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24M

Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	24M
Lat/Long:	43-14-41.0870N 085-42-42.1520W 43-14.684783N 085-42.702533W 43.2447464,-85.7117089 (estimated)
Elevation:	785 ft. / 239 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles NE of KENT CITY, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49330

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at 8D4 (7 nm S):	126.650 (616-887-6314)
WX AWOS-3 at FFX (17 nm NW):	118.775

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
VIOr345/29.1		VICTORY VOR/DME		115.95		04W

Airport Services

Parking:

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Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2543 x 100 ft. / 775 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	537 ft.	335 ft.
Obstructions:	52 ft. trees, 83 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DTHR BASED ON 66 FT TREES, 706 FT DIST, 90 FT L.	15 ft. road, 30 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR BASED ON 60 FT TREES, 839 FT DIST, 50 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILDERNESS AIRPARK ASSOCIATION C/O HEATHER FRITZ, 15401 SPARTA AVE KENT CITY, MI 49330-9460 Phone 616-366-8597
Manager:	MARTIN COAKER 5833 PHEASANT VIEW DR ADA, MI 49301-8644 Phone 616-443-1101

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
-	DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. NO SNOW REMOVAL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 24M.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8D4 - Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (7 nm S)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (23 nm NE)
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (23 nm S)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Kevin Jarchow, 1st LT CAP Grand Rapids Senior Squadron (MI-190) Michigan Wing U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Photo taken 29-Dec-2009 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wilderness Airpark that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	09:51
Sunrise	06:25	10:25
Sunset	21:14	01:14
Evening civil twilight	21:47	01:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Jul-2025 21:15:17
Local (UTC-4)	23-Jul-2025 17:15:17

METAR

KFFX 17nm NW	232055Z AUTO 21013G17KT 10SM SCT048 BKN065 33/22 A2999 RMK AO2
KMKG 23nm W	232055Z 19011G21KT 10SM FEW050 SCT250 32/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03220206 56010
KGRR 23nm S	232053Z 19012KT 10SM FEW250 32/20 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T03220200 58009
KRQB 30nm N	232055Z AUTO 19014G18KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3001 RMK AO2 T03080194
KY70 34nm SE	232055Z AUTO 18010G14KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3004 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKG 23nm W	231735Z 2318/2418 19013G20KT P6SM FEW040 FM240900 21014G22KT P6SM FEW070
KGRR 23nm S	231735Z 2318/2418 18010G16KT P6SM FEW050 FM240100 19009KT P6SM SCT040 FM241300 23013G21KT P6SM FEW050

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