{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-157.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 157.2","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"For the purpose of this part:\nAirport means any airport, heliport, helistop, vertiport, gliderport, seaplane base, ultralight flightpark, manned balloon launching facility, or other aircraft landing or takeoff area.\nHeliport means any landing or takeoff area intended for use by helicopters or other rotary wing type aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing profiles.\nPrivate use means available for use by the owner only or by the owner and other persons authorized by the owner.\nPrivate use of public lands means that the landing and takeoff area of the proposed airport is publicly owned and the proponent is a non-government entity, regardless of whether that landing and takeoff area is on land or on water and whether the controlling entity be local, State, or Federal Government.\nPublic use means available for use by the general public without a requirement for prior approval of the owner or operator.\nTraffic pattern means the traffic flow that is prescribed for aircraft landing or taking off from an airport, including departure and arrival procedures utilized within a 5-mile radius of the airport for ingress, egress, and noise abatement.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER I—AIRPORTS","PART 157—NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, ACTIVATION, AND DEACTIVATION OF AIRPORTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"0d7b0cd57c3ba94b63901f38b92907f4a3a3bc154ae44c71d1a64ac9b4a51fc1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-157.1","next":"us/14-cfr-157.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}