114.01 State airport system. The department is directed to cooperate with and assist any federal aeronautical agency in the preparation and annual revision of the national airport plan and to lay out a comprehensive state system of airports adequate to provide for the aeronautical needs of the people of all parts of the state. Such state system shall include every airport on the national system and such additional airports as may be deemed necessary. In selecting the general location of the airports on the system and determining their capacity, due regard shall be given to aeronautical necessity as evidenced by the population of the locality to be served, its commerce and industry and such other factors as the department deems pertinent. In selecting the specific sites, due regard shall be given to general suitability for service and economy of development as evidenced by convenience of access, adequacy of available area, character of topography and soils, freedom from hazards and obstructions to flight and other pertinent consideration.
History: 1971 c. 164 s. 84; 1971 c. 192, 228; 1977 c. 29, 98, 272.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics.
114.01 - State airport system.
114.03 - Landowner's rights skyward.
114.04 - Flying and landing, limitations.
114.045 - Limitation on the operation of drones.
114.05 - Damages by aircraft or spacecraft.
114.06 - Inter-aircraft liability.
114.07 - Criminal jurisdiction.
114.08 - Contracts made in flight.
114.09 - Intoxicated and reckless flying; penalty.
114.095 - Dropping objects prohibited.
114.10 - Killing birds or animals.
114.103 - Private security personnel; report to a law enforcement authority.
114.11 - Local airports and spaceports; interstate reciprocity.
114.12 - Condemnation of lands for airports and spaceports.
114.13 - Purchase of land for airports and spaceports.
114.134 - Airport and spaceport standards and approval.
114.135 - Airport and spaceport protection.
114.136 - Airport and spaceport approach protection.
114.14 - Equipment, control of airport; expense; regulations.
114.15 - Appropriation, taxation for airports.
114.151 - Union airports and spaceports.
114.16 - Pilots; federal license or permit.
114.17 - Mechanic's license, issue, presentation.
114.18 - Aircraft; airworthiness; federal license.
114.195 - Ultralight identification.
114.20 - Aircraft registration.
114.31 - Powers and duties of the secretary of transportation.
114.316 - Use of department airplanes for transportation.
114.32 - Federal aid for airports.
114.33 - Initiation of airport project; sponsorship; land acquisition.
114.34 - State and sponsor's share of cost.
114.35 - Federal aid; state and local funds.
114.37 - Advance land acquisition loan program for airport projects.
114.375 - Advance land acquisition loan program for spaceport projects.
114.40 - Disclosure of insurance coverage for renter pilots.
114.61 - Creation and organization.
114.65 - Maintenance of records.
114.67 - Cooperation with governmental units.
114.68 - Political activities.
114.72 - Bonds not public debt.
114.75 - Limit on amount of outstanding bonds.
114.76 - Bonds exempt from taxation.