Airports / New York / KGTB
Wheeler Sack Army Air Field
KGTBFort Drum, New YorkELEV 688 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Watertown International Airport (ART) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Fort Drum, New York, Wheeler Sack Army Air Field (KGTB) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 688 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
KGTB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Watertown International Airport (ART, 14 nm), Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS, 39 nm), and Griffiss International Airport (RME, 51 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KGTB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KGTB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KGTB
IATA
—
FAA / Local
GTB
Elevation
688 ft
Coordinates
44.0556° N · 75.7195° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 688 ft, KGTB sits higher than 64% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmARTWatertown International AirportWatertown
- 39nmOGSOgdensburg International AirportOgdensburg
- 51nmRMEGriffiss International AirportRome
- 59nmSYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportSyracuse
- 65nmMSSMassena International Airport Richards FieldMassena
- 68nmSLKAdirondack Regional AirportSaranac Lake
Location
Open the full mapKGTB · Wheeler Sack Army Air Field · Fort Drum, NY