Lattice tower 1319346 — Preston, MN

At 15 m, structure 1319346 is about 17% of the 89 m average across the 34 structures registered in Fillmore County. It is about 20% of the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,995 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 21% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 384 m, which puts the top of the structure 400 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Preston in Fillmore County, Minnesota, at coordinates 43.67772, -92.17931, with the site address filed as "Preston - Fillmore County Airport". Fillmore County has 34 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 45th-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 22 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 Ostrander, MN · 1011414, a guyed tower at 401 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 1319346 on Jun 10, 2021. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 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 2020-AGL-8937-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".