Minnesota Statutes 473.653 – Restrictions On Certain Airports
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The Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not take any action with respect to an airport owned by it that would result in a permanent net reduction in usable runway length at the airport. Retention of existing usable runway length at an airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not cause the airport to be reclassified from a minor use to an intermediate use airport.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 473.653
- Airport: means any locality, either of land or water, including intermediate landing fields, which is used or intended to be used for the landing and take off of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and also includes any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including, but without limitation, landing areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and take off of aircraft, and also includes, but without limitation, access roads, parking areas, railroad siding facilities, such land contiguous or not as may be required for installations necessary for safe and efficient operation, buildings, structures, hangars, shops and any personal property usually used in connection with the operations of such airports, including specifically, but not exclusively, snow removal or impacting equipment, fire and ambulance equipment, motor vehicles and equipment for buildings, structures, hangars, and shops. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Metropolitan Airports Commission: means the commission established in sections 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Minor: means an individual under the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451