Tank 1279057 — Onawa, IA

At 50 m, structure 1279057 is about 40% below the 82 m average across the 27 structures registered in Monona County. It is about 37% below the Iowa average of 79 m across 4,130 registrations. Among the 1,098 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TANK), the average overall height is 43 m, so this one is about 14% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 43 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 50 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 321 m, which puts the top of the structure 371 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Onawa in Monona County, Iowa, at coordinates 42.02411, -96.10697, with the site address filed as "1720 Granite Street Place". Monona County has 27 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 67th-largest count among the 99 Iowa counties with registrations, and 19 of them are marked constructed. Iowa as a whole has 4,130 registrations, the 20th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Onawa, IA · 1017834, a tower at 183 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1279057 on May 20, 2011. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 250 in Iowa.

The FCC record lists City of Onawa of Onawa, IA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004765178.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-ACE-257-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 12.