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Rule 5501:1-1-01 | Definitions.

 

(A) "Commercial purposes" means airports, heliports, except for medical use heliports, and seaplane bases landing sites having repeated or successive flights for compensation, student training for hire, or offering to the general public any other services pertaining to aircraft or aviation for compensation.

(B) ) "Non-commercial purposes" means all airports, heliports, except for medical use heliports, seaplane landing sites, landing fields and landing areas that at all times are used exclusively by the owner of the airport and by persons the owner authorizes.

(C) Navigable waters of the United States are those waters under the jurisdiction of the United States army corps of engineers that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and/or are presently used, or have been used in the past, or may be susceptible for use to transport interstate or foreign commerce.

(D) "Aircraft operations area" (AOA) means all areas where aircraft can operate, either under their own power or while in tow. The AOA includes runways, taxiways and apron areas.

(E) "Medical use heliports" means all heliports used exclusively for emergency and medical purposes and located at, on or near hospitals, clinics or other medical facilities regardless of any compensation charged or paid for such use.

Last updated December 2, 2024 at 8:26 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4561.05
Amplifies: 4561.11
Five Year Review Date: 11/18/2029
Prior Effective Dates: 4/10/1967, 8/23/1999, 4/23/2018, 10/31/2019