to the opposite end of that
runway.
Notes
Transferred from Department of Transportation ( 100 IAC 3-4-2 ) to Indiana Department of Transportation ( 105 IAC 3-3-2 ) by P.L. 112-1989, SECTION 5, effective July 1, 1989.
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