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KGTB Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield
Fort Drum, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GTB
Lat/Long: 44-03-20.4000N / 075-43-10.2000W
44-03.340000N / 075-43.170000W
44.0556667 / -75.7195000
(estimated)
Elevation: 690 ft. / 210 m (estimated)
Variation: 13W (1990)
From city: 1 mile NE of FORT DRUM, NY
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 13602

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: MONTREAL
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-2200, OT BY PPR.
ARPT CLSD HOLS.
Pattern altitude: R/W 1400', F/W 2000' TURBO JET 2500', OVERHEAD 3000'.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)
LCTD ON 847'MSL TOWER WEST OF RWY 8.

Airport Communications

ATIS: 119.525
WHEELER-SACK GROUND: 121.9 229.8
WHEELER-SACK TOWER: 118.75 290.25 49.8FM
WHEELER-SACK APPROACH: 128.25 257.6
WHEELER-SACK DEPARTURE: 128.25 257.6
BASE OPS: 120.8 280.8
FORT DRUM FLT FLW: 141.025 397.75
PMSV SACK METRO: 304.3
RDR/P: 134.1 229.85
WX ASOS at ART (14 nm W): 133.525 (315-639-4002)
  • 344.6 PMSV AVBL THRU GRIFFISS AFB.
  • ALL ACFT CTC DRUM CON PRIOR ENTRY R5201.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ARTr079/16.1WATERTOWN VORTAC109.8012W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DRUMat field25713WGTB --. - -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 10000 x 150 ft. / 3048 x 46 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 91 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Instrument approach: ILS/DMEILS/DME

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 4999 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 59 /R/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 44-03.709117N44-03.139667N
Longitude: 075-43.482417W075-42.659150W
Elevation: 663.7 ft.687.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4482 x 150 ft. / 1366 x 46 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 9 /R/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Additional Remarks

- FUEL: PPR. J8-AVBL 1200-0200Z+ MON-FRI, OT PN.
- WX OBSERVATION VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY BUILDINGS WEST THRU NORTHEAST (250-060 DEGREES). VSBY EVALUATION IS LIMITED TO 1/4 TO 1/16 OF A MILE IN THIS SECTOR.
- NS ABTMT- FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM IN EFF. DOES NOT APPLY TO APOE MSN ACFT. QUIET HR POLICY FOR TRAN AIRCREWS CONDUCTING PRACTICE APRCH AND TRNG FLT 0300-100Z ++, CTC AFLD MGR THRU BASE OPS FOR EXC.
- TRAN ALERT: LTD.
- RSTD: 24 HR PPR DSN 772-5681, C315-772-5681. PN RQR BY 2100Z+ FRI FOR WKEND AND FLW MON. TKOF RWY 26 AND LDG RWY 08 VFR ONLY FOR CAT B, C, D ACFT. RWY 03/21 ACCELERATE STOP AND TKOF RUN DIST AVBL 10,000 .
- CAUTION: LGT STACK 860 ' 2 NM W OF ARPT. R5201 E OF AFLD, HVY ARTILLERY, R/W/AND F/W/JET ACFT ACT.
- TFC PAT: R/W1400', F/W/2200. TURBO JET 2700'.
- CSTMS/AG/IMG: CSTMS AND AG RQR 24 HR ADVANCE NTC, COORD THRU BASE OPS.
- MISC: NO MAINT. FULL WX SVC AVBL. DSN 772-6065. NOTIFY TWR 20 MIN OUT WITH CODE 6 AND ABV ON BOARD. ALL TRAN COPTER ENROUTE R5201 MUST STOP GTB FOR RQR SAFETY BRIEF. BASE OPS MON-FRI 1200-0400Z+; WKEND 130-2100Z+ OT PN. NARROW TWY A,B, ARC 40' WIDE.
- MISC: TIGHT TURNS RQR FR TWY A TO B AND B TO A, ADVS GND IF ACFT CANNOT MAKE THESE TURNS. ACFT INBD FOR DIRECTORATE OF LOGISTICS AVIATION INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE MUST ARR NO LATER THAN 1900Z+, CTC C315-772-7538, DSN 772-7538.
- ALL TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT MUST NOTIFY BASE OPS NLT 20 MIN OUT AND MUST CONTACT GTB APPROACH CONTROL WITHIN 25-30 NM OF GTB AND ADVISE OF INTENSIONS. ACFT THAT PLAN ON ARRIVING GTB VIA AN IR OR VR ROUTE MUST INFORM BASE OPS WHEN REQUESTING PPR.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 03   download (310KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 21   download (248KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 03   download (325KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 21   download (269KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03   download (238KB)
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 08   download (193KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 15   download (193KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 33   download (183KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (19KB)
 
Departure Procedures
WATERTOWN ONE   download (153KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KART - Watertown International Airport (14 nm W)
KOGS - Ogdensburg International Airport (39 nm N)
KPTD - Potsdam Municipal Airport (Damon Field) (50 nm NE)
KRME - Griffiss Airfield (51 nm S)
KFZY - Oswego County Airport (51 nm SW)
  
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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4710:47
Sunrise07:1611:16
Sunset18:2222:22
Evening civil twilight18:5122:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Oct-2008 20:50:12
Local (UTC-4)  12-Oct-2008 16:50:12
 
METAR
KGTB 121955Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP308 T02200095
KART 
14nm W 		121956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP304 T02110089
TAF
KGTB 121717 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3035INS T21/19Z T10/10Z
KART 
14nm W 		121720Z 121818 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM0500 20005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM1200 23007KT P6SM BKN150
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