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A. It shall be the responsibility of all Persons, firms and corporations operating on the Airport to acquaint themselves, their Pilots, instructors and students with Federal Aviation Regulations and all Airport rules and regulations contained herein.
B. No Person shall operate any Aircraft to, from or on the Airport, or service, repair or maintain any Aircraft on the Airport, or conduct any Aircraft operation on or from the Airport, except in conformity with the current Federal Aviation Regulations.
C. All Aircraft will be flown in accordance with the Traffic patterns established by the FAA. (§10.12.010 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. The Director of Aviation may suspend or restrict any or all Aircraft operations on the Airport whenever such action is deemed necessary in the interest of safety or necessary to serve the civil aviation needs of the public.
B. When practical and consistent with considerations of safety and efficiency, the County shall from time to time consult with the FAA and shall make recommendations to the FAA regarding the implementation of standardized noise reduction traffic patterns, to the end that such patterns minimize the noise disruptions to surrounding lands from day to day Airport operations.
C. The Director of Aviation may suspend or restrict, on a permanent or temporary basis, touch-and-go and similar flight training activities where determined necessary for the safe operation of the airport or necessary to serve the civil aviation needs of the public. (§10.12.020 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. No Person shall operate any Aircraft to, from, or on the Airport which is not equipped with brakes or other positive means to assure adequate ground control.
B. No Person shall operate any Aircraft to, from, or on the Airport which is not equipped with an operable two-way radio capable of communicating with the Airport control tower on such frequencies as may now be in use or hereafter established for such Aircraft.
C. No Person shall operate any Aircraft to, from, or on the Airport which has a tip-to-tip wingspan of greater than 95 feet.
D. No Person shall operate any Aircraft to, from, or on the Airport having a Maximum Allowable Gross Landing Weight in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) pounds dual-wheel or one hundred sixty-thousand (160,000) pounds dual tandem wheel. (Ord. 005-2010)
E. No Person shall operate any Aircraft to, from, or on the Airport that is Stage 1, pursuant to the noise rating standards of FAR Part 36. (Ord. 89-3 § 2 )
F. No Person shall conduct any Nighttime Operations in an Aircraft that is certificated as Stage 2, pursuant to the noise rating standards of FAR Part 36.
G. No Person shall arrive at the Airport in an Aircraft that is certificated as Stage 3, pursuant to the noise rating standards of FAR Part 36, between 2300 hours (eleven P.M.) local time and 0700 hours (seven A.M.) local time; and no Person shall depart from the Airport in an Aircraft that is certificated as Stage 3 between 2230 hours (ten thirty P.M.) local time and 0700 hours (seven A.M.) local time. This restriction is more fully detailed in Section 10.12.060.
H. The following limited exceptions to these restrictions shall apply:
- The Director of Aviation is authorized to grant permission to land at and take off from the Airport for an Aircraft that does not meet the weight limits contained in subsection D of this Section 10.12.030 upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the Director that the actual weight of the Aircraft is below the prescribed weight limits and the Aircraft satisfies the other restrictions contained in this Section 10.12.030.
- The Director of Aviation is authorized to grant permission to land at and take off from the Airport for an Aircraft that does not meet the requirements contained in subsection E of this Section 10.12.030 prohibiting the operation of Stage 1 Aircraft or that does not meet the requirements contained in subsection F of this Section 10.12.030 prohibiting Nighttime Operations by Stage 2 Aircraft upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the Director that (i) the Aircraft is owned or operated by a federal, state or local government agency and is being used for a temporary, government purpose; or (ii) the Aircraft is being used for a temporary, medical purpose, including but not limited to Flight-for-Life or MEDEVAC. In no event shall the Director authorize the use of the Airport as a base of operation for an Aircraft that does not conform to subsection E of this Section 10.12.030. Aircraft operations authorized by the Director pursuant to this exception shall conform to the Airport hours of operation.
- The Director of Aviation is authorized to waive compliance with any of the restrictions contained in this Section 10.12.030 for the landing and take off of Aircraft where the operation is pursuant to a bona fide emergency declared by the pilot in command of the Aircraft, and communicated to the FAA in accordance with applicable regulations or procedures.
- The Director of Aviation may waive compliance with any of the restrictions contained in this Section 10.12.030 for the landing and take off of Aircraft upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the Director that the operation is necessary to further an immediate and temporary public purpose, that the Aircraft owner or operator has taken or will take measures reasonably necessary to ensure that such operation is conducted safely, and that the control tower has been or will be notified of the operation.
- The Director of Aviation is authorized to waive compliance with any of the restrictions contained in this Section 10.12.030 for the landing and take off of Aircraft upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the Director that the operation is attendant to a special and temporary event that is in the public interest, including but not limited to a visit by a government official, an air show, response to a natural disaster and similar and related events. (§10.12.030 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. There is established at the Airport a preferential Runway system for the taking off of all Aircraft. Subject to Runway closures, weather conditions, and emergencies, Aircraft shall take off to the northwest on Runway 33. Departures from Runway 15 are permitted only with written authorization of the Director of Aviation, and must be consistent with the Director of Aviation’s criteria for approval of take-off on Runway 15 as published by the Director.
B. The take-off of an Aircraft shall begin at any point on the Runway as instructed by the control tower.
C. There is established at the Airport a preferential Runway system for the landing of all Aircraft. Subject to Runway closures, weather conditions, and emergencies, Aircraft shall land on Runway 15.
D. Landing Aircraft shall clear the Runway as soon as practical after landing, consistent with safe operating procedures.
E. No landing or takeoff shall be made except as authorized by the control tower. When the tower is closed, Aircraft must make announcements in the manner prescribed by the FAA for Aircraft operations at an uncontrolled airport. This requirement is not intended to permit Aircraft operations when the Airport is closed, except as may be authorized in accordance with Sections 10.12.030, 10.12.060 or 10.12.070.
F. Aircraft making a “low pass” by the control tower for visual inspection shall be directed by the control tower consistent with keeping Aircraft away from populated areas.
G. No Aircraft, except helicopters which shall land on helipads, or as otherwise instructed by the control tower, shall take off or land on Taxiways or any paved or unpaved area other than designated Runways except by specific authority of the control tower in an emergency.
H. No Aircraft shall be taxied, takeoff begun, or landing be made, without information or clearance from the control tower, except in case of emergency. The foregoing may be modified for authorized Aircraft operations upon the Aircraft when the control tower shall be closed. (§10.12.040 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
The hours of operation at the Airport shall be that period beginning at 0700 hours (seven A.M.), local time each morning until 2300 hours (eleven P.M.), local time each evening, as limited pursuant to Sections 10.12.030 and 10.12.060, and except that the Airport shall be closed at all other times for all Aircraft departures, except as expressly provided herein. (§10.12.050 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
The following shall apply to all Nighttime Operations at the Airport.
A. Nighttime Operations by Scheduled FAR Part 121/135 Commercial Airlines. All scheduled FAR Part 121/135 commercial airlines shall be subject to the following limitations:
- All Aircraft certified under FAR Part 25 and all turbo jet Aircraft engaging in such Nighttime Operations shall be required to comply with or be exempt from FAR Part 36, Stage 3 noise regulations. Aircraft designated by a Stage 2 noise rating shall be prohibited from engaging in Nighttime Operations unless otherwise provided by these regulations.
- All such commercial operations shall have arrived at the Airport (landed on the ground) prior to 2300 hours, local time. It is the responsibility of the Pilot and the operator of each Aircraft, jointly and severally, to have departed from its final point of departure prior to arrival at the Airport at such a time to allow for arrival at the Airport within this time limitation taking into account all factors, including, without limitation, the following:
- a. Foreseeable gate delays;
- b. Foreseeable air traffic control (ATC) delays;
- c. Foreseeable weather conditions at point of departure, en route to the Airport and at the Airport;
- d. Individual Aircraft performance capabilities.
- e. Information contained in all applicable NOTAMS;
- If such a flight operation is expected to arrive at the Airport at any time after 2300 hours local time, that Air Carrier shall immediately report that flight prior to arrival to the Director of Aviation, or to the Director’s designee.
- For all actual late arrivals and departures, (landed or departed after Airport closure, whether or not they were required to be reported pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection) the Air Carrier must file a full written report (signed and certified as accurate by an authorized official or employee of the carrier) on that flight operation with the Director of Aviation on the day following the late arrival, which report must include the following:
- a. Certified scheduled departure time and actual gate departure time;
- b. Copy of original flight plan of the non-stop to Aspen flight leg;
- c. Stated reason for the late departure and/or late arrival;
- d. Weather report at point of departure, en route and at the Airport at the time of gate departure;
- e. Number of passengers on board the Aircraft;
- f. Time of arrival at the Airport; and
- g. Time of any departure, pursuant to subdivision (5) of this subsection, and number of passengers on departing Aircraft.
- In the event of any operation conducted after closing as defined herein, Pitkin County reserves all rights to enforce against Pilots and operators, jointly and severally, all penalties prescribed in Chapter 10.32. However, the County, including the County court will consider mitigating factors including, without limitation, the following:
- a. Facts indicating compliance with subsection (A)(2)(a) through (e) and (A)(4)(a) through (g) of this section;
- b. Facts or circumstances causing the delay beyond the control or reasonable foreseeability of the Pilot and/or operator;
- c. The extent of the closure violation;
- d. A number and/or pattern of closure violations indicating a lack of an intent to evade the closure regulations.
- Any non-stop flight operation between Denver and the Airport that arrives at the Airport under the provisions of subsection (A)(3) of this section, may depart from the Airport and return to Denver, if the turnaround departure is prompt and is necessary for the operational plan of the Air Carrier without incurring any further violation of this provision.
- All scheduled FAR Part 121/135 commercial airlines departures from the Airport, except as expressly provided in subsection (A)(6) of this section, shall depart prior to 2230 hours, local time.
B. All Nighttime Operations at the Airport, other than those commercial operations covered by the provisions of subsection (A) of this section, shall be subject to the following:
- All Aircraft certified under FAR Part 25 and all turbo jet Aircraft engaging in nighttime operations at the Airport shall be required to be in compliance with, or exempt from, FAR Part 36, Stage 3 regulations. Aircraft designated by a Stage 2 noise rating shall be prohibited from engaging in Nighttime Operations unless otherwise provided by these regulations.
- All Aircraft engaging in Nighttime Operations at the Airport shall comply with all relevant Federal Aviation Regulations and any special operating restrictions established by Section 517 of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-305) regarding Nighttime Operations at the Airport. (§10.12.060 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
The Director of Aviation is authorized to waive compliance with requirements of this Section 10.12 in a bona fide emergency. (§10.12.070 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
10.12.080, 10-12-090, 10.12.100, 1-.12.110, 10.12.120, 10.12.130, 10.12.140, 10.12.150, 10.12.150, 10.12.170, 10.12.180, 10.12.190, 10.12.200, 10.12.210, (repealed Ord. 028-05)
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