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49 U.S.C. § 47175

Title 49 Chapter 471 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 47175. Definitions

In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

  • (1) The term “airport capacity enhancement project” means—
    • (A) a project for construction or extension of a runway, including any land acquisition, taxiway, or safety area associated with the runway or runway extension; or
    • (B) such other airport development projects as the Secretary may designate as facilitating a reduction in air traffic congestion and delays.
  • (2) The term “airport sponsor” has the meaning given the term “sponsor” under section 47102.
  • (3) The term “aviation safety project” means an aviation project that—
    • (A) has as its primary purpose reducing the risk of injury to persons or damage to aircraft and property, as determined by the Administrator;
    • (B) is needed to respond to a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board, as determined by the Administrator; or
    • (C) is necessary for an airport to comply with part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to airport certification).
  • (4) The term “congested airport” means an airport that accounted for at least 1 percent of all delayed aircraft operations in the United States in the most recent year for which such data is available and an airport listed in table 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004 or any successor report.
  • (5) The term “Federal agency” means a department or agency of the United States Government.
  • (6) The term “general aviation airport construction or improvement project” means—
    • (A) a project for the construction or extension of a runway, including any land acquisition, helipad, taxiway, safety area, apron, or navigational aids associated with the runway or runway extension, at a general aviation airport, a reliever airport, or a commercial service airport that is not a primary airport (as such terms are defined in section 47102); and
    • (B) any other airport development project that the Secretary designates as facilitating aviation capacity building projects at a general aviation airport.
  • (7) The term “joint use airport” means an airport owned by the Department of Defense, at which both military and civilian aircraft make shared use of the airfield.
  • (8) The term “terminal development” has the meaning given such term in section 47102.

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