Pole 1217358 — Alamogordo, NM

At 16 m, structure 1217358 is about 30% of the 51 m average across the 63 structures registered in Otero County. It is about 25% of the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,737 registrations. Among the 16,558 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,283 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,298 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Alamogordo in Otero County, New Mexico, at coordinates 32.85083, -105.97944, with the site address filed as "Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport". Otero County has 63 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 8th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 46 of them are marked constructed. New Mexico as a whole has 1,737 registrations, the 35th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Tularosa, NM · 1238115, a guyed tower at 154 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 1217358 on Sep 18, 2000. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,181 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Alamogordo, City of of Alamogordo, NM as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001609429. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in New Mexico. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 00-ASW-3014-NRA and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 13.