Mast 1281521 — Gonzales, LA

At 10 m, structure 1281521 is about 12% of the 86 m average across the 82 structures registered in Ascension Parish. It is about 12% of the Louisiana average of 87 m across 5,039 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 19% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 9 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 10 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 3 m, which puts the top of the structure 14 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gonzales in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.17553, -90.93975, with the site address filed as "Louisiana Regional Airport". Ascension Parish has 82 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 21st-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 60 of them are marked constructed. Louisiana as a whole has 5,039 registrations, the 14th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Vacherie, LA · 1021971, a tower at 609 m (granted (not yet 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 1281521 on Nov 22, 2011. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,706 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists Ascension-St. James Airport & Transportation Authority of Gonzales, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0007233406.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-ASW-399-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".