36 CFR § 13.20 - Obstruction of airstrips.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s13.20"
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title: "36 CFR § 13.20 - Obstruction of airstrips."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "13.20"
section_name: "Obstruction of airstrips."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 3101 ; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102; Sec. 13.1204 also issued under Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 1035, 110 Stat. 4240, November 12, 1996."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 13.20 Obstruction of airstrips.

(a) A person may not place an object on the surface of an airstrip that, because of its nature or location, might cause injury or damage to an aircraft or person riding in the aircraft.

(b) A person may not dig a hole or make any kind of excavation, or drive a sled, tractor, truck, or any kind of vehicle upon an airstrip that might make ruts, or tracks, or add to an accumulation of tracks so as to endanger aircraft using the airstrip or persons riding in the aircraft.