About Nielsen Airport
Nielsen Airport is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Wellington, Colorado. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier US-8958. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 40.7876° N, 105.0996° W, with a published field elevation of 5,529 feet above mean sea level.
"Nielsen Airport" is one of 325 public-use airports in Colorado, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Nielsen Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Wellington, Colorado (CO) |
| City and state (page) | Wellington, CO |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | US-8958 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 40.7876° N, 105.0996° W |
| Field elevation | 5,529 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If Nielsen Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owl Canyon Gliderport | Wellington | CO | 4CO2 / - |
small_airport |
| Kellogg Airstrip | Fort Collins | CO | 2CD9 / - |
small_airport |
| Pelican Cove Airport | Wellington | CO | US-8957 / - |
small_airport |
| Evans Airport | Carr | CO | US-8956 / - |
small_airport |
| Big View Airport | Carr | CO | US-0336 / - |
small_airport |
| Burnham Field | Wellington | CO | 6CO1 / - |
small_airport |