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Wheeler Sack Army Air Field

Fort Drum, United States

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KGTB

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688 ft

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Fort Drum · NY · United States

Position

44.056°, -75.719° · 688 ft elev.

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U.S. Army airfield serving Fort Drum in northern New York.

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Fort Drum, United States

Wheeler Sack Army Air Field (ICAO: KGTB) is a military airfield located at Fort Drum, a major U.S. Army installation near Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It serves as the primary aviation facility for the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), one of the Army's most deployed divisions. The airfield supports a wide range of military aviation operations including troop transport, training flights, and logistical missions. It is not open to commercial airline traffic and primarily handles military fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Named in honor of U.S. Army aviators, the airfield plays a critical role in rapid deployment readiness for forces stationed at Fort Drum, which is situated close to the Canadian border in the North Country region of New York State.

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The airfield is located on the Fort Drum military installation, accessible via U.S. Route 11, approximately 10 miles north of Watertown, New York.

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›Primary airfield for the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Fort Drum.
›Located in Jefferson County, New York, near the Canadian border.
›Handles both fixed-wing aircraft and rotary-wing (helicopter) operations.
›Not open to civilian or commercial air traffic.
›Fort Drum is one of the U.S. Army's most frequently deployed installations.

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Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield

Airport in Fort Drum, New York

Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield is a military use airport located at Fort Drum, in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is owned by the U.S. Army.

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