Alaska Administrative Code

(a) A permittee who wishes to retain a tiedown space after the expiration of a permit shall, during the 180 day period before the permit expires, submit an application for a subsequent permit under 17 AAC 42.610, along with the permit fee established under 17 AAC 42.125. If a per…

(a) The airport manager shall limit the number of permits that a permittee may hold for a tiedown category to one when, considering the number of spaces in that category and the demand for those spaces, the manager determines it is in the best interest of the state to do so. (b) …

(a) The airport manager shall establish and maintain a switch list by which a permittee may have an opportunity to receive reassignment to a different tiedown space in the same category. Placement on a switch list does not create a right to reassignment to a different space. (b) …

(a) If the number of available tiedown spaces in a category is not sufficient to meet demand, the airport manager shall establish and maintain in chronological order according to date of request a wait list of each person who has submitted a written request for a tiedown space in…

(a) This section applies to a wait list for a tiedown category on the airport only after the commissioner finds that the waiting period for persons on that list exceeds five years. (b) Upon the commissioner's finding under (a) of this section, the airport manager shall notify the…

(a) A permittee or a person on a wait list shall promptly report to the airport manager any change in the information contained in the permit or on a request for placement on a switch list or wait list. (b) A permittee or a person on a wait list shall maintain a current mailing a…

(a) A permittee may cancel a tiedown permit for any reason upon written notice to the airport manager. (b) The airport manager shall cancel a permit if the permittee fails to comply with an applicable material requirement of 17 AAC 42.600 - 17 AAC 42.699 or other applicable provi…

An applicant or permittee may protest the airport manager's decision to deny an application or to cancel, reassign, or suspend a permit in accordance with 17 AAC 42.910. Notes 17 AAC 42.690 Eff. 1/14/2001, Register 157 Authority:AS 02.15.020 AS 02.15.060 AS 02.15.090

(a) A permit issued before January 14, 2001 for a tiedown space on the airport is canceled effective July 13, 2001. A prior permittee must apply under 17 AAC 42.610 for a subsequent permit under 17 AAC 42.630 no later than June 13, 2001 in order to retain the permittee's space. (…

In 17 AAC 42.600 - 17 AAC 42.699, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "airport" means Fairbanks International Airport; (2) "available," when used to describe a tiedown space of a particular category, means (A) not the subject of a tiedown permit; (B) not being temporarily …

The airport manager shall order the emergency or temporary closure of the airport to aircraft operations if the manager determines that closure is necessary to preserve the safety of persons or of aircraft or other property. The manager shall give notice of the closure by issuing…

(a) This section applies to requests for the commissioner's approval to construct, reconstruct, relocate, or extend a runway, airstrip, or private air facility within two miles of a proposed or existing federal aid highway under AS 02.15.205. (b) For the purposes of AS 02.15.205,…

(a) The purpose of 17 AAC 42.800 - 17 AAC 42.840 is to establish standards and a procedure for permitting and conducting a first amendment activity at an airport. An activity permitted under 17 AAC 42.820 must not interfere with the primary transportation function of an airport f…

(a) A person must apply for and obtain a first amendment activity permit before conducting any first amendment activity at an airport. An applicant for a first amendment activity permit shall file a completed application on an airport form. The applicant must submit the form to t…

(a) The airport manager shall designate a person to act on behalf of the manager to process an application for a first amendment activity permit and to monitor compliance with any permit issued. (b) Within three working days after receiving an application for a first amendment ac…

(a) This section sets out general terms and conditions applicable to and is incorporated into each first amendment activity permit granted under 17 AAC 42.800 - 17 AAC 42.840. A person or organization granted a first amendment activity permit or participating in an activity under…

(a) If a permittee violates the terms of a first amendment activity permit, the airport manager may revoke the permit. The airport manager shall designate a person to process and monitor complaints about and violations of permits issued under 17 AAC 42.800 - 17 AAC 42.840. (b) If…

(a) This section provides guidance to the airport manager and other decision makers under this chapter when a provision of this chapter calls for consideration of the best interest of the state. (b) The best interest of the state contemplates an action or practice that best promo…

(a) Except as expressly excluded in this subsection, a person who is adversely affected by a decision of an airport manager under this chapter may seek review of that decision only by filing a protest under this section. This section does not apply to a decision to revoke a first…

(a) This section applies to an appeal of a decision made by an airport manager following a protest under 17 AAC 42.297 or 17 AAC 42.910. A decision subject to appeal under this section is subject to review only as provided under this section. (b) Except as provided under (c) of t…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "air carrier" means a person engaged in the transportation of passengers or cargo in air commerce for compensation; (2) "aircraft" has the meaning given in AS 02.15.260; (3) "aircraft operation" means the fuel powered or…

This chapter applies to rural airports. The location and address of an airport, the name and address of the airport manager for an airport, and the address of the department employees or other persons designated to carry out the responsibilities of the department for an airport u…

(a) An airport subject to this chapter is operated by the department. From time-to-time and as the commissioner or the regional director for the administrative region of the department in which the airport is located determines appropriate, the commissioner or the regional direct…

(a) When a provision of this chapter requires approval or authorization of either the department or the airport manager, but the provision does not set out a specific procedure for requesting that approval or authorization, the person seeking the approval or authorization shall (…

(a) A person using an airport shall (1) comply with (A) this chapter and other applicable law; (B) orders that the department or the airport manager issues under AS 02.15.020(a) or under any other state or federal law; and (C) instructions, requirements, and restrictions that the…

(a) A person may not, on or from an airport, navigate, land, fly, service, maintain, or repair an aircraft or conduct any aircraft operation, except in conformity with applicable FAA regulations, this chapter, and other applicable law. (b) Except in an emergency, when safety dict…

(a) To request that the department provide services at airport outside of the airport's normal operating hours, an air carrier must submit the request to the airport manager or designee, in writing on a form supplied by the department, at least 24 hours before the requested servi…

(a) A person using an airport shall comply with all applicable environmental laws. (b) A lessee, permittee, or concessionaire who is required under any environmental law to submit a report or other document about a violation or potential violation of an environmental law to a reg…

(a) A person who releases a hazardous substance on an airport shall immediately contain and clean up the release, using methods that ensure that contamination does not enter or spread on or in airport land or water or in an airport storm water drainage system. A person responsibl…

(a) A person who handles, stores, transports, or dispenses fuel on an airport, for either commercial or noncommercial purposes, shall do so consistent with 13 AAC 50 and other applicable law. Except with respect to noncommercial fueling of a personal motor vehicle, a person descr…

(a) An airport apron, runway, or taxiway available for use by aircraft is a restricted area unless posted otherwise by the airport manager. At an airport to which 49 C.F.R. Part 1542 applies, or at another airport if the department or the airport manager determines that it is nec…

(a) Unless authorized by the department for airport wildlife hazard control, a person may not discharge a firearm across any portion of a runway, taxiway, or aircraft parking area. (b) Before boarding an air carrier aircraft at an airport operated by the department under 49 C.F.R…

(a) A person who brings or possesses an explosive on an airport shall comply with the hazardous materials provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 175, as amended as of January 1, 2007. (b) A person shall give the airport manager at least 24 hours advance written notice before bringing explo…

(a) Unless the airport manager has first given approval,(1) a person may not allow an animal in the person's custody or care or cause any other animal to enter uncontrolled upon or remain uncontrolled on airport property; and (2) a person may bring only the following animals into…

(a) A person may operate a vehicle on an airport only in accordance with 17 AAC 45.020, 17 AAC 45.085, this section, and other applicable law. (b) A person may not access an airport by vehicle from property outside the airport boundary other than on a public road, trail, or way p…

(a) A person may not operate a vehicle in a restricted area of an airport that is operated by the department under 14 C.F.R. Part 139 or subject to 49 C.F.R. Part 1542, except in accordance with 17 AAC 45.080 and this section. (b) At an airport not subject to 49 C.F.R. Part 1542,…

(a) This section applies to parking of vehicles on an airport in an area other than a restricted area or on a premises. (b) If the airport manager determines it is necessary for the safe operation of an airport, the manager shall designate vehicle parking areas, no parking zones,…

(a) This section applies only to airports operated by the department under 14 C.F.R. Part 139. (b) The commissioner will designate an airport for commercial passenger vehicle permitting if the commissioner determines in writing that permitting is in the best interest of the state…

(a) Except as expressly authorized on a premises under a lease or department-approved sublease, or as expressly authorized under a concession, commercial passenger vehicle permit, or other permit, a person must, before engaging in any of the following on an airport, hold a curren…

Notes 17 AAC 45.108 Eff. 3/28/2002, Register 161; repealed 11/23/2003, Register 168

(a) The department will approve an application for a business activity permit under 17 AAC 45.105 if the department does not determine that(1) approval must be denied under 17 AAC 45.010(g); (2) the proposed activity would interfere with or is otherwise incompatible with the secu…

(a) Before engaging in a special event on an airport, a person must hold a current special event permit issued under this section expressly authorizing the conduct of that event. (b) To obtain authorization to conduct a special event, a person must submit a special event permit a…

(a) The department may approve an application for a special event permit under 17 AAC 45.111 unless (1) approval must be denied under 17 AAC 45.010(g); (2) the proposed event would interfere with or is otherwise incompatible with the security, safety, maintenance, or operation of…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the following impound procedure applies to aircraft and vehicles parked in violation of this chapter, aircraft and vehicles that are derelict as described in (h) of this section, and other personal property abandoned on an airport:(1…

(a) The owner or operator of an aircraft or vehicle involved in an accident or incident that occurs on an airport shall report the accident or incident to the airport manager within the time limits in this section measured from the time the owner or operator becomes aware of the …

(a) If the department grants a lease or privilege at an airport by competitive award under 17 AAC 45.300 - 17 AAC 45.399 and the award is based on the rent or fee offered by the successful bidder or proposer, the rent or fee for that lease or privilege is the amount set by the aw…

(a) Except as otherwise specified in this section, 17 AAC 45.205, or another applicable provision of this chapter, the department will charge and an airport user shall pay, the following annual rental rates in United States dollars, for the stated use of airport land: (1) beginni…