# Pierce Ranch Airport (WY56)

**Pierce Ranch Airport** (FAA: WY56) is a small airport in Hulett, Wyoming, United States. It opened in Jan 2024. It has one runway, 2,414 ft (736 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wy56

## At a glance

- FAA: WY56
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hulett, Wyoming, United States
- Opened: Jan 2024
- Elevation: 3,550 ft / 1,082 m
- Coordinates: 44.9701, -104.5685
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,414 ft / 736 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Weather station: KW43
- Ident: WY56

## Timeline

- Jan 2024: Pierce Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,414 ft / 736 m | 18 ft / 6 m | Grass |  | yes |

- 17/35 slopes 1.0%: threshold 35 at 3,525 ft / 1,074 m, threshold 17 at 3,550 ft / 1,082 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,414 ft / 736 m | #21,393 of 29,858 | #9,733 in North America | #8,417 in US |
| Elevation | 3,550 ft / 1,082 m | =4,267 of 43,403 | =2,236 in North America | =1,753 in US |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =11,710 in North America | =11,567 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MT50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt50.md) Lanning Ranch Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [11WY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4615.md) Thompson Creek Oilfield Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [W43](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kw43.md) Hulett Municipal Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [WY14](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wy14.md) Ipy Ranch Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [US-8943](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8943.md) Morris Ranch Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [US-4616](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4616.md) Bliss Dinosaur Ranch Airport · 31 mi / 50 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wy56/data