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24M Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 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 -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-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
VIOr345/29.1VICTORY 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.

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
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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1911:19
Sunrise07:4711:47
Sunset19:5423:54
Evening civil twilight20:2200:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 04:57:17
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 00:57:17
 
METAR
KFFX 
17nm NW 
190435Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM OVC036 M01/M07 A2992 RMK AO2 T10081066
KMKG 
23nm W 
190355Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM OVC036 02/M06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00171061 $
KGRR 
23nm S 
190453Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM OVC037 M01/M06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP151 T10111061 400171039
KRQB 
30nm N 
190435Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM BKN036 BKN110 M02/M07 A2990 RMK AO2 T10211072
KY70 
34nm SE 
190455Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM OVC036 M01/M07 A2994 RMK AO2 T10081069
TAF
KMKG 
23nm W 
181956Z 1820/1918 33013G22KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 FM190000 31011KT P6SM BKN060 FM190600 25012G21KT P6SM OVC080 FM191500 24019G27KT P6SM OVC050
KGRR 
23nm S 
181720Z 1818/1918 31011KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 FM182200 30013KT P6SM SCT015 OVC050 FM190200 24006KT P6SM OVC060 FM191100 23014G23KT P6SM OVC100 FM191600 25022G31KT P6SM OVC050
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