Section 1680-01-02-.04 - PUBLIC AIRPORT LICENSES(1) All airports open to the public, and all airports on which commercial aeronautical operations are conducted, except those specifically exempted, are required to secure and maintain Public Airport Licenses and to meet the minimum standards for airports herein prescribed. Airports holding a valid Airport Operating Certificate issued by the FAA are specifically exempted. (a) Application for license must be made on a form approved by the Office of Aeronautics.(b) The application must be signed by the owner or lessee. The lease agreement containing the signature of the owner must be on file with the Office of Aeronautics.(c) In the interest of public convenience or unusual circumstances, the Office of Aeronautics may approve an airport which does not meet the required standards by use of the term "Special" in conjunction with airport category and type on the airport license. The conditions under which a "Special" approval is granted shall become a part of the license and each renewal license issued, unless removed by appropriate Office of Aeronautics action.(d) All licensed public airports are subject to inspection at any time.(e) All licenses issued under this section will be effective from the date of issue through the expiration date listed on the face of the license.(f) All airport licenses issued under this section, together with the conditions attached thereto, shall be posted in a prominent place at the airport. In the event there are no buildings at the airport, the license and conditions shall be displayed at the office or place of business of the caretaker or manager.(g) The Office of Aeronautics, may, after notice to the licensee and opportunity for hearing, revoke any license or renewal thereof, or refuse to issue a renewal, when it shall reasonably determine: (1) that there has been an abandonment of the airport as such, or (2) that there has been failure to comply with the conditions of the license or renewal thereof, or (3) that because of change of physical or legal conditions or circumstances the airport has become either unsafe or unusable for the aeronautical purposes for which the license was issued.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-01-02-.04
Original rule filed August 12, 1974; effective September 11, 1974. Amendment filed July 26, 1977; effective August 25, 1977. Amendment filed December 12, 1986; effective January 26, 1987.Authority: T.C.A. §§42-233,42-2-102, and 42-2-119.