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Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield

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inventory, and with scales, an ammunition holding area, refueling points, and a vehicle staging and inspection area, the field can serve as the primary departure airfield for the 10th Mountain Division. The new pre-deployment processing facility at the airfield accommodates up to 1,200 soldiers,
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But the logistics involved with moving personnel, equipment, and munitions across 85 miles of road made the arrangement less than optimal, and the Army chose to expand Wheeler-Sack. Completed in 1998, the expansion now allows Wheeler-Sack to accommodate any aircraft in the
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surfaces: 3/21 is 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m), 8/26 is 4,482 by 150 feet (1,366 x 46 m), and 15/33 is 4,999 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).
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in 1985, the reactivation ceremony was held in the steel hangar at Wheeler-Sack. The division, a part of the Army's component of the
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In recent years, the 10th Mountain Division's aerial reconnaissance abilities have been expanded with the addition of 3
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Although in use in the early years of army aviation supporting the "Pine Plains" military training ground, during
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in Northern France. Additions to the field including two new 4500' x 150' concrete runways and a steel hangar.
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TUAS platoons and a special-use 500 foot runway designed for unmanned aircraft operations at Wheeler-Sack.
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allowing entire battalions to stage directly to overseas destination from the field.
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When Fort Drum was designated as the new home of the Army's newly reactivated
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Transportation buildings and structures in Jefferson County, New York
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in New York (state)
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3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment (General Support) "Phoenix"
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by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter
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the airfield was extensively expanded for use by the
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Index

IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
U.S. Army
Fort Drum, New York
AMSL
Coordinates
44°03′20″N 075°43′10″W / 44.05556°N 75.71944°W / 44.05556; -75.71944
Runways
Direction
Federal Aviation Administration
ICAO
FAA
LID
airport
Fort Drum
Jefferson County
New York
United States
U.S. Army
location identifier
FAA
IATA
Genting Airport
Malaysia
World War II
United States Army Air Forces
91st Observation Squadron
4th Armored Division

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