NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 63-11 (2026)

Sovereignty in space

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Sovereignty in space above the lands and waters of this State is declared to rest in the State, except where granted to and assumed by the United States. (1929, c. 190, s. 2.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1959–2009 · leading case: McDonnell v. Guilford Cnty. Tradewind Airlines, Inc., 670 S.E.2d 302 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009).

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McDonnell v. Guilford Cnty. Tradewind Airlines, Inc., 670 S.E.2d 302 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 63-13 is not applicable to the facts in the instant case.”

Wall v. Trogdon, 107 S.E.2d 757 (N.C. 1959). “First, in -respect to trespass, it is noted that the General Assembly of 1929 passed an -act, Chapter 190, entitled “An Act Concerning Aeronautics and the Regulation of -Aircraft, Pilots and Airports,” Section 2 (G.S. 63-11) -of which in .pertinent p-art reads: "Sovereignty in…”

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