Flight Operations — Tower Controlled Airports
San Diego Municipal Code § 68.0135
in effect§68.0135 Flight Operations — Tower Controlled Airports
(a) All persons landing or taking off an aircraft from an airport which has a control tower in operation shall have said aircraft equipped with an operating two–way radio which receives frequencies used by the control tower of said airport. All of such radios shall be operated while the aircraft is in the control zone of said airport and shall not be turned off until the aircraft is parked in a designated parking area and the engine shut off.
(b) Aircraft operations shall be confined to authorized and designated areas only.
(c) All student pilots, prior to making their first solo flight, shall spend a minimum of one hour in the FAA control tower on said airport while aircraft are landing and taking off, observing such traffic and all tower procedures.
(Renumbered from Sec. 68.35 on 8–4–1970 by O–10355 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art08Division01.pdf#page=9Fetched: 10/28/2026
