Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 602 - TRANSPORTATION CABINET - OFFICE OF AERONAUTICS
Chapter 20 - Airport Safety Standards
Section 602 KAR 20:040 - Restricted use airports
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 183.090
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative regulation sets forth the minimum airport safety standards for classification as a restricted use airport.
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. For an airport to be classified as restricted use, it shall meet the criteria set forth in this administrative regulation and those of 602 KAR 20:030 and shall be for use by airplanes.
Section 3. The person who owns or controls a restricted use airport shall have control over a land area of at least 150 feet wide centered on and having the same landing area length as the primary surface.
Section 4. The primary surface shall be at least 100 feet wide and shall be centered on the landing area.
Section 5. A restricted use airport is not required to have a paved runway or taxiway.
Section 6. The Transportation Cabinet shall note all restrictions of the use of a restricted use airport on the landing area designation. The restriction may be to use by a person or class of people or to limit the use of the airport to a certain type of aircraft or to certain aircraft in the interest of safety of air navigation in this state.
Section 7. In determining the restriction that may be issued under Section 6 of this administrative regulation, the cabinet shall consider the length and width of the runway, location, layout, safety of operations, whether the adjoining area is free from obstructions, the nature of the terrain, the nature of the uses to which the airport and surrounding area will be put, and types of aircraft that may utilize the restricted use airport.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 183.024