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620 ILCS 5/49 (2026)

Discontinuance of operations of airports or restricted landing areas

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(620 ILCS 5/49) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.49)
    Sec. 49. Discontinuance of operations of airports or restricted landing areas. The Department is empowered to order the discontinuance or limitation, temporarily or permanently, of the operation of any airport or restricted landing area when it shall determine, after a hearing, that such airport or restricted landing area is not safe or is not being maintained or operated safely.
(Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1997–1997 · leading case: Illinois Dep't of Transp. v. Hinson, 122 F.3d 370 (7th Cir. 1997).
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Illinois Dep't of Transp. v. Hinson, 122 F.3d 370 (7th Cir. 1997). “These include the power to close an airport if it is unsafe, 620 ILCS 5/49, the power to refuse a certificate authorizing an airport to expand, 620 ILCS 5/47, a responsibility (not further explained) to assist the FAA in developing a national plan for integrated airport systems,…”
Illinois Dep't Of Transp. v. David Hinson, 122 F.3d 370 (7th Cir. 1997). “These include the power to close an airport if it is unsafe, 620 ILCS 5/49, the power to refuse a certificate authorizing an airport to expand, 620 ILCS 5/47, a responsibility (not further explained) to assist the FAA in developing a national plan for integrated airport systems,…”
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