Indiana Administrative Code › Title 105 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Article 3 - AIRPORTS › Rule 3 - Airport Site Approvals and Operating Certificates of Approval › Section 3-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
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.
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.