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24M Wilderness Airpark
Kent City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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-3 at FFX (17 nm NW): 118.775 (231-928-0715)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MKGr073/15.0MUSKEGON VORTAC115.2001W
HICr180/19.8WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W
GRRr345/29.1GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME115.9504W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOLLAND039/33.323303WHLM .... .-.. --

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: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 537 ft.335 ft.
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 78 ft. from runway, 123 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
DSPLCD THLD APCH RATIO 10:1 BASED ON 60 FT TREES 609 FT DSTC123 FT L, 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT.
15 ft. road, 10 ft. from runway
DSPLCD THLD APCH RATIO 20:1 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 JIM NORTON, 15387 SPARTA AVE.
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9763
Phone 616-678-5782
616-550-2054 MGR CELL.
Manager: JAMES NORTON
15387 SPARTA AVE, 15387 SPARTA AVE.
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9763
Phone 616-678-5782
AMGR LIVES ON ARPT.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

RY 09/27 AEROBATIC PRACTICE AREA OVER ARPT; 200 FT AGL TO 2500 FT MSL.

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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Area around 24M (Wilderness Airpark)
 
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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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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From to 24M

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1912:19
Sunrise07:4912:49
Sunset18:0623:06
Evening civil twilight18:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 05:30:48
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 00:30:48
 
METAR
KFFX 
17nm NW 
100515Z AUTO 01009G15KT 5SM -SN SCT025 SCT029 OVC035 M06/M07 A2972 RMK AO2
KMKG 
23nm W 
100455Z 01012KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR SCT039 OVC050 M06/M08 A2974 RMK AO2 VIS 1 RWY 14 CIG 037 RWY 14 SLP079 P0000 T10611083 410221061
KGRR 
23nm S 
100517Z AUTO 36012KT 3/4SM -SN SCT007 OVC023 M06/M09 A2966 RMK AO2 P0000
KRQB 
30nm N 
100516Z AUTO 35007KT 4SM -SN SCT042 OVC060 M07/M09 A2970 RMK AO2
TAF
KMKG 
23nm W 
100315Z 1003/1024 01010G18KT 1SM -SN OVC035 FM100700 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
KGRR 
23nm S 
100316Z 1003/1024 02010G18KT 1SM -SN OVC007 FM100500 01012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101200 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels in other cities near Wilderness Airpark

1 in Comstock Park
1 in Coopersville
4 in Walker
33 in Grand Rapids
 

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