§ 22-56. Definitions.

(a)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Aircraft means any contrivance designed, invented or used for navigation or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance used primarily as safety equipment.

Airport means Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International and all properties located within the boundaries thereof or any other airport which may be operated by the city.

Aviation general manager means the designated manager of the airport or that official's representative.

Bus means the same as defined in section 22-201.

Central passenger terminal complex or CPTC means the landside terminal buildings and the concourse buildings, the FIS facility, the mechanical building; the aircraft parking and ramp area, the pedestrian mall; the automatic guideway transit systems (AGTS); and all related facilities, certain additions and improvements thereto and certain additional passenger terminal facilities at the airport.

City airlines or signatory airlines means all of the airlines serving Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International who hold certificates from the United States Department of Transportation or its successor agency to transport passengers, mail and property to and from the airport on a regularly scheduled basis and who have entered into an airport use agreement with the city.

Commercial operations means all operations of aircraft for commercial purposes and shall include, without limitation, the following:

(1)

Operations by a scheduled air carrier not holding a formal agreement with the city for use of the airport;

(2)

Operation of nonscheduled air service for transportation of freight, express or passenger or charter service; and

(3)

Scheduled operations, as further defined in this section.

Courtesy cars means the same as defined in section 22-201 (courier vehicle and courtesy vehicle).

FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration or other such agency created by the federal government for the control of civil aviation.

Gross weight means the maximum allowable gross landing weight of aircraft, as determined by the FAA or other governmental agency having jurisdiction.

Host lessee means any person or any other legal entity holding a lease, sublease or any other form of rental or concession agreement on the airport property which has the capability of parking aircraft for passenger, mail or cargo loading and unloading or for the sale, servicing or repair of aircraft.

Landed weight means the total weight of all aircraft landed at the airport, based on the Federal Aviation Administration's certificated maximum gross landing weight, per type of aircraft, by the city airlines during the 12-month period immediately preceding May 1 of each year.

Landing area means all aircraft operation areas, including runways, taxiways, ramps and aprons.

Limousine means the same as defined in section 22-201.

Nonsignatory landing fee means the charge made by the city for each nonsignatory air carrier, air taxi and general aviation aircraft operation, based upon the rate determined by the procedures set out in section 22-87.

Public parking facilities means all parking facilities provided by the city for the public at or in conjunction with the airport.

Scheduled operations means all operations of aircraft by scheduled air carriers holding certificates of convenience and necessity from the United States Department of Transportation designating the city as a service point and holding a formal airport use agreement with the city authorizing use of the airport.

Security identification display area or (SIDA) means all areas of the airport except those areas open to the public and sterile area, including but not limited to, the landing field, runways, taxiways, non-licensed vehicle roads, aircraft ramps or any air operations areas, hangers, aircraft parking aprons, or any area designated by the aviation general manager or as promulgated from time to time by the TSA pursuant to TSA Part 1542 as an area wherein an airport approved badge must be worn at all times unless under an airport approved escort.

Solicitation or to solicit means to directly or indirectly, actively or passively, openly or subtly, ask, request, importune, seek or try to obtain.

Sterile area means a portion of the airport that provides passengers access to boarding aircraft and to which the access generally is controlled by TSA, or by an aircraft operator under TSA Part 1544 or a foreign air carrier under TSA Part 1546 through the screening of persons and property.

Taxicab or taxi means the same as defined in section 22-201.

Tenant or lessee means any person engaged in business on the airport under authority granted by the aviation general manager or by virtue of a contract with the city.

Transient aircraft means an aircraft not using the airport as its permanent base of operations.

(b)

Words relating to aeronautical practices, processes and equipment shall be construed according to their general usage in the aviation industry.

(Code 1977, § 12-2002; Ord. No. 1999-77, § 1, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 2004-51, §§ 1, 2, 8-20-04; Ord. No. 2018-20(18-O-1297), §§ 1, 2, 6-13-18 )

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.