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24M Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
VIOr345/29.1VICTORY VOR/DME115.9504W

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

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: leftleft
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 RONALD FRITZ, 15401 SPARTA AVE
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9460
Phone 616-799-3003
Manager: RONALD FRITZ
15401 SPARTA AVE
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9460
Phone 616-799-3003
RESIDES ON ARPT PREMISES.

Additional Remarks

- ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. NO SNOW REMOVAL.
- 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.

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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Area around 24M (Wilderness Airpark)
 
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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of 24M (Wilderness Airpark)
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
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From to 24M

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0212:02
Sunrise07:3112:31
Sunset18:2123:21
Evening civil twilight18:5023:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Feb-2025 17:12:00
Local (UTC-5)  22-Feb-2025 12:12:00
 
METAR
KFFX 
17nm NW 		221655Z AUTO 23016G24KT 10SM OVC065 M03/M10 A3015 RMK AO2 T10341096
KMKG 
23nm W 		221655Z 21019G28KT 10SM FEW024 BKN080 M03/M09 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 22031/1618 SLP228 T10281089
KGRR 
23nm S 		221653Z 21013KT 10SM BKN080 BKN130 BKN240 M04/M09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP229 T10391094
KRQB 
30nm N 		221655Z AUTO 22015G21KT 10SM OVC060 M03/M09 A3010 RMK AO2 T10351095
KY70 
34nm SE 		221655Z AUTO 24021G25KT 9SM SCT080 SCT120 M04/M09 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/43
TAF
KMKG 
23nm W 		221139Z 2212/2312 23014G24KT P6SM SCT250 FM230100 23009KT P6SM BKN100
KGRR 
23nm S 		221406Z 2214/2312 20012G19KT P6SM FEW025 FEW080 BKN240 FM221700 24015G24KT P6SM BKN150 FM230000 23009KT P6SM BKN100
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