Lattice tower 1232370 — Stafford, VA

At 14 m, structure 1232370 is about 19% of the 71 m average across the 64 structures registered in Stafford County. It is about 21% of the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,239 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 19% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 53 m, which puts the top of the structure 67 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia, at coordinates 38.39378, -77.45258, with the site address filed as "Stafford Regional Airport". Stafford County has 64 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 14th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 42 of them are marked constructed. Virginia as a whole has 4,239 registrations, the 19th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Independent Hill, VA · 1017639, a guyed tower at 174 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1232370 on May 17, 2022. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 321 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists Commonwealth of Virginia, Dept. of Aviation of Richmond, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002066272. Across the registry it holds 8 structure registrations, including 8 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is B (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2022-AEA-3-NR, 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 1, 2.