Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 602 - TRANSPORTATION CABINET - OFFICE OF AERONAUTICS
Chapter 20 - Airport Safety Standards
Section 602 KAR 20:100 - Public use heliport
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 a classification or as a public use heliport.
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Any heliport in this state classified as a public use heliport shall meet the safety standards set forth in this administrative regulation and those of 602 KAR 20:030.
Section 3.
Section 4. The touchdown area dimensions shall be equal to the rotor diameter of the largest helicopter anticipated to use the facility.
Section 5. The heliport approach surface shall be at a ratio of eight (8) to one (1). The width of the sloping plane surface shall coincide with the dimension of the landing area and flare uniformly to a width of 500 feet at a distance of 4,000 horizontal feet from the landing area.
Section 6. If the heliport approach surface is curved, then 300 feet shall be the distance from the edge of the landing area prior to the beginning of the curve.
Section 7. The heliport transitional surface shall be at a ratio of two (2) to one (1) to a distance of 250 feet from the center of the landing and 250 feet from the centerline of the heliport approach surface.
Section 8. Where the helicopter taxis on the ground, a taxiway twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided and lateral clearance shall provide a minimum of ten (10) feet between the rotor tip and any object where the helicopter taxis on the ground.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 183.024