(a) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license for the use or operation of any proposed commercial use air navigation facility, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall take into consideration (1) its proposed location, size and layout, (2) its relationship to any comprehensive plan for state-wide and nation-wide development, (3) the availability of areas suitable for safe future expansion, (4) the freedom of adjoining areas from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio, (5) the nature of the terrain and of the uses to which the proposed airport will be put, and (6) the possibilities for future development.

(b) In determining whether to issue a certificate of approval or license for the use or operation of any proposed private use air navigation facility, the executive director shall take into consideration: (1) Its proposed location, size and layout; (2) the freedom of adjacent areas from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio; (3) the nature of the terrain and the uses to which the proposed air navigation facility will be put; (4) the type of equipment to be utilized and the flight experience of the operator; (5) the amount of noise to be produced at such facility; and (6) such other factors as the executive director deems appropriate.

(1969, P.A. 768, S. 42; P.A. 85-427, S. 3; P.A. 13-277, S. 28; P.A. 15-192, S. 17.)

History: P.A. 85-427 applied previously existing provisions to commercial use facilities and added Subsec. (b) re issuance of certificate of approval or license for private use facilities; (Revisor's note: In 2003 a reference in Subsec. (b) to “... glide ratio and (3) ...” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “... glide ratio; (3) ...”); P.A. 13-277 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re relationship of proposed commercial use air navigation facility to the master transportation plan, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-192 replaced “commissioner” with “executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority” and “executive director” and made technical changes, effective July 2, 2015.

Cited. 201 C. 700.