Pipe 1297809 — Kotzebue, AK

At 8 m, structure 1297809 is about 36% of the 22 m average across the 58 structures registered in Northwest Arctic Borough. It is about 23% of the Alaska average of 34 m across 1,988 registrations. Among the 111 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (PIPE), the average overall height is 19 m, so this one is about 41% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 3 m, which puts the top of the structure 11 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Kotzebue in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, at coordinates 66.88547, -162.61272, with the site address filed as "Near the Kotzebue Airport". Northwest Arctic Borough has 58 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 11th-largest count among the 28 Alaska counties with registrations, and 37 of them are marked constructed. Alaska as a whole has 1,988 registrations, the 31st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Kotzebue, AK · 1212609, a guyed tower at 100 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1297809 on Dec 21, 2015. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,478 in Alaska.

The FCC record lists GCI Communication Corp of Anchorage, AK as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001568880. Across the registry it holds 88 structure registrations, the 221st-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 88 in Alaska. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (24 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AAL-308-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".