Search results

I was really hoping someone would post a link to an FAA document that clearly defined a "public use" or "public funded" airport as having free access by the public, but I'm realizing that is not the case and it is kind of depressing on many different levels.

Thanks for continuing the conversation and being open to my point of view. It is indeed a mess. But I don't think we are being "parasites" for what we are asking or expecting. I'm not sure if the deal between the city and the new owners was "shady", it happened over 10 years ago and I'm not...

The current proposed fees are reasonable considering the cost of the large electronic gate. But what is to keep the airport owners from raising the costs in the future? What if they owners decide a local business is in competition with them and deny them access out right? The issue...

The airport was originally built by the city. There is a short road that connects an adjacent major 2 lane road to the airport. Both of these roads are public (I'm sure of it). Over time owners of private land adjacent to the short road have built hangars and use the short road as a...

Freeways and tollways, I don't think it's the same comparison as private and public runways, but lets try to make it work in your scenario: You built your hotdog stand on your private land that is accessed via a public funded road built by the local city government (a freeway). Later the...

I'm following you. But lets change your scenario a little: In this case the Piggly-Wiggly store is still in existence, and for some reason the store is eligible for government grants for upkeep because it is considered "public use" (maybe the store is located in a historically significant...

Wow! I guess I completely mis-understood what "public use" meant. Thanks for the conversation. It is eye opening to me. I'm positive many if not most pilots and the general public don't realize that our tax money is going to fund airports that we have to pay to access (whether from the...

Thanks for the comments. This issue is mostly about ALL public access to the runway being restricted. I'm not talking about private land access for private individuals to access the airport across their private/airport property line, but I'm talking about ALL public access being shut down in...

Thank you, that does make more sense and would explain why some "public-use" airports can charge a landing fee. I feel that if the airport accepts federal funding of any kind then they should be open to the public without fees, including access from the air or from the ground on a public...

I agree completely. However I'm trying to research the subject on my own to see if we can come to a fair agreement between the airport owners and the local land owners before lawyers need to be involved.

What exactly does "public-use" mean? Again, just to be clear, I'm not only questioning the legalities of accessing the airport from private property, but in this case all access is being restricted. There is an existing public road that accesses the runway. The local hangars use this...

Still not following your logic. By your reasoning if you place your business (hotdog stand) on private land adjacent to a public road, then are you a parasite that is inappropriately taking of public goods by accessing the public road. We all pay taxes for the road and expect access to it for...

This issue isn't about access directly from private land to the airport. Read above.

Greg, again I fail to follow your logic, and find your parasite comments a little insulting. If you put your hotdog truck on private land along side a public road, and then that road was fenced off and you were charged to access it through a gate, would that be okay? It is your tax money...

It was previously owned by either the city or county, but recently (in the last several years) was sold to a private organization. Are you talking about federal grants for improvements? According to airport management not yet, but the general thought is they are putting up the fence in order...

Greg, I'm not sure what you are referring to. Of course we would all go buy a private airstrip if we could. But that is out of the question for many of the local small businesses that rely on access to this public use airport. These businesses were built on adjacent private property to the...

I have a legal question about access to a public use airport. This is a small airport where several businesses and private individuals base their aircraft on private lots adjacent to the airport. The owners of the airport have decided to comply with the FAA NPIAS program (I assume to gain...