Wilderness Airpark Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
43-14-41.0870N (43.244746)
Longitude: 
085-42-42.1520W (-85.711709)
Elevation: 
785.0 feet MSL (239 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
5.8 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. NE of Kent City, Michigan
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
RONALD FRITZ
15401 SPARTA AVE
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9460
616-799-3003
WILDERNESS AIRPARK ASSOCIATION
C/O RONALD FRITZ, 15401 SPARTA AVE
KENT CITY, MI 49330-9460
616-799-3003

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
11/1993
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1785 feet (544 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
LAN
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  500
GA Local:  100 20.0%
GA Itinerant:  400 80.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 616

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Lansing(LAN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 24M

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    17.0 Fremont Municipal Airport
    (KFFX FFX)
    313 319 100LL, Jet A
    18.9 Riverview Airport
    (08C)
    192 198 100LL
    21.0 Greenville Municipal Airport
    (6D6)
    106 112 100LL, Jet A+
    23.3 Cain Field Airport
    (38C)
    24 30 100LL, Mogas
    23.4 Gerald R Ford International Airport
    (GRR KGRR GRR)
    159 165 100LL, Jet A
    23.4 Muskegon County Airport
    (MKG KMKG MKG)
    258 263 100LL, Jet A
    23.7 Lowell City Airport
    (24C)
    137 143 100LL
    27.4 Ottawa Exec Airport
    (Z98)
    200 206 100LL, Jet A+
    34.0 Ionia County Airport
    (Y70)
    122 128 100LL
    34.8 West Michigan Regional Airport
    (KBIV BIV)
    210 215 100LL, Jet A+
    38.4 Hastings Airport
    (9D9)
    155 161 100LL, Jet A+
    43.1 Padgham Field Airport
    (35D)
    186 192 100LL
    45.0 Gratiot Community Airport
    (AMN KAMN AMN)
    83 90 100LL, Jet A+
    46.7 Plainwell Municipal Airport
    (61D)
    176 182 100LL
    48.1 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
    (MOP KMOP MOP)
    61 68 100LL, Jet A+
    52.6 Mason County Airport
    (LDM KLDM LDM)
    325 330 100LL, Jet A+
    55.1 Clare Municipal Airport
    (48D)
    49 56 100LL
    56.4 Fitch H Beach Airport
    (KFPK FPK)
    135 141 100LL
    56.7 Capital Region International Airport
    (LAN KLAN LAN)
    119 126 100LL, Jet A
    58.7 South Haven Area Regional Airport
    (KLWA LWA)
    204 209 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-2 ARPT CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. NO SNOW REMOVAL.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    A110-4 DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A14 RESIDES ON ARPT PREMISES.
    A42-09 RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
    A42-27 RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
    A57-09 APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DTHR BASED ON 66 FT TREES, 706 FT DIST, 90 FT L.
    A57-27 APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR BASED ON 60 FT TREES, 839 FT DIST, 50 FT R.
    E111 PRVDD AREA 125 FT EITHER SIDE OF RWY CNTRLN & 200 FT OFF RWY ENDS CLEAR OF OBSTN; OBSTN IN RWY APCH SLP SFC REMOVED/LWRD OR THR DSPLCD & MKD TO PRVD 20:1 APCH SLP; RELCT EACH THR 240 FT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 2543 ft (775 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    24M Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  2543 ft x 100 ft (775 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    TREES ROAD
    Object Height: 
    52 15
    Distance from End: 
    0 30
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    83 ft. right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    Displaced Threshold: 
    537 335

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    24M Sectional

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