Mast 1235117 — Gaithersburg, MD

At 11 m, structure 1235117 is about 15% of the 73 m average across the 158 structures registered in Montgomery County. It is about 15% of the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 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 20% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 154 m, which puts the top of the structure 165 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Maryland, at coordinates 39.16972, -77.16592, with the site address filed as "7940 Airpark Road". Montgomery County has 158 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 4th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 95 of them are marked constructed. Maryland as a whole has 1,911 registrations, the 33rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Owings Mills, MD · 1225570, a guyed tower at 281 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 1235117 on Jul 26, 2002. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,312 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists Maryland Aviation Administration of Baltimore, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006291959.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 90-AEA-034-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".