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Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield

GTB · KGTB · Fort Drum, New York · Jefferson County · map

Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield is a private airport owned by the US Army Aeronautical Svcs Agency, 1 mile northeast of Fort Drum, New York, 690 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 10,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes: FAA GTB · ICAO KGTB
Kind: Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
Owner: US Army Aeronautical Svcs Agency
Elevation: 690 feet above sea level
Control tower: A control tower with approach control · around the clock
Attended: Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Lights: runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
On the chart: Montreal sectional
Magnetic variation: 13W

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 3

Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lights
03/21	10,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, good	High-intensity lights
15/33	5,002 × 144 ft	Concrete	High-intensity lights
08/26	4,501 × 150 ft	Asphalt and concrete	Low-intensity lights

Runway 03: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), threshold displaced 1,363 ft
Runway 21: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
Runway 15: medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Runway 08: right-hand traffic pattern

Radio frequencies

ATIS (recorded airport information)	119.525	Wheeler-Sack
Clearance delivery	120.8
Clearance delivery	123.65	Wheeler-Sack
Ground	123.45	Wheeler-Sack
Tower	118.75	Wheeler-Sack
Approach and departure	124.875	Wheeler-Sack
Base and operations	126.2	Wheeler-Sack
Flt and flw	141.025	Wheeler-Sack

Aircraft registered in Fort Drum from the FAA register

1 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Drum, New York: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

Watertown International ART · 13 nm west Countryman'S Landing Strip NK01 · 6 nm southeast · private Samaritan Medical Center Heliport 60NY · 10 nm southwest · private Clayton Airfield 28NK · 17 nm northwest · private Maxson Airfield 89NY · 17 nm northwest · private Duflo Airport NY10 · 18 nm southeast · private Hendricks Field NK16 · 23 nm northeast · private John Gonzales Field NY69 · 25 nm west · private

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

Located on 847'MSL tower west of runway 8.
SERVICE-L-AOE JASU-3(ASU600-270-DDP). FUEL-A++ (military); available 1400-0300Z++MON-FRI, except holidays, OT PN.
R/west 1400 feet, F/west 2000 feet turbo jet 2500 feet, overhead 3000 feet.
Otr times prior permission required. Airport closed holidays.
Runway 08/26 cntr 75 feet concrete between runway 03 and taxiway D, pcn 54, remainder asphalt.
Tran alert: no catering, cleaning, lav, trash removal, water, or crew trnsp service available.
Restricted: prior permission required contact base operations dsn 772-5681 C315-772-5681/5682. Tenant aircraft have priority for local pattern operations, tran may be ltd. Runway 15-33.taxiway G restricted to C130 or smaller. Sod landing/operations restricted to cntr, sod. Oasis rst to tenant R/west hot reful operations, landing/departure prohibited when closed. Taxiway B between taxiway a and north ramp closed.
Ctn: drone (UAS) operates WI 20NM kgtb SFC-FL290. Extsy military aircraft activity vicinity airport military aircraft refer to flip AP/1 prior to operations on Fort Drum or WI R-5201. Narrow taxiway a,B int arc 40 feet wide. North ramp edge light U.S.. taxiway B edge light U.S. between taxiway a and sabre helipad. West ramp unlighted. Rsc not mntn when base operations is closed. Wildlife haz, refer to AP/1.
Misc: weather service available 24/7. Dsn 772-6065, C315-772-6065. BACK-UP weather brief available FR 15 ows scott afb dsn 576-9755/9702, C618-256-9755/9702. Pri weather sensors automated H24. Drg AUGMENTATION/BACK-UP weather observation PT is obstruction 033 DEGS-162 degreess. Pmsv frequency not monitored Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.
NS abtmt - quiet hours 0300-1100Z++.
Customs/agricultural/img: 24 hour PN, consult fcg. Aerial port msn aircraft plan arrival between 1300-0300Z++ MON-FRI except holidays, OT rqr advanced coord and apvl.
Runway 03/21 aclt stop and takeoff run dist available 10000 feet.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.