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24M

Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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-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 DEC-APR WHEN SN COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. NO SN 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 05-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:35	09:35
Sunrise	06:10	10:10
Sunset	21:25	01:25
Evening civil twilight	22:00	02:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Jul-2026 00:19:43
Local (UTC-4)	05-Jul-2026 20:19:43

METAR

KFFX 17nm NW	052355Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2999 RMK AO2 10275 20234
KMKG 23nm W	052255Z VRB05KT 10SM BKN028 BKN034 BKN170 26/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02560200 $
KGRR 23nm S	052353Z 02008KT 7SM FEW060 BKN100 BKN120 OVC240 23/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02280206 10261 20228 53004 $
KRQB 30nm N	052335Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM SCT050 25/16 A3001 RMK AO2
KY70 34nm SE	052335Z AUTO 06010G19KT 10SM BKN018 OVC026 23/20 A2998 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKG 23nm W	051740Z 0518/0618 06006KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC120 FM052100 03008KT P6SM OVC120 FM060600 05007KT P6SM BKN250
KGRR 23nm S	052206Z 0522/0618 08008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC070 FM060500 04007KT P6SM BKN120 FM061500 06009KT P6SM BKN250

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