KGTB · Wheeler Sack Army Air Field

FORT DRUM, NEW YORK · MEDIUM AIRPORT

688

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 03/21

44.06N

75.72W

Wheeler Sack Army Air Field serves Fort Drum, New York at 688 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 10,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
03/21	10,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
15/33	5,002 × 144 ft	concrete	lit
08/26	4,501 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 688 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	688 ft	2,572 ft	2,183 ft	3,274 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,888 ft	2,806 ft	2,309 ft	3,464 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,088 ft	3,040 ft	2,436 ft	3,654 ft
35°C afternoon	3,253 ft	3,072 ft	2,453 ft	3,680 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,680 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KGTB is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KART Watertown International Airport	14 nm W	7,001 ft
KOGS Ogdensburg International Airport	39 nm N	6,400 ft
KRME Griffiss International Airport	51 nm S	11,820 ft
KFZY Oswego County Airport	51 nm SW	5,196 ft
KSYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport	59 nm S	9,013 ft
KMSS Massena International Airport Richards Field	65 nm NE	5,601 ft

04Fuel and services at KGTB

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KGTB. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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