Sec.
159.1 Applicability.
159.2 Motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire on Washington National
Airport.
159.3 [Reserved]
159.4 Motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire on Dulles International
Airport.
159.5 Lost articles.
Subpart B--Motor Vehicle Rules
159.11 Applicability of Virginia laws.
159.13 Special operating rules.
159.15 Operator's license.
159.17 Speed.
159.19 Passenger's occupancy.
159.21 Emergency vehicles; right-of-way.
159.23 Parking.
159.25 Accident reports.
159.27 Repair of motor vehicles.
159.29 Busses.
159.31 Moving of motor vehicles.
159.33 License tags.
159.35 Use of access highway to Dulles International Airport.
Subpart C--Aircraft Rules
159.40 Nighttime noise limitations.
159.41 Confinement of aircraft operations.
159.43 Parking of aircraft.
159.47 Disabled aircraft.
159.48 Malfunctioning aircraft.
159.49 Accident reports.
159.51 Refusal of clearance.
159.53 Minimum pilot certificate requirement.
159.55 Registration of aircraft.
159.57 Demonstrations.
159.59 Aircraft equipment and operation rules.
159.60 [Reserved]
159.61 Taxiing rules.
159.63 Use of gate positions.
Subpart D--Rules of Conduct
159.71 Applicable laws.
159.73 Sanitation.
159.75 Preservation of property.
159.77 Airport and equipment.
159.79 Weapons, explosives and incendiaries.
159.81 Coin-operated machines.
159.83 False report.
159.85 Interfering or tampering with aircraft.
159.87 Repairing of aircraft.
159.89 Restricted areas.
159.91 Commercial activity.
159.93 Certain non-commercial activities.
159.94 Prohibited conduct relating to non-commercial activity.
159.95 Commercial photography.
159.97 Use of roads and walks.
159.99 Animals.
159.101 Loitering.
159.103 Drugs.
159.105 Games.
159.107 Use of Airport and airspace.
159.109 Impersonation.
159.111 Forgery and counterfeiting.
Subpart E--Fire Hazards and Fueling Operations
159.121 Cleaning fluids.
159.123 Open-flame operations.
159.125 Smoking.
159.127 Storage.
159.129 Apron surface areas and floor surfaces.
159.131 Doping.
159.133 Fueling operations.
159.135 Radio operation.
159.137 Operating motor vehicles in hangar.
159.139 Grounding of aircraft in hangars.
159.141 Runway foaming services.
Subpart F--Obligations of Tenants
159.151 Use of premises.
159.153 Trash containers.
159.155 Bulletin boards.
159.157 Storage of equipment.
159.159 Fire apparatus.
159.161 Discrimination or segregation.
Subpart G--Mobile Lounges at Dulles International Airport
159.171 Scope.
159.173 Rules of conduct.
159.175 Rules governing mobile lounge service.
Subpart H--Charges
159.181 Landing fees.
159.183 Service fees.
159.184 Definitions.
159.185 Payment for services.
Subpart I--Enforcement [Reserved]
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 2402 and 2424; the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-591, Oct. 30, 1986.
(a) This part prescribes the rules governing the use and occupancy of the
following airports (in this part referred to as "the Airport"):
(1) Washington National Airport as described in section 1301 of Title 7 of
the District of Columbia Code, 1961 Edition, and including buildings and
facilities of that airport.
(2) Dulles International Airport, consisting of the land and access road,
located in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, Virginia, acquired in Civil Actions
Nos. 1638M and 1902M, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia, Alexandria Division, and including buildings and facilities on that
airport.
(b) The Director of the Bureau of National Capital Airports and with
respect to each Airport, the Airport's Manager may issue such orders and
instructions as are necessary for administering this part. The Manager of
each Airport described in paragraph (a) of this section may post signs at the
Airport to which he is assigned which state or apply outstanding rules,
regulations, orders or instructions. Each person on the Airport shall comply
with these orders, instructions, and signs.
[Doc. No. 1584, 28 FR 1036 Feb. 2, 1963, as amended by Amdt. 159-3, 28 FR
9384, Aug. 27, 1963; Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR 18367, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.2 Motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire on Washington
National Airport.
(a) No person may operate a taxicab or other motor vehicle on Washington
National Airport for the purpose of picking up a passenger for hire unless he
operates in accordance with one of the following conditions:
(1) He has a contract with the United States authorizing him to pick up
passengers for hire on that airport.
(2) He operates a taxicab, in other than a taxicab pickup zone, to carry
immediately from that airport a passenger picked up in response to a prior
request, and his manifest shows the time the request was made, the name of
the person to be picked up, and the time and the point of the pickup.
(3) He operates a taxicab, in other than a taxicab pickup zone, to carry
immediately from that airport a passenger picked up, without a prior request,
at the point of and immediately upon discharge of another passenger delivered
there.
(4) He operates a taxicab on that airport to pick up a person or persons
within an area designated as a taxicab pickup zone and pays a $.50 fee for
each such pickup (individual or group). However, the airport manager may
designate hours of operation during which a fee need not be paid.
(b) No person may operate a taxicab or other motor vehicle on Washington
National Airport for the purpose of picking up or discharging a passenger for
hire unless he complies with each of the following requirements:
(1) He may not solicit passengers.
(2) He may not carry in his vehicle a nonpaying passenger other than a
trainee driver.
(3) He must obey all posted official airport signs and all lawful
directions and signals of airport police.
(c) No person may operate a taxicab on Washington National Airport for the
purpose of picking up a passenger for hire unless he complies with each of
the following requirements:
(1) He must remain in his vehicle while waiting to enter a taxicab pickup
zone or while in a taxicab pickup zone, except when assisting a passenger to
enter the vehicle or when loading a passenger's baggage.
(2) He must accept as passengers those persons and only those persons
assigned by the taxicab dispatcher, if the taxicab dispatcher is on duty at
that pickup zone at the time the pickup is made.
(3) He must obey all lawful directions and signals of taxicab dispatchers.
(4) He must be licensed to operate a taxicab, and the taxicab must be
licensed, by one of the following:
(i) The City of Alexandria;
(ii) The City of Falls Church;
(iii) Arlington County;
(iv) Fairfax County;
(v) Montgomery County;
(vi) Prince George's County;
(vii) The District of Columbia.
(5) He must have in his possession the licenses required by paragraph
(c)(4) of this section.
(6) Upon the request of an airport police officer, he must surrender for
inspection to that officer the licenses required by paragraph (c)(4) of this
section.
(7) He must display in his taxicab, in a place conspicuous to passengers,
his taxicab operator's license and a schedule of the rates issued by the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission or the jurisdiction that has
licensed his taxicab, as appropriate under paragraph (c)(9) of this section.
(8) He must permit airport police to inspect his taxicab to determine if he
is displaying the license and rate schedule required by paragraph (c)(7) of
this section.
(9) He must charge no more than the passenger fares prescribed by the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission for interstate
transportation, if his taxicab does not have a meter, or those prescribed by
the jurisdiction that has licensed his taxicab, if his taxicab has a meter,
when transporting a passenger from a point on Washington National Airport to:
(i) Another point on that airport;
(ii) A point on Dulles International Airport;
(iii) A point within the City of Alexandria or the City of Falls Church;
(iv) A point within the District of Columbia; or
(v) Any point within the outer geographical boundaries of Arlington County,
Fairfax County, Montgomery County, or Prince George's County.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) The word "taxicab" means any motor vehicle that has a seating capacity
of not more than eight passengers in addition to the operator, is being
operated for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire between points
along the public streets as the passengers may direct, and is not being
operated on a regular route or schedule or between fixed terminals; and
(2) The words "taxicab dispatcher" means any person employed by or
designated by the airport manager to direct the movement of taxicabs.
[Doc. No. 15075, 41 FR 19623, May 13, 1976]
Sec. 159.3 [Reserved]
Sec. 159.4 Motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire on Dulles
International Airport.
(a) No person may operate a taxicab or other motor vehicle on Dulles
International Airport for the purpose of picking up a passenger for hire
unless he operates in accordance with one of the following conditions:
(1) He has a contract with the United States authorizing him to pick up
passengers for hire on that airport.
(2) He operates a taxicab to carry immediately from that airport a
passenger picked up in response to a prior request, and his manifest shows
the time the request was made, the name of the person to be picked up, and
the time and the point of the pickup.
(3) He operates a taxicab to carry immediately from that airport a
passenger picked up, without a prior request, at the point of and immediately
upon discharge of another passenger delivered there.
(b) No person may operate a taxicab or other motor vehicle on Dulles
International Airport for the purpose of picking up or discharging a
passenger for hire unless he complies with each of the following
requirements:
(1) He may not solicit passengers.
(2) He may not carry in his vehicle a nonpaying passenger other than a
trainee driver.
(3) He must obey all posted official airport signs and all lawful
directions and signals of airport police.
(4) He must permit airport police to inspect his vehicle to determine if he
is displaying, in a place conspicuous to passengers, his name tag and rate
schedule.
(c) No person may operate a taxicab on Dulles International Airport for the
purpose of picking up a passenger for hire unless he complies with each of
the following requirements:
(1) He must remain in his vehicle while waiting to enter a taxicab pickup
zone or while in a taxicab pickup zone, except when assisting a passenger to
enter the vehicle or when loading a passenger's baggage.
(2) He must obey all lawful directions and signals of taxicab dispatchers.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) The word "taxicab" means any motor vehicle that has a seating capacity
of not more than eight passengers in addition to the operator, is being
operated for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire between points
along the public streets as the passengers may direct, and is not being
operated on a regular route or schedule or between fixed terminals; and
(2) The words "taxicab dispatcher" mean any person employed by or
designated by the Airport Manager to direct the movement of taxicabs.
[Doc. No. 15075, 41 FR 19624, May 13, 1976]
Sec. 159.5 Lost articles.
Each person who finds a lost article on the Airport shall deposit it at the
office of the Airport police branch. If the article is not claimed by its
owner within 90 days after it is deposited, it may be returned to the finder.
Subpart B--Motor Vehicle Rules
Sec. 159.11 Applicability of Virginia laws.
(a) Section 13 of title 18 of the U.S. Code makes applicable on Dulles
International Airport and on Washington National Airport the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia governing operation of motor vehicles on public
highways, to the extent that those laws are not inconsistent with this part.
(b) The rules of conduct and prohibitions of Chapter 4, Regulation of
Traffic, of title 46.1, Motor Vehicles, of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as
amended, that carry penalties greater than a fine of not more than $500 or
imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, are hereby incorporated
by reference as provisions of this part, to the extent that they apply by
their terms to the circumstances at the airport and are not inconsistent with
specific provisions of this part. The penalties provided by Virginia law for
violations of these rules and prohibitions are not incorporated.
[Amdt. 159-4, 30 FR 1037, Feb. 2, 1965]
Sec. 159.13 Special operating rules.
(a) No person may operate a motor vehicle on the landing area, ramp, or
trucking concourse in the terminal building, unless--
(1) The vehicle has been inspected and approved by the Airport Manager or
his agent; and
(2) That person holds a current operator's permit issued by the Airport
Manager or is properly escorted by an Airport vehicle.
(b) The Airport Manager may issue a motor vehicle operator permit to any
competent operator, that he considers necessary for the safe and efficient
operation of the Airport. The Manager may in his discretion, revoke such a
permit at any time.
(c) No person may operate a two-wheeled motor vehicle on the landing area,
or ramp on the Airport.
(d) No person may ride a bicycle on the Airport without permission of the
Airport Manager.
[Docket No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33
FR 18367, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.15 Operator's license.
(a) No person may operate any motor vehicle on an Airport road unless he
holds a current operator's license issued by a political jurisdiction or
governmental agency in the United States or a foreign country.
(b) No person may operate any U.S Government motor vehicle on the Airport
unless he holds a current U.S. Government Motor Vehicle Operator's
Identification Card.
[Amdt. 159-3, 28 FR 9385, Aug. 27, 1963, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR
18367, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.17 Speed.
(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Airport Manager no person may
operate a motor vehicle at a speed--
(1) Of more than six miles an hour in the baggage concourse in the terminal
building;
(2) Of more than 15 miles an hour on any apron or ramp;
(3) Of more than 25 miles an hour on any taxiway, runway, restricted
service road, or other aircraft movement area other than the apron or ramp;
or
(4) Higher than the speed limit posted by the Airport Manager on any area
of the Airport not covered by paragraphs (a) (1) through (3) of this section.
(b) No person may operate a motor vehicle on the Airport in a careless or
reckless manner.
(c) Each person operating a motor vehicle on the Airport shall operate it
so as to have it under proper control at all times, weather and traffic
conditions considered.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-1, 28 FR
1036, Feb. 2, 1963; Amdt. 159-9, 31 FR 9865, July 21, 1966]
Sec. 159.19 Passenger's occupancy.
Except in a vehicle designed to carry passengers in such a manner, no
person may, while on the Airport, ride on the running board of a moving motor
vehicle, stand up in the body of a moving motor vehicle, ride on the outside
of the body of a moving motor vehicle, or ride on such a vehicle with his
arms or legs protruding from the body of the vehicle.
Sec. 159.21 Emergency vehicles; right-of-way.
Upon the approach of a police, ambulance, fire department, or other
emergency vehicle giving an audible or visual signal that it is on an
emergency call, each person operating another vehicle on any road on the
Airport shall immediately drive his vehicle parallel with, and as near as
possible to, the right hand edge of the road, clear of all intersections, and
stay there until the emergency vehicle has stopped or passed, unless
otherwise directed by an Airport police officer.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR
18367, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.23 Parking.
(a) No person may park or stand a motor vehicle on the Airport except in an
area specifically designated for parking or standing.
(b) No person may park a motor vehicle in any area on the Airport for a
period longer than is prescribed for that area by the Airport Manager.
(c) No person may park a motor vehicle on the Airport, except in an
attended parking area, for a period longer than 72 hours, without the
specific approval of the Manager.
(d) No person may park a motor vehicle in a metered parking space on the
Airport without depositing the required amount of money (for the time stated
on the meter) in the parking meter controlling that space. If, during the
time a motor vehicle is parked in a space controlled by a meter, the meter
shows that there is a violation, the owner or operator of the vehicle is
violating this paragraph unless he shows that the meter was not working
properly.
(e) No person may park a motor vehicle on the Airport in an area requiring
payment for parking unless he pays the required amount.
(f) No person may park a motor vehicle in a restricted or reserved area on
the Airport unless he displays, in the manner prescribed by the Manager, a
parking permit issued by the Manager for that area.
(g) No person may double park a motor vehicle on any road on the Airport.
For the purposes of this paragraph, parking a vehicle at such a distance from
the curb that another vehicle could park between it and the curb, is
considered to be double parking.
(h) No person may abandon a motor vehicle on the Airport.
(i) No person may park a motor vehicle on the Airport, in a space marked
for the parking of vehicles, in a manner to occupy a part of another marked
space.
(j) No person may leave a motor vehicle standing unattended or parked on
the Airport with a key in the ignition switch, the motor running, a key in
the door lock, or an open door.
(k) No person may park or stand a motor vehicle at any place on the Airport
in violation of any sign posted by the Manager.
(l) No person may park or stand a motor vehicle within 10 feet of a fire
hydrant on the Airport.
Sec. 159.25 Accident reports.
Each operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident between that
vehicle and an aircraft, or in any other motor vehicle accident, on the
Airport, that results in personal injury or in total property damages of more
than $50, shall report it fully to the Airport police office as soon as
possible after the accident. The report must include the name and address of
the person reporting.
[Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR 18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.27 Repair of motor vehicles.
(a) Except for persons authorized by the Airport Manager and except for
minor repairs necessary to move the vehicle from the Airport, no person may
clean or repair a motor vehicle on a road or in a parking area of the
Airport.
(b) No person may, on the Airport, move or interfere or tamper with any
motor vehicle, put its motor into motion, or take or use any part,
instrument, or tool of it, unless he has the permission of the owner or
presents satisfactory evidence to the Manager of his right to do so.
Sec. 159.29 Busses.
No person operating a motor bus for hire may load or unload passengers at
the Airport at a place other than that designated by the Airport Manager.
Sec. 159.31 Moving of motor vehicles.
The Airport Manager or his agent may tow away or otherwise move any motor
vehicle on the Airport that is parked in violation of the regulations of the
Airport, if the Manager or his agent determines that it is a nuisance or
hazard. The Manager may charge a reasonable amount for the moving service and
for the storage of the vehicle, if any. The vehicle is subject to a lien for
that charge.
Sec. 159.33 License tags.
No person may operate, stand, or park a motor vehicle on any road or
parking area on the Airport unless it has current license tags issued by an
appropriate authority. Any motor vehicle that is found standing or parked on
the Airport in violation of this section may be impounded by an Airport
police officer and removed to the Airport police station or another area of
the Airport designated for that purpose by the Airport Manager.
Sec. 159.35 Use of access highway to Dulles International Airport.
(a) Except in an emergency, and except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
section, private vehicles may enter upon the Dulles Airport Access Highway
only for the purpose of going to, or leaving, Dulles International Airport on
airport related business, or, with the permission of the Airport Manager, to
perform work on the Highway. Entry by any person upon the Dulles Airport
Access Highway for a purpose not authorized by this section is a criminal
offense. Violators are subject to a penalty under these regulations.
(b) Exceptions. Any person may enter upon and travel over the Access
Highway in the following vehicles:
(1) Vehicles operated for the purpose of going directly to or from
performances at the Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts.
(2) Buses operated in common carriage of persons by companies holding a
certificate of public convenience and necessity for an operation for which
use of the highway is appropriate, and buses operated by the Fairfax County
School System.
(3) Until January 1, 1985, or until the opening of the highway in the
Dulles Access Highway right-of-way parallel to the Access Highway in both
directions between Route 28 and Route 123, whichever is earlier:
(i) A vehicle occupied by 4 or more persons,
(ii) A vehicle occupied by 2 or 3 persons displaying a decal that bears an
FAA approval permanently affixed to the front and rear bumpers of the
vehicle, or
(iii) A vehicle occupied by the driver only and displaying a decal that
bears an FAA approval permanently affixed to the front and rear bumpers of
the vehicle.
(4) A vehicle described in paragraphs (b)(3) (i) and (ii) of this section
shall be an authorized carpool and a vehicle described in paragraph
(b)(3)(iii) of this section shall be an "authorized vehicle." The driver of
such a carpool or vehicle shall operate in compliance with the requirements
of road signs pertaining to the Access Highway erected or posted upon the
Access Highway or the approaches thereto.
(c) Except in an emergency, no operator of a private vehicle may--
(1) Enter or leave the Access Highway through an entrance or exit road or
ramp other than one constructed by the FAA as part of the Access Highway
system;
(2) Make a U-turn on the Access Highway;
(3) Enter or cross the median strip of the Access Highway;
(4) Use an exit road or ramp to enter the Access Highway;
(5) Use an entrance road or ramp to leave the Access Highway; or
(6) Operate the vehicle in violation of speed limit signs and other
operating signs posted on the Access Highway.
(Secs. 3 and 4 of the Second Washington Airport Act, 64 Stat. 770; sec. 313
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1359); sec. 6,
Dept. of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655); Secs. 3 and 4 of the Second
Washington Airport Act, 64 Stat. 770; sec. 313 of the Federal Aviation Act of
1958, as amended, 49 U.S.C. 1354(a); (49 U.S.C. 106(g)), (Revised, Pub. L.
97-449, January 12, 9830))
[Doc. No. 19939, 45 FR 22018, Apr. 3, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 159-28, 48 FR
51419, Nov. 8, 1983]
Subpart C--Aircraft Rules
Sec. 159.40 Nighttime noise limitations.
(a) Except in an emergency, and except as allowed by paragraph (b) of this
section, no person may operate an aircraft at Washington National Airport
after 9:59 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. if the noise levels for the aircraft
type and model set out in FAA Advisory Circular 36-3B, which is incorporated
into this part by reference, exceed the applicable noise limit set forth
below. No adjustment for gross weight will be allowed:
Arrivals: 85 dBA as generated on approach.
Departures: 72dBA as generated on takeoff.
(b) An operation scheduled to arrive before 10:00 p.m. and which is cleared
for its approach before 10:30 p.m. shall not be subject to the noise limit
for arrivals set forth in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Aircraft types and models which are not listed in Advisory Circular 36-
3B may be operated at Washington National Airport if the FAA determines that
the aircraft type and model would meet the noise limits of paragraph (a) of
this section if it were tested in accordance with the procedures of Part 36
Appendix C of this chapter and the operator obtains approvals required by
Sec. 159.59(a).
(d) Availability of advisory circular. Advisory Circular 36-3B may be
inspected and copied at any FAA Regional Office or General Aviation District
Office. Copies of the circular are available free of charge and may be
obtained from any of those offices or from the DOT Distribution Unit, M-
443.1, Washington, D.C. 20590.
(Secs. 103, 307 (a), (b) and (c), 313(a), of the Federal Aviation Act of
1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1303, 1348 and 1354); secs. 2 and 5 of the Act
for the Administration of Washington National Airport, 54 Stat. 688 as
amended by 61 Stat. 94; sec. 4 of the Second Washington Airport Act, 64 Stat.
770; sec. 6 of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655))
[Doc. No. 21955, 46 FR 58049, Nov. 27, 1981]
Sec. 159.41 Confinement of aircraft operations.
No person may operate an aircraft on the Airport except on a hard surface
area unless otherwise authorized by the air traffic control tower. No person
may use a taxi strip on the Airport for a takeoff or landing except as
authorized by the Airport Manager.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-9, 33 FR
11076, Aug. 3, 1968]
Sec. 159.43 Parking of aircraft.
No person may park an aircraft in any area on the Airport other than that
prescribed by the Airport Manager or his authorized representative. No
employee of the FAA may make the United States responsible for the care or
protection of any aircraft (other than of the United States) that is parked
on the Airport.
Sec. 159.47 Disabled aircraft.
The owner of an aircraft or part thereof that is disabled shall have it
promptly repaired or moved from the Airport unless he is required to delay it
pending investigation of an accident. If he does not remove it within a
reasonable time, the Airport Manager may remove it at the owner's expense and
without liability for additional damage resulting from the removal.
Sec. 159.48 Malfunctioning aircraft.
No person may operate an aircraft on the ramp area or at any aircraft gate
position on the Airport until the Airport Manager or his designee has allowed
that operation if--
(a) That person has reported, has knowledge of, or has been advised of, an
indication of a fire in the aircraft;
(b) The brakes of the aircraft are inadequate because they are
malfunctioning; or
(c) The aircraft has completely lost power on one side.
Complete loss of power on one side in the case of three-engine aircraft means
loss of power of the center and one other engine.
(a) Each operator of an aircraft that is involved in an accident on the
Airport shall report it fully to the Airport Manager within 24 hours after
the accident. The report must include the name and address of the person
reporting.
(b) In a case where a written report of the accident is otherwise required,
a copy of that report may be given to the Manager instead of the one required
by paragraph (a) of this section.
Sec. 159.51 Refusal of clearance.
The Airport Manager may delay or restrict any flight or other aircraft
operation at the Airport for any reason that he considers justifiable.
Sec. 159.53 Minimum pilot certificate requirement.
No person operating a civil aircraft may land at or take off from the
Airport (including touch and go operations) unless he holds at least a
private pilot certificate.
[Amdt. 159-12, 34 FR 19192, Dec. 4, 1969]
Sec. 159.55 Registration of aircraft.
The pilot of each aircraft whose owner or lessee does not have a contract
with the United States for the aircraft to use the Airport, shall register at
the operations office of the Airport fixed-base operator immediately upon
landing and shall report to that operations office before taking off.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-8, 31 FR
9865, July 21, 1966]
Sec. 159.57 Demonstrations.
No person may give a flight or ground demonstration on the Airport, and no
person may bring an aircraft to the Airport for an aerial demonstration
within the Airport control zone without the specific approval of the Airport
Manager. This section does not apply to courtesy flights, with new equipment,
by air carriers.
Sec. 159.59 Aircraft equipment and operation rules.
(a) Except when authorized by the Airport Manager, no person may operate a
fixed-wing aircraft on the Airport unless it has a tail or nose wheel and
wheel brakes.
(b) If the pilot of an aircraft that does not have adequate brakes is
authorized by the Airport Manager to taxi his aircraft, he may not taxi it
near a building or a parked aircraft unless there is an attendant at the wing
of his aircraft to help him.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, an aircraft
that has wings and tail higher than five feet from the ground and does not
have adequate brakes may not be taxied on the Airport under any conditions
and must be towed if it is necessary to move it.
[Amdt. 159-29, 51 FR 43587, Dec. 3, 1986]
Sec. 159.60 [Reserved]
Sec. 159.61 Taxiing rules.
(a) No person may move an aircraft on the Airport in a careless or reckless
manner.
(b) No person may start or run an engine in an aircraft on the Airport
unless there is a competent person in the aircraft at the engine controls,
and unless blocks have been placed in front of the wheels or the aircraft has
adequate parking brakes.
(c) No person may run an engine of an aircraft parked on the Airport in a
manner that damages any other property or aircraft, or that blows paper,
dirt, or other material across taxiways or runway, so as to endanger the
safety of operation on the Airport.
(d) Each person operating an aircraft on a part of the Airport that is not
under the direction of air traffic control shall comply with the orders,
signals, and directions of the authorized representative of the Airport
Manager.
(e) No person may start or taxi any aircraft on the Airport in a place
where the exhaust blast is likely to cause injury to persons or property. If
the aircraft cannot be taxied without violating this paragraph, the operator
must have it towed to the desired destination.
(f) Each person operating a large propeller-driven aircraft shall lower its
flaps when taxiing out of an aircraft gate position.
(g) No person may move a rotorcraft at a place on the Airport (other than a
heliport) while its rotors are turning unless there is a clear area of at
least 50 feet from the outer tip of each rotor. No person may move a
rotorcraft at a heliport while its rotors are turning unless there is a clear
area of at least 20 feet from the outer tip of each rotor.
Sec. 159.63 Use of gate positions.
(a) No person may use an aircraft gate position on the Airport unless he
has been authorized to use it.
(b) Except in an emergency, no person may enplane or deplane passengers on
the Airport in an area that has not been established for that purpose by the
Airport Manager.
(c) No person operating a private, itinerant, nonscheduled, or military
aircraft may park, stand, unload passengers, obstruct or attempt to use any
aircraft gate position assigned to a scheduled air carrier, without the
advance approval of the Airport Manager.
(d) Except when specifically authorized by the Airport Manager, no person
may double park an aircraft at a passenger gate.
(e) No person may enplane or deplane passengers from a double parked
aircraft through any gate other than the gate at which the aircraft is
parked.
(f) Each person operating a jet aircraft on the Airport shall use only the
gates designated by the Airport Manager for jet aircraft.
Subpart D--Rules of Conduct
Sec. 159.71 Applicable laws.
Pursuant to section 13 of Title 18, United States Code, and except as
otherwise provided in this part, the criminal laws of Virginia relating to
the following apply on the Airport:
(a) Disorderly conduct.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Obscene literature.
(d) Drunkenness.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR
18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.73 Sanitation.
(a) No person may release, deposit, blow, or spread any bodily discharge on
the floor, wall, partition, furniture, or any other part of a public comfort
station, terminal building, hangar, or other building on the Airport, other
than directly into a fixture provided for that purpose.
(b) No person may place any foreign object in any plumbing fixture of a
public comfort station, terminal building, hangar, or other building on the
Airport.
(c) No person may dispose of sewerage, garbage, refuse, paper, or other
material on the Airport except in a receptacle provided for that purpose.
(d) No person may eat food or drink a beverage on the Airport except in
areas specifically designed for that purpose.
Sec. 159.75 Preservation of property.
No person may, without the specific permission of the Airport Manager:
(a) Destroy, injure, deface, or disturb any building, sign, equipment,
marker, or other structure, tree, flower, lawn, or other public property on
the Airport;
(b) Walk on a lawn or seeded area of the Airport;
(c) Alter, add to, or erect any building on the Airport;
(d) Make an excavation on the Airport; or
(e) Willfully abandon any personal property on the Airport.
Sec. 159.77 Airport and equipment.
No person may interfere or tamper with, or injure, any part of the Airport
or its equipment.
Sec. 159.79 Weapons, explosives and incendiaries.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may--
(1) Carry on the airport any deadly or dangerous weapon, concealed on
unconcealed, on or about his or her person or accessible property on the
airport unless the weapon--
(i) If a firearm, or a pellet pistol or pellet rifle, is unloaded or, if
another type of weapon, is deactivated to the extent possible; and
(ii) Is packaged for shipment in a container that is locked or otherwise
secure;
(2) Carry any bomb or similar explosive or incendiary device, concealed or
unconcealed, on or about his or her person or accessible property on the
airport; or
(3) Carry any bomb, or similar explosive or incendiary device, or deadly or
dangerous weapon on or about his or her person or accessible property--
(i) When performance has begun of the inspection of the individual's person
or accessible property before entering the sterile area; or
(ii) When entering or in a sterile area.
(b) No person may furnish, give, sell, or trade a weapon on the airport.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a weapon includes a firearm, pellet
pistol or rifle, dagger, razor, stiletto, knife with a blade longer than
three inches, blackjack, bow and arrow, sling shot, slung shot, metal
knuckles, or any object of a like kind.
(d) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to Special Agents and
Security Officers of the Department of Transportation, persons authorized to
carry a weapon aboard an aircraft as described in Secs. 107.21, 108.11 and
129.27 of this chapter of the CFR or to a law enforcement officer on official
duty. Paragraph (a)(1) of this section does not apply to any person who has
received the written permission of the airport manager to carry a weapon on
the airport. Paragraph (a)(2) of this section does not apply to any person
who has received the written permission of the airport manager to carry an
explosive or incendiary device on the airport.
(e) For the purpose of this section, "unloaded" means the firearm has no
live round of ammunition, cartridge, detonator or powder in the chamber or in
a clip, magazine or cylinder inserted in it, or, in the case of a pellet
pistol or rifle, contains no pellet in the chamber with compressed gas or
compressed and latched spring.
(f) For the purpose of this section, "sterile area" means "sterile area" as
defined in Sec. 107.1 of this chapter.
[Amdt. 159-30, 52 FR 21504, June 8, 1987; 52 FR 23762, June 24, 1987]
Sec. 159.81 Coin-operated machines.
No person may, on the Airport:
(a) Use or attempt to use a coin-operated machine that requires the deposit
of a coin for its use, without first depositing the coins required by the
instructions on the machine;
(b) Place or attempt to place, in a coin-operated machine, a slug, foreign
coin, or object other than the coin required by the instructions on the
machine; or
(c) Pass through, over, or under a turnstile that requires the deposit of a
coin for its use, without first depositing the required coin in the
turnstile.
Sec. 159.83 False report.
No person may make a false report of conduct on, or the operation or use
of, the Airport to the Airport Manager or any Airport police officer.
Sec. 159.85 Interfering or tampering with aircraft.
No person may interfere or tamper with an aircraft on the Airport or put
its engine in motion, or use any aircraft, aircraft parts, instruments, or
tools on the Airport, without the permission of the owner.
Sec. 159.87 Repairing of aircraft.
No person may repair an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or apparatus
in an area of the Airport other than that specifically designated for that
purpose by the Airport Manager. However, this does not prevent a minor
adjustment being made while the aircraft is on a loading ramp preparing to
takeoff, if the adjustment is necessary to prevent a delayed takeoff.
Sec. 159.89 Restricted areas.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, no person, may, without the
written permission of the airport manager, enter any restricted area on the
airport.
(b) No person may enter the aerodrome, the control tower, any hangar, the
apron, or any other part of the Airport specified by the Airport Manager
except--
(1) A person assigned to duty at that place;
(2) An authorized representative of the Administrator or the Civil
Aeronautics Board;
(3) A passenger who, under appropriate supervision, is entering the apron
to embark or debark; or
(4) Any other person authorized by the Manager, or by a tenant for an area
he occupies.
(c) "Restricted area" under this section means an area of the airport where
entry is prohibited or limited to certain persons by means of a barrier, a
sign, or a verbal statement of an airport security agent, operations officer,
or law enforcement officer.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-30, 52 FR
21504, June 8, 1987]
Sec. 159.91 Commercial activity.
(a) No person may engage in any commercial activity on the Airport without
the approval of, and under terms and conditions prescribed by, the Airport
Manager.
(b) For the purpose of this section "commercial activity" means any
activity undertaken for profit including the sale, provision, advertisement
or display of goods or services.
[Doc. No. 20200, 45 FR 35320, May 27, 1980]
Sec. 159.93 Certain non-commercial activities.
(a) This section applies to the following activities undertaken not for
profit but for non-commercial purpose (hereinafter referred to as "non-
commercial" activities):
(1) The distribution of any written or printed matter to the general public
including distribution for the conduct of surveys and petitions. The
distribution of items or material other than printed material will be treated
as a "commercial activity" under this part.
(2) The solicitation of funds from the general public whether or not in
connection with the distribution of written or printed matter.
(3) The sale of written or printed matter. All other sales of any material,
items, or services will be treated as a "commercial activity" under this
part.
(b) Each person conducting any non-commercial activity must hold a valid
permit issued by the Airport Manager and conduct the activity in conformity
with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the permit. Each permit
shall describe the activity authorized and the area in which it may be
conducted.
(c) Procedure. Unless by prior application all available permits have been
granted, applications will be processed as follows:
(1) Each person who seeks to distribute written or printed matter without
soliciting funds or selling such matter shall immediately be given a single
permit for leafletting for noncommercial purposes upon his request.
(2) Each person who seeks to solicit contributions or sell written or
printed matter may do so only in connection with religious expression or as a
representative of a noncommercial organization. Each such person shall
immediately be given a single permit upon submission of an application,
signed by the applicant, containing the following:
(i) The applicant's name, address, and telephone number.
(ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the organization that the
applicant purports to represent, and a letter or other documentation that the
applicant has authority to represent that organization. (This submission is
not required of an individual who would be soliciting in connection with
religious expression and who is not representing an organization.)
(iii) The name and title of the person in the organization who will have
supervision of and responsibility for the activity at the airport, if
applicable.
(iv) A statement that the sale of printed matter and/or the solicitation of
funds is for noncommercial purposes.
(v) One of the following:
(A) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant represents, and
will be soliciting funds or selling written or printed matter for the sole
benefit of, a religion or religious group.
(B) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant represents, and
will be soliciting funds or selling written or printed matter for the sole
benefit of, a political organization a function of which is to influence the
nomination, election, or appointment of one or more individuals to Federal,
state, or local public office; to influence Federal, state, or local
legislation; or to advocate issues or causes to the public.
(C) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant's organization
has received an official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruling or letter of
determination stating that the organization or its parent organization
qualifies for tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. 501 (c)(3), (c)(4), or
(c)(5).
(D) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant's organization
has applied to the IRS for a determination of tax-exempt status under 26
U.S.C. 501 (c)(3), (c)(4), or (c)(5), and that the IRS has not yet issued a
final administrative ruling or determination on such status.
(E) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant's organization
has on file with the Virginia Administrator of Consumer Affairs a current
registration statement in accordance with the Virginia Annotated Code,
Section 57-49 (1978 Cumulative Supplement), "Registration of Charitable
Organizations."
(d) Failure to submit the information required by paragraph (c) of this
section shall result in denial of a solicitation permit. Upon request, for a
leafletting permit, or upon submission of a completed signed application, for
a solicitation permit, a permit shall be issued unless all available permits
have been issued to prior applicants.
(e) Applications for permits must be submitted to the Operations Office of
the airport concerned. Permits will be granted on a a "first come, first
served" basis. The area will be granted on a "first come, first choice"
basis. The permits are not transferable except among individuals who have
completed and submitted applications for the same permit.
(f) Duration. Each permit shall authorize the holder to conduct non-
commercial activities for a period of 48 hours. Permits shall not be extended
or renewed. After the expiration of the permit a new leafletting or
solicitation permit may be issued to the former permit holder upon request or
submission of a new application respectively. In such a case, applicants may
be permitted to incorporate by reference any required documentation filed
with a previous application.
(g) Areas. Each permit shall specify the area in which the non-commercial
activity may be conducted by the permit holder. Permits shall be issued for
the following areas up to the maximum number indicated:
(1) Washington National Airport:
(i) The Northwest/Trans World Airlines lobby (2),
(ii) The American Airlines lobby (1),
(iii) The main concourse and balcony (2),
(iv) The north terminal (2),
(v) The sidewalk in front of the Piedmont Aviation Terminal (1).
(2) Dulles International Airport between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
(i) Upper level main concourse south of ticketing area (4),
(ii) Lower level south concourse (1),
(iii) Lower level east (1),
(iv) Lower level west (1).
The areas are on display on a floor plan at the Operations Office of each
Airport.
(h) Nothing in this part shall be construed as impairing or expanding any
right which an airport lessee may otherwise have, by virtue of its leasehold
interest in airport premises, to regulate access to those areas under its
exclusive control.
[Doc. No. 20200, 45 FR 35320, May 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 159-21, 45 FR
70238, Oct. 23, 1980]
Sec. 159.94 Prohibited conduct relating to non-commercial activity.
No person may conduct non-commercial activity:
(a) Without a permit or with a permit that has expired.
(b) With a permit issued in response to an intentionally false application.
(c) With a permit outside the area designated on the permit.
(d) Within 10 feet of the following:
(1) A ticket counter,
(2) A baggage claim facility,
(3) A departure gate check-in counter,
(4) A departure gate lounge,
(5) An anti-hijack security screening point,
(6) Premises leased for the exclusive use of a concessionaire,
(7) Restroom facilities,
(8) A stair, escalator or elevator,
(9) A doorway or entrance way,
(10) A motor vehicle with embarking or disembarking passengers,
(11) A public service information counter,
(12) Persons waiting in line at any of the above listed areas.
(e) If that person is selling written or printed matter or soliciting
funds, without wearing or displaying, in a conspicuous manner, a solicitation
permit and the name of the organization that the person represents.
(f) By use of threatening gestures, or by language directed at another
person in a manner intended to harass that other person.
(g) By intentionally touching or making physical contact with another
person unless that other person has consented to such physical contact.
(h) By repeatedly attempting to distribute written or printed matter to, or
to solicit funds from, another person when that other person has indicated to
the solicitor that he or she does not wish to accept any matter or to make a
donation.
(i) By use of a loudspeaker, sound or voice amplifying apparatus without
the permission of the Airport Manager.
(j) By setting up a table, counter or stand without the permission of the
Airport Manager.
(Secs. 2 and 4 of the Act for the Administration of Washington National
Airport, 54 Stat. 686 as amended by 61 Stat. 94; secs. 4 and 10 of the Second
Washington Airport Act, 64 Stat. 770; sec. 313 of the Federal Aviation Act of
1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1359); sec. 6, Department of Transportation Act
(49 U.S.C. 1655); sec. 501 of Pub. L. 96-193, February 18, 1980))
[Doc. No. 20200, 45 FR 35321, May 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 159-21, 45 FR
70239, Oct. 23, 1980]
Sec. 159.95 Commercial photography.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may take
a still, motion, or sound picture on the Airport for commercial purposes
without the permission of the Administrator.
(b) The Airport Manager may allow any of the following to take pictures on
the Airport for commercial purposes:
(1) Professional photographers and motion picture cameramen photographing
events on the Airport as representatives of news concerns or bona fide news
publications.
(2) Professional photographers and motion picture cameramen photographing
events at the Airport, for nonprofit exhibit, to stimulate interest in air
commerce or travel, or for nonprofit educational purposes.
(3) Professional photographers photographing scenes on the Airport for
general artistic purposes.
Sec. 159.97 Use of roads and walks.
(a) No person may travel on the Airport except on a road, walk, or other
place provided for the kind of travel he is doing.
(b) No person may occupy or place an object on a road or walk on the
Airport in a manner that hinders or obstructs its proper use.
(c) No person may walk in a picket line as a picket or take part in a labor
or other public demonstration on any part of the Airport except a place
specifically assigned by the Airport Manager for picket lines or other public
demonstrations.
(d) No person may operate any vehicle for the disposal of garbage, ashes or
other waste material on the Airport without the approval of the Airport
Manager.
Sec. 159.99 Animals.
(a) No person may enter the Airport with a domestic or wild animal without
the written permission of the Airport Manager, except a:
(1) Person entering any part of the Airport (other than the terminal
building, gate loading area, or other restricted area) with a domestic animal
that is kept restrained by a leash or is confined so as to be completely
under control;
(2) Person entering the terminal building or gate loading area with a small
domestic animal (such as a dog or cat) that is to be transported by air and
is kept restrained by a leash or is confined so as to be completely under
control; or
(3) Blind person entering the terminal building or gate loading area with a
seeing-eye dog.
(b) No person may hunt, fish, pursue, trap, catch, injure or kill any bird,
fish, or animal on the Airport, except when specifically authorized by the
Airport Manager.
(c) No person may ride horseback on the Airport without permission of the
Airport Manager.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR
18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.101 Loitering.
No person may loiter or loaf on any part of the Airport. If a loitering or
loafing person is told by an Airport police officer to move on or leave the
Airport, he shall do so.
Sec. 159.103 Drugs.
(a) Except for a physician or pharmacist licensed to practice by a State,
possession, or the District of Columbia, no person, while on the Airport, may
prescribe, dispense, sell, give away, offer to sell, or administer any
dangerous drug, or have such a drug in his possession, with intent to sell,
give away, or administer it.
(b) For the purpose of this section "dangerous drug" means any drug defined
as a dangerous drug in section 54.440 of the Virginia Code, 1950.
Sec. 159.105 Games.
No person may, on the Airport, practice or play football, baseball, golf,
tennis, bandy, hockey, shinny, or any other game in which a ball, stone, or
other substance is thrown, struck, or otherwise propelled, except during a
period and in an area designated by the Airport Manager for playing that
game.
Sec. 159.107 Use of Airport and airspace.
(a) No person who has been denied the use of the Airport by the Airport
Manager may enter on or use the Airport except while traveling through as a
passenger in an interstate bus or taxi or while embarking or debarking as a
passenger on an aircraft operating on the Airport.
(b) No person, except an employee of the United States performing his
official duties or a person who has the specific permission of the Airport
Manager, may prepare to operate, operate, or release a kite, parachute, or
balloon, model aircraft, or rocket on the Airport.
Sec. 159.109 Impersonation.
No person, except a member of the Bureau of National Capital Airports
Police Force, may:
(a) Represent himself as a member of that Force;
(b) Assume or exercise the functions, powers, duties, or privileges of a
member of that Force; or
(c) Wear or have in his possession a badge, uniform, or other insignia that
is, or purports to be, that worn by a member of the Force.
Sec. 159.111 Forgery and counterfeiting.
No person may make, possess, use, offer for sale, sell, barter, exchange,
pass, or deliver any forged, counterfeit, or falsely altered ticket, permit,
certificate, placard, sign, or other authorization or direction purporting to
be issued by or on behalf of the Administrator or the Airport Manager in
controlling, operating, maintaining, or protecting the Airport.
Subpart E--Fire Hazards and Fueling Operations
Sec. 159.121 Cleaning fluids.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may use
a flammable volatile liquid having a flash point of less than 110 degrees
Fahrenheit for cleaning purposes in a hangar or other building on the
Airport.
(b) No person may use a flammable volatile liquid having a flash point of
less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit to clean an aircraft, aircraft engine,
propeller, or appliance, on the Airport, unless it is done in the open air or
in a room specifically set aside for that purpose. If a room is used, it must
be fireproofed, be equipped with automatic sprinklers, and have adequate and
readily accessible fire extinguishing apparatus.
Sec. 159.123 Open-flame operations.
No person may conduct an open-flame operation on the Airport without the
specific permission of the Airport Manager.
Sec. 159.125 Smoking.
No person may smoke on any Airport apron or ramps, in any hangar or shop,
in any aircraft on the Airport, or in any other place on the Airport where
smoking is specifically prohibited by the Airport Manager.
Sec. 159.127 Storage.
(a) No person may store or stock material or equipment on the Airport in a
manner that constitutes a fire hazard.
(b) No person may keep or store any flammable liquid, gas, signal flare, or
other similar material in a hangar or other building on the Airport. However,
such a material may be kept in an aircraft in proper receptacles, in rooms or
areas specifically approved for that storage by the Airport Manager, or in
safety cans approved by appropriate insurance underwriters.
(c) No person may keep or store lubricating or waste oils in or about a
hangar, except in a room specifically designated for oil storage. However,
not more than a 12-hour supply of lubricating oil may be kept in or about a
hangar in containers or receptacles approved by appropriate insurance
underwriters.
(d) Each lessee of a hangar (or its sublessee) on the Airport shall provide
suitable metal receptacles, with self-closing covers, for storing waste, rags
and other rubbish, and shall remove all rubbish from its premises each day.
[Doc. No. 1307, 27 FR 9444, Sept. 22, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR
18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.129 Apron surface areas and floor surfaces.
(a) Each person to whom space on the Airport is leased, assigned, or made
available for use shall keep the space free and clear of oil, grease, or
other foreign materials that could cause a fire hazard or a slippery or
otherwise unsafe condition.
(b) No person may use any material (such as oil absorbents or similar
material) that creates an eye hazard when picked up, swirled, or blown about
by the blast from an aircraft engine in any passenger loading area or other
public area.
Sec. 159.131 Doping.
(a) No person may conduct a doping process on the Airport except in a
properly designed, fireproof, and ventilated room or building in which all
lights, wiring, heating, ventilation equipment, switches, outlets, and
fixtures are explosion-proof, spark-proof, and vapor-proof, and in which all
windows and doors are easily opened.
(b) No person may enter or work in a dope room while doping processes are
being conducted unless he is wearing spark-proof shoes.
Sec. 159.133 Fueling operations.
(a) No person may fuel or defuel an aircraft on the Airport while:
(1) Its engine is running or is being warmed by applying external heat;
(2) It is in a hangar or enclosed space;
(3) It is within 50 feet of any hangar or other building on the Airport; or
(4) Passengers are in the aircraft, unless a passenger loading ramp is in
place at the cabin door, the door is open, and a cabin attendant is at or
near the door.
(b) No person other than those covered by paragraph (a)(4) of this section
and those persons necessarily engaged in the fueling or defueling may be
within 100 feet of an aircraft that is being fueled or defueled.
(c) No person may start the engine of an aircraft on the Airport if there
is any gasoline or other volatile flammable liquid on the ground underneath
it.
(d) No person may operate a radio transmitter or receiver, or switch
electrical appliances on or off, in an aircraft on the Airport, while it is
being fueled or defueled.
(e) During the fueling of an aircraft, on the Airport, the dispensing
apparatus and the aircraft must both be grounded in accordance with orders
and instructions of the Airport Manager.
(f) Each person engaged in fueling or defueling, on the Airport, shall
exercise care to prevent the overflow of fuel, and must have readily
accessible and adequate fire extinguishers.
(g) During the fueling or defueling of an aircraft, on the Airport, no
person may, within 50 feet of that aircraft, smoke or use any material that
is likely to cause a spark or be a source of ignition.
(h) Each hose, funnel, or appurtenance used in fueling or defueling an
aircraft on the Airport must be maintained in a safe, sound, and nonleaking
condition and must be properly grounded to prevent ignition of volatile
liquids.
Sec. 159.135 Radio operation.
No person may operate any radio equipment in an aircraft while the aircraft
is in a hangar on the Airport if any maintenance work, other than radio
maintenance, is being done on that aircraft.
Sec. 159.137 Operating motor vehicles in hangar.
No person may operate a motor vehicle in any hangar on the Airport unless
its exhaust is protected by screens or baffles.
[Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR 18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Sec. 159.139 Grounding of aircraft in hangars.
No person may park an aircraft in any hangar or other structure on the
Airport unless the aircraft is grounded in accordance with the orders and
instructions of the Airport Manager.
Sec. 159.141 Runway foaming services.
Each operator of an aircraft for which runway foaming services are provided
on the Airport at his request shall pay the expenses arising from providing
those services.
Subpart F--Obligations of Tenants
Sec. 159.151 Use of premises.
No lessee of Airport property may knowingly allow that property to be used
or occupied for any purpose prohibited by this part.
Sec. 159.153 Trash containers.
(a) No tenant, lessee, concessionaire, or agent of any of them, doing
business on the Airport, may keep uncovered trash containers on a sidewalk or
road or in a public area of the Airport.
(b) No person may operate an uncovered vehicle to haul trash on the
Airport.
(c) No person may operate a vehicle for hauling trash, dirt, or any other
material on the Airport unless it is built to prevent its contents from
dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping.
(d) No person may spill dirt or any other material from a vehicle operated
on the Airport.
Sec. 159.155 Bulletin boards.
Each lessee of a hangar or other operational area specified by the Airport
Manager on the Airport shall maintain a bulletin board in a conspicuous place
in his hangar or area. He shall post on that board current workmen's
compensation notices, a list of competent physicians, a list of his liability
insurance carriers, a copy of this part, and a copy of each pertinent order
or instruction issued under this part.
Sec. 159.157 Storage of equipment.
No tenant or lessee of a hangar, shop facility, or other operational area
specified by the Airport Manager on the Airport may store or stack equipment
or material in a manner to be a hazard to persons or property.
Sec. 159.159 Fire apparatus.
Each tenant or lessee of a hangar, shop, facility, or other operational
area specified by the Airport Manager on the Airport shall supply and
maintain adequate and readily accessible fire extinquishers, approved by fire
underwriters for the hazard involved, that the Airport Manager considers
necessary.
Sec. 159.161 Discrimination or segregation.
All services performed in operating a facility at the Airport must be
without discrimination or segregation as to race, creed, color, sex, or
national origin.
[Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR 18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Subpart G--Mobile Lounges at Dulles International Airport
Sec. 159.171 Scope.
(a) This subpart contains the rules specifically applicable to the mobile
lounge service provided by the FAA at Dulles International Airport.
(b) "Carrier" means any person at whose request mobile lounge service is
provided.
[Amdt. 159-5, 30 FR 8828, July 14, 1965]
Sec. 159.173 Rules of conduct.
Subpart D--Rules of Conduct of this part applies on board the mobile
lounges except where inconsistent with this subpart.
[Amdt. 159-5, 30 FR 8828, July 14, 1965]
Sec. 159.175 Rules governing mobile lounge service.
(a) Not more than 102 persons may enter a mobile lounge to be carried on
any trip, and the carrier may not admit more than this number to a mobile
lounge.
(b) No person may enter a mobile lounge unless he is admitted by the
carrier. The carrier may admit any person to a mobile lounge except--
(1) An unaccompanied child under 5 years of age, unless the carrier accepts
him for transportation in the aircraft and he is attended by the carrier or
its agent;
(2) A person in a wheelchair, unless he is in an "aircraft-type" portable
seat and is attended to insure his mobility;
(3) A person on a stretcher;
(4) A person who appears to be intoxicated;
(5) A person whose clothing or equipment is in such a condition that it
might soil, stain, or otherwise damage the lounge; and
(6) Any other person who is not acceptable for transportation by the
carrier and whose physical or mental condition creates a hazard for himself
or other persons in the lounge.
(c) No carrier may carry in a mobile lounge any baggage, pet or animal,
equipment, or other property, and no person may bring any of these things on
board a lounge, except--
(1) Checked baggage of a passenger who arrives at the check-in counter
after the baggage carts have departed for the aircraft and there is no other
practical method of transportation;
(2) Domestic pets and animals that are allowed by the carrier to travel in
the passenger compartment of the aircraft;
(3) Firearms, rifles, or sporting guns that are disassembled or in cases
and are acceptable for transportation by the carrier; and
(4) "Carry-on" baggage that, when carried by the passenger, meets any size,
weight, and number-of-pieces requirements set by the carrier.
(d) No person may display, serve, or consume any food or beverage in a
mobile lounge and no carrier may allow any person to do so.
(e) The Airport Manager may grant exceptions from paragraphs (b) or (c) of
this section in any case on a showing that the use of other means of
conveyance between terminal building and aircraft would constitute an unusual
hardship, and that the persons or property to be transported on the mobile
lounge have been or will be transported on the carrier's aircraft. Such an
exception is granted only under conditions that will prevent danger or
discomfort for any persons or injury to any property.
[Amdt. 159-5, 30 FR 8828, July 14, 1965, as amended by Amdt. 159-11, 33 FR
18368, Dec. 11, 1968]
Subpart H--Charges
Sec. 159.181 Landing fees.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the charges for
each landing of an aircraft at Washington National Airport or Washington
Dulles International Airport are as follows:
(1) Signatory carriers. Unless the carrier has a contract with the Airport
management which provides otherwise, the carrier shall pay a landing fee for
each of its aircraft that comes to a full stop at the Airport. The fee shall
be paid at a rate for each 1,000 pounds or part thereof the maximum
authorized landing weight of the aircraft permitted at the Airport. The rate
per 1,000 pounds will be calculated by the Director, Metropolitan Washington
Airports to recover the net direct and allocated costs of the airfield cost
center, including utilities. The fee shall be calculated annually and
adjusted for the underrecovery or the overrecovery of the prior year's costs.
(2) Non-signatory carriers. Each non-signatory carrier shall pay a landing
fee equal to 125 percent of the current fee applicable to signatory carriers
under paragraph (a) of this section.
(3) Other operators. All other users of the Airport shall pay landing fees
on the same basis and at the same rate as the signatory carriers except that
a minimum landing fee shall be applicable as provided in paragraph (a)(4) of
this section.
(4) The minimum landing charge at Washington National Airport and
Washington Dulles International Airport for all aircraft, including
helicopters, shall be $4.00.
(b) There is no landing charge under this section for the following:
(1) Public aircraft.
(2) Aircraft departing from the Airport that are compelled to land at
either Airport for safety reasons without landing at any other airport.
(3) Aircraft operations for which the Director, Metropolitan Washington
Airports determines that a charge should not be imposed.
[Amdt. 159-31, 52 FR 21910, June 9, 1987]
Sec. 159.183 Service fees.
Each carrier or general aviation operator which uses the following services
shall pay to the Director, Metropolitan Washington Airports the fee
established by the Airports for the service as follows unless the carrier or
operator has a contract with the Airport which prescribes a different fee:
(a) Common use facilities--for use of the holdroom areas, baggage claim
areas, baggage roadways, and porter facilities: The landing fee prescribed by
Sec. 159.181.
(b) Mobile lounge fees per trip: $50.00.
(c) Federal Inspection Service fees (established annually) for use of the
area where the Federal Inspection Services are performed: The fee per
passenger paid by the signatory carriers.
[Amdt. 159-31, 52 FR 21911, June 9, 1987]
Sec. 159.184 Definitions.
For the purpose of Secs. 159.181 and 159.183:
(a) A "signatory carrier" is a carrier operating under Part 121, Part 127,
Part 129, or providing scheduled or non-scheduled operations under Part 135,
that has entered into a contract with the Airport specifying the fees and
charges for use of the Airport; and
(b) A "non-signatory carrier" is a carrier operating under Part 121, Part
127, Part 129, or providing scheduled operations under Part 135, that does
not have a contract with the Airport specifying the fees and charges for use
of the Airport.
(c) Public aircraft means aircraft used only in the service of a government
or a political subdivision. It does not include any government-owned aircraft
engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes.
[Amdt. 159-31, 52 FR 21911, June 9, 1987]
Sec. 159.185 Payment for services.
(a) Unless other arrangements for payment have been made with the approval
of the airport management, general aviation landing fees shall be paid to the
fixed base operator at the Airport and a carrier shall report its weight to
an authorized ground handler at the Airport.
(b) Unless satisfactory credit arrangements have been made, a person who
has used Airport facilities, or who owes for storage, supplies, repairs, or
other services by the Airports, must pay for them before takeoff.
