Wind turbine · 2026
Highland/O'Brien ADLS Tower
Primghar, IA · near Paullina Muni (7.5 mi)
What this outcome means
The FAA studied the proposal and concluded it would not be a hazard to air navigation. A no-hazard determination is not permanent — it carries an expiration date, and if the structure is not built by then the case has to be re-filed.
The proposal, in the filer's words
"The installation of an ADLS Tower to provide coverage of the Highland and O'Brien Wind Farms."
Filing details
- Case number (ASN)
- 2026-WTE-339-OE
- Structure
- Highland/O'Brien ADLS Tower
- Type
- Windmill / adls
- Category
- Wind turbine
- Height above ground
- 133 ft
- Height above sea level
- 1,628 ft
- Site elevation
- 1,495 ft
- Notice of
- New Construction
- Duration
- Permanent
- Marking & lighting
- Other
Timeline
- Filed
- January 23, 2026
- Determined
- March 30, 2026
- Determination expires
- September 30, 2027
A determination that lapses before the structure is built has to be re-filed. The FAA does not send a reminder.
Who filed it
- Sponsor
- Midamerican Energy
- Representative
- Midamerican Energy Company
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Location
- Coordinates
- 43.084856, -95.598981
- Degrees / minutes / seconds
- 43°05'05.5"N 95°35'56.3"W
- County
- O'Brien
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About this record
This page is a readable copy of a public record published by the FAA's Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis system. It is not the official record and may lag it. For the authoritative case status, search this ASN at the FAA's OE/AAA portal. If something here is wrong, email support@idea-engine.studio and we will correct it.
Source: FAA Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) public archive (oeaaa.faa.gov), data as of September 12, 2026. Compiled by LOS Analyzer (Idea Engine LLC). This is not an official FAA record or an FAA determination; the FAA's portal is authoritative. LOS Analyzer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.
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