Nilhas Aero Ranch Airport
59CO · Pierce, Colorado · Weld County · map
Nilhas Aero Ranch Airport is a private airport, 3 miles northeast of Pierce, Colorado, 5,098 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,504 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 59CO
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 5,098 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2024
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,504 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Pierce from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Pierce, Colorado: 1 piston single, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.