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59CO Nilhas Aero Ranch Airport
Pierce, Colorado, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 11-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3113:31
Sunrise06:5913:59
Sunset17:2800:28
Evening civil twilight17:5600:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2026 00:08:45
Local (UTC-7)  11-Feb-2026 17:08:45
 
METAR
KGXY 
17nm S 		112356Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01111044 10144 20061 55002 $
KFNL 
19nm SW 		112356Z 00000KT 10SM FEW085 13/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01331033 10150 20050 53002 $
KFEW 
28nm N 		112255Z AUTO 27023G31KT 10SM SCT130 10/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 26033/01 LTG DSNT S SLP182 T01021021 $
KCYS 
29nm N 		112353Z 27023G33KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 27034/2305 SLP181 T00941028 10122 20094 52002
TAF
KCYS 
29nm N 		112000Z 1120/1218 28020G30KT P6SM BKN080 BKN120 FM120200 26009KT P6SM SCT120 FM121000 VRB06KT P6SM OVC080
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