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Wilderness Airpark (24M) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8D4), 24M is currently IFR with winds from 070° at 2 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wilderness Airpark in Kent City, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8D4): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wilderness Airpark (24M) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kent City, MI at a field elevation of 785 ft. 24M has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8D4, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,543 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRR.

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IFR
Observed 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8D4, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
070° 2 kt
Visibility
1.25 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 2 kt, visibility 1.3 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K8D4 281235Z AUTO 07002KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 08/07 A3023 RMK AO2 VIS 1V2 1/2

What changed at K8D4 (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from IFR to MVFR.
  • Visibility improved from 1.25 SM to 4 SM.

Current pilot readout for 24M

Based on the nearest station (K8D4), 24M is currently IFR with winds from 070° at 2 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 785 ft). 24M does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV2 kt head1 kt left
272 kt tail1 kt right

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24M runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,543 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 24M
    Wind
    09
    2 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    27
    2 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091713Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→0 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → unlimited.

24M weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 24M

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1219Z (8:19 AM EDT) · 55 NM W of 24M · 15,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1140Z (7:40 AM EDT) · 63 NM N of 24M · 7,000 ft MSL · C208
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CAD UA /OV CAD/TM 1140/FL070/TP C208/SK SKC/WX HZ 070/TB NEG/IC NEG
CAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX HZ 070Weather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 29 NM S of 24M · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL530
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ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131 F280 MS37 275/024KT TB MODERATE SK IC
ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1106Z (7:06 AM EDT) · 81 NM SE of 24M · 18,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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JXN UA /OV JXN/TM 1106/FL180/TP B739/SK TOP 176/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1106Reported at 11:06 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 176Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 86 NM SE of 24M · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.
RM DURD ZOBRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 24M

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K8D4 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
55%
09
45%

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Live crosswind meter

24M has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8D4, 7.2 nm away.

N09272 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,543 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Wilderness Airpark (24M)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
24M
City
Kent City
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
785 ft
Coordinates
43.2447, -85.7117
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,543 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K8D4
TAF
Nearest KGRR
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
9h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wilderness Airpark (24M)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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