As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:
AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITY OR PRODUCT: Any activity or product which involves, makes possible or is required for the operation of aircraft, or which contributes to or is required for the safety of such operations.
AIRPORT APPROACH AREA: The specified area at each end of the airport landing area required for the safe flight of aircraft in landing, taking off or maneuvering at or in the vicinity of the airport.
AIRPORT APPROACH, TRANSITIONAL, HORIZONTAL, AND CONICAL SURFACE ZONES: These zones apply to the area under the approach, transitional, horizontal, and conical surfaces as defined in subsection 15-24-10D of this chapter.
AIRPORT ELEVATION: The elevation in feet above mean sea level of the highest point of the landing area of the airport.
AIRPORT HAZARD: Any structure or natural growth of use of land which penetrates, obstructs, or restricts the airspace required for the safe flight of aircraft in landing, taking off, or maneuvering at or in the vicinity of an airport, or is otherwise hazardous to such landing, taking off, or maneuvering of aircraft.
AIRPORT INSTRUMENT LANDING AREA: A landing area equipped with precision electronic air navigation aids adequate to permit the landing of aircraft by an instrument approach under restricted visibility conditions.
AIRPORT LANDING AREA: The runway or the specially prepared surface within the boundaries of an airport designed for aircraft landing and taking off operations.
AIRPORT NONINSTRUMENT LANDING AREA: Any landing areas other than an instrument landing area.
AIRPORT NONPRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY: A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with only horizontal guidance, or area type navigation equipment, for which a straight in nonprecision instrument approach has been approved or planned, and for which no precision approach facilities are planned or indicated on an FAA planning document or military service's military airport planning document.
AIRPORT PRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY: A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an instrument landing system (ILS), or a precision approach radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated by an FAA approved airport layout plan or any other FAA planning document, or military service's military airport planning document.
AIRPORT PRIMARY SURFACE: A surface longitudinally centered on a runway. When the runway has a specifically prepared hard surface, the primary surface extends two hundred feet (200') beyond the end of that runway; but when the runway has no specifically prepared hard surface, or planned hard surface, the primary surface ends at the end of that runway. The width of the primary surface of a runway will be that width prescribed in part 77 of the federal aviation regulations (FAR) for the most precise approach existing or planned for either end of that runway. The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline.
AIRPORT RUNWAY: The paved surface of an airport landing area.
AIRPORT VISUAL RUNWAY: A runway intended solely for the operation of aircraft using visual approach procedure with no straight in instrument approach procedure and no instrument designation indicated on an FAA approved airport layout plan, a military service's approved military airport layout plan, or by any planning document submitted to the FAA by competent authority.
AIRSIDE: The movement and nonmovement areas of the airport accessible to aircraft. Includes all runways, taxiways, taxi lanes, hangars and ramps.
LANDSIDE: The areas of the airport property accessible to vehicles only, generally limited to the terminal areas, public parking areas, and other buildings and businesses inaccessible to aircraft.
(Ord. 2002-24, 6-4-2002, eff. 6-16-2002)