Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 42 - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Fairbanks International Airport
Article 6 - Fairbanks International Airport Tiedown Permits
17 AAC 42.699 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 17 AK Admin Code 17 AAC 42.699

Current through August 30, 2024

In 17 AAC 42.600 - 17 AAC 42.699, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) "airport" means Fairbanks International Airport;

(2) "available," when used to describe a tiedown space of a particular category, means

(A) not the subject of a tiedown permit;

(B) not being temporarily or permanently converted by the airport manager to a different category space; and

(C) neither needed for nor being held by the manager to accommodate airport expansion, development, operation, or other state purpose;

(3) "commercial purpose" means use of a tiedown space to park an aircraft that is flown for hire or other business purpose;

(4) "electrical back-in space" means a tiedown space that is supplied with electrical power and is within an area that the airport manager has designated for wheel-equipped aircraft where the aircraft must be backed, tail first, into the parking position;

(5) "electrical taxi-through space" means a tiedown space that is supplied with electrical power and is within an area the airport manager has designated for wheel-equipped aircraft where the aircraft can be moved into and out of the parking position under its own power;

(6) "float-equipped aircraft" means an aircraft that is on floats or is equipped for floats that are temporarily off the aircraft but are on the assigned tiedown space;

(7) "float permit" means a permit the airport manager issues allowing the permittee to use a specified float space, including any land area approved by the airport manager for parking a second aircraft within the permitted area;

(8) "float space" means a tiedown space that includes shoreline of a water body at the airport managed for seaplane use and that the airport manager has designated primarily for float-equipped aircraft;

(9) "fuel storage tank" means a portable container designed and constructed for storing fuel; "fuel storage tank" does not include a mobile fuel tank;

(10) "noncommercial purpose" means the use of a tiedown space to park an aircraft that is flown only for a personal, not for profit, or governmental purpose;

(11) "nonelectrical back-in space" means a tiedown space that is not supplied with electrical power and is within an area the airport manager has designated for wheel-equipped aircraft where the aircraft must be backed, tail first, into the parking position;

(12) "nonelectrical taxi-through space" means a tiedown space that is not supplied with electrical power and is within an area the airport manager has designated for wheel-equipped aircraft where an aircraft can be moved into and out of the parking position under its own power;

(13) "north general aviation gravel space" means a tiedown space primarily for wheel- or ski-equipped aircraft within an area the airport manager has designated for installation of fuel storage tanks and storage sheds;

(14) "ski-equipped aircraft" means an aircraft that is on skis or is equipped for skis that are temporarily off the aircraft but are on the assigned tiedown space;

(15) "ski strip space" means a tiedown space within an area the airport manager has designated primarily for ski-equipped aircraft;

(16) "space" means a location on the airport that

(A) is accessible to and is of sufficient dimensions to accommodate a light aircraft;

(B) the airport manager has described by markings on the ground, rough dimensions, or reference points and designated for parking float-, wheel-, or ski-equipped light aircraft; and

(C) may be the subject of a tiedown permit;

(17) "subsequent permit" means a permit issued to a permittee after expiration of a permit and that allows the permittee to continue to hold a space without interruption.

Authority:AS 02.15.020

AS 02.15.060

AS 02.15.090

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