Monopole 1285415 — Lake Charles, LA

At 21 m, structure 1285415 is about 27% of the 77 m average across the 218 structures registered in Calcasieu Parish. It is about 24% of the Louisiana average of 87 m across 5,038 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 4 m, which puts the top of the structure 25 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.23833, -93.14694, with the site address filed as "Between Tommys Lane and Cookie Lane, along the tracks.". Calcasieu Parish has 218 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 163 of them are marked constructed. Louisiana as a whole has 5,038 registrations, the 14th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Fenton, LA · 1020915, a structure at 460 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 1285415 on Oct 11, 2012. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 439 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD of Omaha, NE as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001539048. Across the registry it holds 1,115 structure registrations, the 24th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 44 in Louisiana. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (411 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-ASW-4627-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".