Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-65.1v2
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Municipal Airports Act, unless the text otherwise
requires:
1. “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;
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2. “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;
3. “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;
4. “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;
5. “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;
6. “Municipality” means any county, city, or town of this
state. “Municipal” means pertaining to a municipality as herein
defined;
7. “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;
8. “Vertiport” means an area of land, water, or structure used
or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of VTOL aircraft;
and
9. “VTOL aircraft” means an aircraft which has vertical takeoff
and landing capability.
requires:
1. “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;
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2. “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;
3. “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;
4. “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;
5. “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;
6. “Municipality” means any county, city, or town of this
state. “Municipal” means pertaining to a municipality as herein
defined;
7. “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;
8. “Vertiport” means an area of land, water, or structure used
or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of VTOL aircraft;
and
9. “VTOL aircraft” means an aircraft which has vertical takeoff
and landing capability.
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