Definition
A U.S. government-owned airport that is jointly operated by both a military service and a civilian aviation authority, with both military and civilian aircraft regularly using the same runways and facilities under a shared-use agreement.
Plain English
An airport owned by the government where the military and civilian aviation share the same runways and facilities, instead of one or the other having it to themselves.
Context Anchor
Seen in airport certification, airport planning, and chart or facility information for airports where civil flying operates alongside a government or military operation.
Why Pilots Care
Pilots need to know about special military procedures, restricted areas, and possible priority handling for military traffic.
Intuition Check
Shared-use does not mean any airport used by many different pilots. In this aviation use, it means a government-owned airfield and a civil airport at the same location sharing parts of the operating surface or safety area.
Example Sentence 1
Before flying into the shared-use airport, the pilot reviewed the published procedures for civilian traffic operating alongside military jets.
Example Sentence 2
ATC issued special instructions because the shared-use airport was active with both civilian and military traffic.