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24M

Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -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 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 23-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:37	12:37
Sunrise	08:08	13:08
Sunset	17:42	22:42
Evening civil twilight	18:13	23:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Jan-2026 11:33:29
Local (UTC-5)	23-Jan-2026 06:33:29

METAR

KFFX 17nm NW	231115Z AUTO 30011KT 1 1/2SM -SN HZ SCT010 SCT014 SCT027 M20/M23 A3034 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/4V2 1/2
KMKG 23nm W	231121Z 32011G22KT 1SM SN BLSN VV017 M19/M21 A3039 RMK AO2 PK WND 33026/1110 P0000 T11891211 RVRNO $
KGRR 23nm S	231053Z 31017G29KT 2 1/2SM -SN BLSN SCT025 OVC035 M17/M22 A3031 RMK AO2 PK WND 29029/1051 SNE35B51 SLP280 T11721217 PNO $
KRQB 30nm N	231115Z AUTO 29006G15KT 6SM HZ FEW013 SCT037 BKN046 M20/M25 A3029 RMK AO2
KY70 34nm SE	231115Z AUTO 30010G24KT 6SM -SN HZ CLR M18/M23 A3029 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKG 23nm W	231018Z 2310/2406 32015G28KT 1/2SM SN BKN019 OVC029 FM231200 32017G30KT 1 1/2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC013 TEMPO 2313/2316 3/4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC007 FM231600 32017G28KT 3/4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC009 FM232200 33012G21KT 1SM -SHSN OVC015 FM240200 34007KT 3SM -SHSN OVC027
KGRR 23nm S	231018Z 2310/2406 30015G24KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC019 FM231200 31010G19KT P6SM BKN022 FM232200 31010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035

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