West Virginia Code 8-29B-2 – Definitions
As used in this article:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 8-29B-2
- Aircraft: has the meaning provided in §. See West Virginia Code 8-29B-2
- Airport: means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, as defined above, any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon as well as any heliport, helistop, vertiport, gliderport, seaplane base, ultralight flightpark, manned balloon launching facility, or other aircraft landing or takeoff area operated by an airport operator as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 8-29B-2
- Airport operator: means a governing body, regional airport authority, or county airport authority, under §. See West Virginia Code 8-29B-2
- Code: shall mean the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as heretofore and hereafter amended. See West Virginia Code 8-1-2
- Governing body: shall mean the mayor and council together, the council, the board of directors, the commission, or other board or body of any municipality, by whatever name called, as the case may be, charged with the responsibility of enacting ordinances and determining the public policy of such municipality. See West Virginia Code 8-1-2
(1) “Aircraft” has the meaning provided in § 29-2A-1 of this code.
(2) “Airport” means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, as defined above, any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon as well as any heliport, helistop, vertiport, gliderport, seaplane base, ultralight flightpark, manned balloon launching facility, or other aircraft landing or takeoff area operated by an airport operator as that term is defined in §8-29B-2(3) of this code.
(3) “Airport operator” means a governing body, regional airport authority, or county airport authority, under §8-28-1 et seq., §8-29-1 et seq., or § 8-29A-1 et seq. of this code, or a board, commission, authority, or committee operating under any local act of the Legislature, charged with the operation and management of an airport.
(4) “Airport police officer” means any individual assigned, appointed, or designated by an airport operator, to serve as a police officer at an airport.