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24M

Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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-3P at FFX (17 nm NW):	118.775 (231-928-0715)

Nearby radio navigation aids

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

Airport Services

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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:	55 ft. trees, 95 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.	15 ft. road, 30 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DTHR OVR +66 FT TREE, 1081 FT DIST, 40 FT L.

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 18-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:10	12:10
Sunrise	07:41	12:41
Sunset	17:15	22:15
Evening civil twilight	17:46	22:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Nov-2025 21:56:11
Local (UTC-5)	18-Nov-2025 16:56:11

METAR

KFFX 17nm NW	182135Z AUTO 06007KT 8SM -SN BKN050 00/M02 A3007 RMK AO2
KMKG 23nm W	182055Z 05007KT 10SM BKN050 OVC065 02/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SNE16 SLP188 P0000 60003 T00171017 55001
KGRR 23nm S	182053Z 05010KT 9SM -RA FEW022 OVC039 01/M01 A3005 RMK AO2 SNE51 SLP184 P0000 60001 T00111011 56002
KRQB 30nm N	182135Z AUTO 04005KT 8SM -RA BKN060 01/M03 A3006 RMK AO2
KY70 34nm SE	182135Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM BKN042 OVC050 02/M02 A3005 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKG 23nm W	181923Z 1819/1918 10009KT 4SM -RASN BR BKN035 FM182100 08008KT 4SM -RASN BR OVC020 FM182200 07008KT P6SM OVC022 PROB30 1822/1824 4SM -SHRASN OVC015 FM190100 06007KT P6SM BKN035 FM190900 06004KT P6SM FEW040
KGRR 23nm S	181923Z 1819/1918 10007KT P6SM -SHRASN OVC035 FM182000 08008KT 4SM -SHRASN BR OVC020 FM182200 06007KT P6SM OVC022 PROB30 1822/1824 4SM -SHRASN OVC015 FM190400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 FM190900 06004KT P6SM FEW040

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