FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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) |
| Variation: | 04W (1990) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| 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-A at 8D4 (7 nm S): | 132.95 (616-887-2039) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FFX (17 nm NW): | 118.775 (231-928-0715) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MKGr073/15.0 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| HICr180/19.8 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| GRRr345/29.1 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOLLAND | | 039/33.3 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2543 x 100 ft. / 775 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 09/27 & DSPLD THLSDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 537 ft. | | 335 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 60 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 10:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 60 FT TREES 609 FT DSTC123 FT L, 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 15 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 38 FT TREES 780 FT DSTC 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 49330-9763
Phone 616-678-5012 |
| Manager: | RONALD FRITZ
15401 SPARTA AVE, 15387 SPARTA AVE.
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9763
Phone 616-678-5012
AMGR LIVES ON ARPT. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 83/month * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
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-Griffith Field Airport (23 nm NE)
KGRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport (23 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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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
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:47:25 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:47:25 |
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| METAR |
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KFFX
17nm NW | 161436Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM OVC017 11/09 A2979 RMK AO2
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KMKG
23nm W | 161355Z 25013KT 10SM OVC023 12/08 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 T01220078
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KGRR
23nm S | 161353Z 22009KT 10SM OVC023 11/07 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01110072
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KRQB
30nm N | 161434Z AUTO 23006KT 7SM OVC012 11/10 A2977 RMK AO2 T01050102
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KY70
34nm SE | 161434Z AUTO 22010G15KT 10SM OVC024 11/09 A2982 RMK AO2 T01110086
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| TAF |
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KMKG
23nm W | 161140Z 1612/1712 24012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM161400 25012G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM170000 28006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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KGRR
23nm S | 161140Z 1612/1712 22010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM161500 25012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM162200 25010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
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