Mast 1246188 — Big Bear City, CA

At 9 m, structure 1246188 is about 33% of the 28 m average across the 957 structures registered in San Bernardino County. It is about 29% of the California average of 32 m across 11,862 registrations. Among the 3,482 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MAST), the average overall height is 53 m, so this one is about 18% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,057 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,066 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Big Bear City in San Bernardino County, California, at coordinates 34.26258, -116.85506, with the site address filed as "Big Bear Regional Airport". San Bernardino County has 957 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 580 of them are marked constructed. California as a whole has 11,862 registrations, the 2nd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Lucerne Valley, CA · 1013382, a 6-tower array at 151 m (dismantled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1246188 on Nov 22, 2004. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 6,869 in California.

The FCC record lists Big Bear Airport District of Big Bear City, CA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004517546.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2004-AWP-0409-NRA, 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".