Regulations and Minumum Standards—(73 KB)
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Air Operations Area (back to top)
That area used or intended to be used for landing, takeoff, or surface maneuvering of aircraft.

Air Taxi
An aviation service defined under either Part 121 or Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Such operations may be subject to the Minimum Standards herein.

Aircraft
Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for flight in air. See specific classifications of business, club, commercial, private, or public aircraft.

Airport
The Rock Hill-York County Airport/Bryant Field, located near the intersection of SC Highway 161 and State Road S-46-678.

Airport Commission
The Rock Hill - York County Airport Commission as established by the City Code pursuant to the Agreement between the City of Rock Hill and York County dated June 8, 1992.

Airport Manager
The Airport Manager is the City Manager, or his designee. 

Airside
See Air Operations Area

Apron
That area intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refueling, parking, or maintenance.

Aviation fuel
Avgas, aviation gasoline, jet fuel, auto gas, bottled propane, or any other fuel brought onto the Airport to be used in aircraft. 

Based aircraft (back to top)
An aircraft that is (a) owned by a Fixed Base Operator located at the airport under a lease; (b) parked in a tiedown or hangar leased from either an FBO or the airport; or (c) the subject of an access agreement.

Business aircraft
Aircraft owned by businesses not engaged in any aviation business covered by the Minimum Standards herein. 

Cargo (Air) (back to top)
Any property carried on an aircraft other than mail, stores, or baggage.

City
The City of Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Club aircraft
Aircraft owned and operated in accordance with the Flying Club section of these Regulations.

Commercial aircraft
Aircraft owned by a Fixed Base Operation under any portion of the Minimum Standards herein.

Commercial Operation
Any business activity at the Airport the purpose of which is to make a profit. See Concessionaire and Fixed Base Operation.

Concessionaire
A business operation at or on the Airport under a concession agreement.

County
The County of York, South Carolina. 

FAA (back to top)
The Federal Aviation Administration.

Fixed Base Operation (FBO)
An individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation engaged in one or more aeronautical services for which minimum standards are provided herein and which has entered into a written lease or agreement for the use of any portion of the airport.

Flight pattern
The configuration or form of a flight path flown, or prescribed to be flown, by an aircraft as in making an approach to a landing.

Flying clubs
A flying club is recognized as a plan for the joint ownership of aircraft and distribution of the cost of maintaining and operating such aircraft.

Hangar-keeper (back to top)
An aircraft storage Fixed Base Operator. 

Instructor (back to top)
Any individual holding the requisite FAA certificate who gives or offers to give for compensation instruction in the operation, repair, or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft powerplants and accessories, or other aviation accouterments including the repair, packaging and maintenance of parachutes. 

Owner (of the Airport) (back to top)
The City of Rock Hill

Owner Service Area
A designated location for servicing of aircraft.

Person (back to top)
A natural person.

Private aircraft
Aircraft owned by individuals and operated non-commercially.

Private facilities
Those areas leased to an aircraft owner for aircraft storage or to a Fixed Base Operation or concessionaire.

Public aircraft
Aircraft owned and operated by a local, state or federal government entity.

Public facilities
The following facilities on the Airport:

• Runways for the purpose of landing and take off.
• Taxiways for the purpose of ground movement of aircraft. 
• Aircraft parking space for the purpose of parking and storing aircraft; loading and unloading passengers, baggage, mail, and cargo; performing operations incidental to the immediate preparation of aircraft for departure, such as inspection, cleaning, and fueling; making minor and emergency repairs to aircraft; parking mobile equipment actively used in connection with the foregoing.
• Access to the ramp for the primary purpose of loading and unloading passengers and their baggage, and the loading and unloading of mail and cargo.
• Any other space, facilities or services provided for public use by aircraft operations.

Ramp (back to top)
See Apron.

Refueler truck
Any motor vehicle used for transporting, handling, or dispensing of aviation fuels, oils, and lubricants.

Regular operation
Landing or takeoff at the Airport on 12 or more days in any 6 month period. 

South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC) (back to top)
See SCDOA.

SCDOA
The South Carolina Division of Aeronautics.

Sponsor
See Owner.

Surface Vehicle
Every device in repose, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway, including bicycles. 

Terminal area (back to top)
That area used or intended to be used for such facilities as terminal and cargo buildings, gates, hangars, shops, other service buildings, automobile parking, airport motels, restaurants, garages, and automobile service; and an area for parking and positioning of aircraft in the vicinity of the terminal building(s) for loading and unloading. 

Ultralight and non-powered aircraft (back to top)
Balloons, dirigibles and other lighter than air craft and aircraft that are not required to be registered by the FAA solely because of having less power than the minimum power required to register.