Lattice tower 1325522 — Carlsbad, NM

At 53 m, structure 1325522 is about 39% below the 87 m average across the 93 structures registered in Eddy County. It is about 15% below the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,736 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 27% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 52 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 53 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 948 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,002 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Carlsbad in Eddy County, New Mexico, at coordinates 32.39883, -104.20003, with the site address filed as "1213 East Wood Ave". Eddy County has 93 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 6th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 74 of them are marked constructed. New Mexico as a whole has 1,736 registrations, the 35th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Artesia, NM · 1052108, a tower at 321 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 1325522 on Mar 1, 2024. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Skyway Towers, LLC of Tampa, FL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0014913248. Across the registry it holds 752 structure registrations, the 37th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (321 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2016-ASW-8018-OE, 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".