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24M

Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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

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:	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 16-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:26	11:26
Sunrise	07:54	11:54
Sunset	19:49	23:49
Evening civil twilight	20:17	00:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Mar-2026 20:36:02
Local (UTC-4)	16-Mar-2026 16:36:02

METAR

KFFX 17nm NW	162015Z AUTO 31026G36KT 1/2SM SN HZ OVC015 M05/M08 A2949 RMK AO2 PK WND 33037/27
KMKG 23nm W	162002Z 32026G45KT 1SM R32/4000VP6000FT -SN BLSN BKN029 OVC036 M04/M09 A2953 RMK AO2 PK WND 32045/1959 TWR VIS 2 1/2 P0000 T10441089
KGRR 23nm S	162016Z 30024G33KT 3SM -SN BKN022 BKN028 OVC035 M03/M07 A2947 RMK AO2 PK WND 30036/1956 T10331072 PNO
KRQB 30nm N	162015Z AUTO 32011G18KT 270V330 1SM -SN HZ BKN013 OVC025 M06/M09 A2942 RMK AO2 PRESRR VIS 1/2V2
KY70 34nm SE	162015Z AUTO 27018G24KT 10SM FEW039 OVC050 M02/M10 A2942 RMK AO2 PK WND 28032/32

TAF

KMKG 23nm W	161748Z 1618/1718 32016G33KT 1/2SM SHSN BLSN BKN015 FM162300 33016G35KT 1SM -SHSN BLSN BKN022 FM171000 32015G25KT 5SM -SHSN BKN027 FM171500 32016G26KT P6SM -SHSN BKN030
KGRR 23nm S	161748Z 1618/1718 28021G32KT P6SM -SHSN BKN022 TEMPO 1618/1621 3/4SM -SHSN BLSN FM162100 30020G35KT 3/4SM -SHSN BLSN BKN027 FM171000 31021G36KT 5SM -SHSN BKN022 FM171500 30009KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035

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