[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR77.2]



[Page 182-183]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 77_OBJECTS AFFECTING NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 77.2  Definition of terms.



    For the purpose of this part:

    Airport available for public use means an airport that is open to 

the general public with or without a prior request to use the airport.

    A seaplane base is considered to be an airport only if its sea lanes 

are outlined by visual markers.

    Nonprecision instrument runway means a runway having an existing 

instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with 

only horizontal guidance, or area type navigation equipment, for which a 

straight-in nonprecision instrument approach procedure has been 

approved, or planned, and for which no precision approach facilities are 

planned, or indicated on an FAA planning document or military service 

military airport planning document.

    Precision instrument runway means a runway having an existing 

instrument approach procedure utilizing an Instrument Landing System 

(ILS), or a Precision Approach Radar (PAR). It also means a runway for 

which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated by an 

FAA approved airport layout plan; a military service approved military 

airport layout plan; any other FAA planning document, or military 

service military airport planning document.

    Utility runway means a runway that is constructed for and intended 

to be used by propeller driven aircraft of



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12,500 pounds maximum gross weight and less.

    Visual runway means a runway intended solely for the operation of 

aircraft using visual approach procedures, with no straight-in 

instrument approach procedure and no instrument designation indicated on 

an FAA approved airport layout plan, a military service approved 

military airport layout plan, or by any planning document submitted to 

the FAA by competent authority.



[Doc. No. 8276, 33 FR 5256, Apr. 2, 1968, as amended by Amdt. 77-9, 36 

FR 5969, Apr. 1, 1971]