Lattice tower 1296077 — Glencoe, MN

At 11 m, structure 1296077 is about 18% of the 64 m average across the 40 structures registered in McLeod County. It is about 15% of the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,994 registrations. Among the 35,838 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 16% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 304 m, which puts the top of the structure 315 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Glencoe in McLeod County, Minnesota, at coordinates 44.75881, -94.09050, with the site address filed as "Glencoe Municipal Airport, On airport". McLeod County has 40 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 34th-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 28 of them are marked constructed. Minnesota as a whole has 3,994 registrations, the 21st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Brownton, MN · 1234571, a tower at 194 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 1296077 on Jun 10, 2021. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 2,994 in Minnesota.

The FCC record lists State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics of St. Paul, MN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005942859. Across the registry it holds 433 structure registrations, the 59th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 432 in Minnesota. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (273 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-AGL-6921-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".