Pole 1214208 — Usaf Academy, CO

At 13 m, structure 1214208 is about 36% of the 37 m average across the 258 structures registered in El Paso County. It is about 27% of the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 43% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,006 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,019 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Usaf Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, at coordinates 38.97636, -104.83303, with the site address filed as "cnr Stadium & South Gate Rds in". El Paso County has 258 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 179 of them are marked constructed. Colorado as a whole has 2,340 registrations, the 29th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Colorado Springs, CO · 1012530, a tower at 142 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 1214208 on May 17, 2023. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,613 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists BNSF Railway Co. of Kansas City, KS as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004772877. Across the registry it holds 1,075 structure registrations, the 26th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (313 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 00-ANM-0421-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".