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Title 3. Aircraft and Airports

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 3. Aircraft and Airports
      Municipal Airports Act
        Section 65.1 - Definitions
Cite as: O.S. §, __ __




As used in this act, unless the text otherwise requires:

(a) "Airport" means an area on land or water that is used, or intended to be used, for the landing and taking off of aircraft, and includes its buildings and facilities, if any.

(b) "Air navigation facility" means any facility - other than one owned and operated by the United States - used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, markers, communicating systems, or other instrumentalities, or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking off, navigation, and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport, and any combination of any or all of such facilities.

(c) "Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of aircraft.

(d) "Helipad" means a small designated area, usually with a prepared surface, on a heliport, airport, landing or takeoff area, apron or ramp, or movement area used for takeoff, landing or parking of helicopters.

(e) "Heliport" means an area of land, water or structure used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters and includes its buildings and facilities, if any.

(f) "Municipality" means any county, city, or town of this state. "Municipal" means pertaining to a municipality as herein defined.

(g) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.

Historical Data


Added by Laws 1947, p. 15, § 1. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 181, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.

Citationizer© Summary of Documents Citing This Document
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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
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 1950 OK CR 115, 224 P.2d 281, 93 Okl.Cr. 26, EX PARTE HOUSTONCited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
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 1992 OK 146, 851 P.2d 519, 63 OBJ 3030, City of Tulsa By and Through Tulsa Airport Authority v. Air Tulsa, Inc.Cited
 1952 OK 183, 243 P.2d 657, 206 Okla 397, ROBINSON v. HAL JOHNSON & CO.Discussed
 1967 OK 233, 435 P.2d 139, RUEB v. OKLAHOMA CITYCited
 2003 OK 27, 71 P.3d 5, FINE AIRPORT PARKING, INC. v. CITY OF TULSADiscussed at Length
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