The City Manager shall appoint a Manager of the Municipal Airport of the City.  He shall be charged with the enforcement of this article and with the proper operations of the airport.

(Code 1982; see also 2-109 et seq.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to navigate any aircraft from, to or over the Municipal Airport otherwise than in conformity with current air traffic rules established by any agency of the State of Kansas and/or the United States government having jurisdiction.

(Code 1982)

No person shall use the Municipal Airport as a base or terminal for the transportation of passengers, freight, express or mail for hire or for commercial flight instruction or for communications without first having secured permission therefore from the Airport Manager.  All other commercial activities may be conducted only after first obtaining a written consent of the Board of Commissioners.

(Code 1982)

No person shall engage in the sale of refreshments, food or any other commodity within the confines of the Municipal Airport without first having secured permission therefore from the Airport Manager.

(Code 1982; see also Ch. 11)

Upon authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration, the owner of any aircraft, his pilot or agent shall be responsible for the prompt removal and disposal of wrecked or damaged aircraft and the parts thereof from the traveled portion of the airport so as to avoid interference with field operations.

(Code 1982; see also 10-201 et seq.)

All repairs and maintenance to aircraft and aircraft engines shall be made in the spaces designated for that purpose by the Airport Manager and shall not be made on the area reserved for landings, takeoffs or tie-down parking areas.

(Code 1982)

All aircraft shall land and take off on areas designated as runways by the Airport Manager and as recognized and/or as authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, and no person shall take off or land in an aircraft, except helicopters, on or from taxiways or parking ramps.

(Code 1982)

Every pilot landing in an aircraft at the Municipal Airport shall first assure himself that there is no danger of collision with other aircraft taking off, landing or taxiing before and while taxiing to the line on, or other part of, the airport.  All aircraft shall be taxied at a slow and reasonable speed, particularly in the vicinity of hangars and other buildings and other taxiing aircraft.

(Code 1982)

No aircraft shall be taxied into or out of hangars.

(Code 1982)

No aircraft engine shall be started or operated unless a competent person is in the cockpit attending to the controls.

(Code 1982)

No aircraft engines shall be operated in any hangar except upon express permission of the Airport Manager.

(Code 1982)

No aircraft shall be fueled while the engine is operating except upon express permission of the Airport Manager.

(Code 1982)

Aircraft shall be started and warmed up only in the places designated for such purposes by the Airport Manager.  At no time shall engines be tuned up in such positions that hangars, shops or other buildings or any person shall be in the path of the propeller stream.

(Code 1982)

All unhoused aircraft shall be parked in the space designated for that purpose by the Airport Manager and shall be firmly secured to the ground when left unattended.

(Code 1982)

The operators of automobiles and other vehicles, excepting only the drivers of vehicles regularly employed and servicing the airport, shall use no portion of the airport other than designated automotive driveways and parking areas.  This automotive traffic prohibition includes runways, taxiways, aprons and grassy areas.

(Code 1982; see also 13-301 et seq.)

No person shall smoke in any hangar or any room or building at the airport except in areas where smoking is specifically authorized.

(Code 1982; see also 10-101 et seq.)

All mechanical work except inspection, removal and replacement of parts shall be performed only in the repair shop and shall not be performed in the storage areas of hangars.

(Code 1982)

If there shall be any conflict between the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations established by any federal agency having jurisdiction, the federal rules shall apply.  All persons using the airport must conform to such federal rules and regulations.

(Code 1982)

Parachuting onto the Municipal Airport shall be prohibited except when necessary in the interest of national defense or when specifically approved by the Board of Commissioners.

(Code 1982)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class A Misdemeanor.

(Code 1982)