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24M

Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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-AV at 8D4 (7 nm S):	132.95
WX AWOS-3 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

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 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.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		2
Single engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
80%	transient general aviation
20%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

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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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 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:23	10:23
Sunrise	06:54	10:54
Sunset	20:30	00:30
Evening civil twilight	21:00	01:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 20:06:33
Local (UTC-4)	19-Apr-2024 16:06:33

METAR

KFFX 17nm NW	191955Z AUTO 29016G20KT 10SM SCT055 10/M05 A3002 RMK AO2 T00991046
KMKG 23nm W	191955Z 22011KT 10SM FEW035 10/M02 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01001017
KGRR 23nm S	191953Z 26019G30KT 10SM SCT060 10/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 26031/1922 SLP176 T01001028
KRQB 30nm N	191955Z AUTO 28016G27KT 10SM CLR 09/M08 A2998 RMK AO2 T00851083
KY70 34nm SE	191955Z AUTO 26019G28KT 10SM CLR 10/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 T01041043

TAF

KMKG 23nm W	191730Z 1918/2018 28014G28KT P6SM FEW050 FM200000 27013G24KT P6SM BKN050
KGRR 23nm S	191730Z 1918/2018 27018G28KT P6SM FEW060 FM200100 27011KT P6SM SCT060

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