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59CO Nilhas Aero Ranch Airport
Pierce, Colorado, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 59CO
Lat/Long: 40-40-44.6135N 104-43-39.8873W
40-40.743558N 104-43.664788W
40.6790593,-104.7277465
(estimated)
Elevation: 5098 ft. / 1554 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles NE of PIERCE, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80650

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at GXY (15 nm S): 135.175 (970-352-3511)
WX AWOS-3PT at FNL (19 nm SW): 135.075 (970-669-9187)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GLLr310/13.2GILL VOR/DME114.2013E
CYSr163/32.0CHEYENNE VORTAC113.1013E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2504 x 100 ft. / 763 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 40-40.949735N40-40.537380N
Longitude: 104-43.662237W104-43.667340W
Elevation: 5098.0 ft.5084.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightright
Markings: none, in poor conditionnone, in poor condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BRAD NILHAS
17316 CR 96
PIERCE, CO 80650
Phone 217-720-1269
Manager: BRAD NILHAS
17316 CR 96
PIERCE, CO 80650
Phone 217-720-1269

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 59CO.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGXY - Greeley-Weld County Airport (15 nm S)
KFNL - Northern Colorado Regional Airport (19 nm SW)
KCYS - Cheyenne Regional Airport/Jerry Olson Field (29 nm N)
KLMO - Vance Brand Airport (37 nm SW)
82V - Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport (39 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4113:41
Sunrise07:1214:12
Sunset16:3123:31
Evening civil twilight17:0100:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Dec-2025 00:12:32
Local (UTC-7)  09-Dec-2025 17:12:32
 
METAR
KGXY 
17nm S 		092356Z AUTO 34012KT 10SM 13/M01 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01331011 10189 20133 53020 $
KFNL 
19nm SW 		092356Z 09007KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP064 T01611022 10178 20133 53024 $
KFEW 
28nm N 		092255Z AUTO 28030G39KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/22 SLP056 T01011026 $
KCYS 
29nm N 		092353Z AUTO 29025G37KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 28042/2300 SLP061 T00891028 10111 20089 52018
TAF
KCYS 
29nm N 		091720Z 0918/1018 28040G60KT P6SM BKN250 FM092200 28040G60KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/29065KT FM100300 30030G45KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/30055KT FM100500 31025G35KT P6SM OVC090 FM100800 32016G25KT P6SM BKN250 FM101400 25012G18KT P6SM OVC070
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