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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80649</law_id><section_number>5.1-32</section_number><catch_line>Easements and privileges outside of airport or landing field boundaries</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="5.1">Aviation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Municipal and County Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Acquisition, Establishment and Operation Generally; Outside Easements</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Where necessary to provide unobstructed <span class="dictionary">airspace</span> for the landing and taking off of <span class="dictionary">aircraft</span> utilizing <span class="dictionary">airports</span> or <span class="dictionary">landing fields</span> acquired or operated by any county, city or town under the provisions of this article, any such county, city or town may acquire, in the same manner as is provided for the acquisition of land for airport purposes, easements through or other interests or <span class="dictionary">privileges</span> with respect to lands or waters outside the boundaries of such <span class="dictionary">airports</span> or <span class="dictionary">landing fields</span> which are necessary to insure safe approaches to such <span class="dictionary">airports</span> or <span class="dictionary">landing fields</span> and the safe and efficient operation thereof; and may also acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark <span class="dictionary">objects</span> or structures or uses of lands which are hazardous to <span class="dictionary">aircraft</span> using such <span class="dictionary">airports</span> or <span class="dictionary">landing fields</span>, including the right of ingress and egress to and from such <span class="dictionary">airport hazards</span> for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 5-21; 1966, c. 576.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
