Lattice tower 1290355 — Ortonville, MN

At 15 m, structure 1290355 is about 17% of the 84 m average across the 16 structures registered in Big Stone County. It is about 19% of the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,995 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 20% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 334 m, which puts the top of the structure 349 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ortonville in Big Stone County, Minnesota, at coordinates 45.29933, -96.42553, with the site address filed as "Ortonville Municipal Airport, On Airport". Big Stone County has 16 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 81st-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 11 of them are marked constructed. Minnesota as a whole has 3,995 registrations, the 21st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Milbank, SD · 1001825, a guyed tower at 151 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 1290355 on Jun 10, 2021. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) 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 2013-AGL-118-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".