Air Lane Park
Easy outdoor access
Walkability 3.3/10·Schools 5.8/10
You can move through Air Lane Park in all directions without hitting a wall—twelve acres of a West Michigan subdivision laid out on the Broadmoor Ave & 36th St Area grid, with Gerald R. Ford airport just 7.5 minutes away and downtown Grand Rapids sitting at 17.9 minutes by car. Restaurants cluster within walking distance (grab coffee at any number of spots around a mile out, or hit a restaurant in eight minutes on foot), and you've got a dozen dining options within a mile radius if you're willing to explore. Two parks anchor the immediate neighborhood, with Covenant Park reachable in a fourteen-minute walk; grocery shopping runs about a mile and a half, though thirty stores sit within two miles if you're not picky about which one. Transit access is close too—a nine-minute walk to the nearest stop—and homes here run around the mid-$400s, making it a straightforward choice for people looking at the Gerald Dawkins Academy area without overthinking the logistics.
Why people love it here
Park-rich area
- 10 parks within 1 mile
- Unnamed park: 8 min bike
- Unnamed bike_path: 8 min bike
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Covenant Park
0.7 mi
Parks Nearby
10
within 1 mile
Based on 8 rated schools nearby
Range: 3/10 to 7/10
School District: Gerald Dawkins Academy
Walkability
Limited
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Asian Delight Marketplace
+1 more
New Beginnings
+1 more
Coffee Clubhouse LLC
+1 more
Twisted Tap Distillery
+1 more
Unnamed park
Unnamed playground
Lake Eastbrook
+1 more
Unnamed beach
East Paris Nature Park Trail
Cascade Hospital for Animals Dog Park
Unnamed bike_path
The Other Body Shop
44th/Broadmoor (WB)
+1 more
Walgreens
Kentwood Library
+1 more
My Little Munchkins Childcare Learning Center
Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall
Crime in Air Lane Park is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Kent County.
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Solar potential
~$858/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,257 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use
Resident-arranged private hauler
Residents contract own refuse hauler; city ordinance governs container storage.
Services for Kentwood · Source: kentwood.us
Utility, solar, and service details for Air Lane Park are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
🛒 Grocery(29)
Grocery Store
Horrocks Market
Grocery Store
Family Fare
Grocery Store
+26 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(9)
New Beginnings
Restaurant
Freddy Franks
Restaurant
Twisted Tap Sugar Shack
Restaurant
PJ's Pizza & Slice
Restaurant
+4 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(23)
Coffee Clubhouse LLC
Café
Crepe N Dip Kentwood Mi
Café
Moka Roots Coffee House
Café
+20 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(21)
Twisted Tap Distillery
Bar
Dinks and Dingers Social Club
Bar
Tokyo Grill & Sushi
Bar
+18 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(28)
School
School
West Michigan Aviation Academy
+23 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(4)
The Other Body Shop
Fitness Center
Planet Fitness
Fitness Center
Blue's Gym
Fitness Center
+1 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(2)
🚴 Trails(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(10)
+7 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(1)
My Little Munchkins Childcare Learning Center
Childcare Center
🏥 Hospitals(1)
Forest View Hospital
Hospital
📚 Libraries(7)
+4 more within 5 miles
⚡ EV Charging(3)
EV Charging
ChargePoint
EV Charging
EV Charging
Frequently asked about Air Lane Park
- What schools serve Air Lane Park?
- Air Lane Park is served by Gerald Dawkins Academy. Its highest-rated assigned school is Challenger Elementary (7/10).
- Is Air Lane Park walkable?
- Air Lane Park scores 3.3/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.