Wilderness Airpark
24M · Kent City, Michigan · Kent County · map
Wilderness Airpark is a public-use airport owned by Wilderness Airpark Association, 3 miles northeast of Kent City, Michigan, 785 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,543 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Wilderness Airpark?
Its FAA code is 24M.
Where is Wilderness Airpark?
It is 3 miles northeast of Kent City, Michigan, 785 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wilderness Airpark?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,543 feet long, grass.
Does Wilderness Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wilderness Airpark?
5 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Wilderness Airpark…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 24M
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Wilderness Airpark Association
- Elevation
- 785 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1993
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,543 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 537 ft, trees on the approach
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 335 ft, road 15 ft high 30 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (7 nm south), Fremont Municipal (17 nm northwest), Greenville Municipal (21 nm east), Gerald R Ford International (23 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (7 nm south), Fremont Municipal (17 nm northwest), Riverview Airport (19 nm south), White Cloud Airport (19 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided area 125 feet either side of runway centerline and 200 feet off runway ends clear of obstruction; obstruction in runway approach slp surface removed/lwrd or threshold displaced and marked to provide 20:1 approach slp; relct each threshold 240 feet.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 16:1 to dthr ovr +66 feet tree, 1081 feet dist, 40 feet L.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Airport closed DEC-APR when SN covd except for ski equipped aircraft. No SN removal.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kent City from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Kent City, Michigan: 7 piston singles, 2 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (7 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (11 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (23 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (37 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (43 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kent City 9 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 drones
- T & C Grains LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/24M.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.