“Or how about the C5 transport plane belonging to the Airforce that landed at Newburgh airport in New York instead of the airbase in Poughkipsee? They had to dismantle the wings and truck it out because it was too short of a runway.”
What airbase in Po’keepsie? There ain’t none.
Do you mean Griffis in Rome, NY?
You might have that backward. Newburgh airport used to be Stewart AFB...and Poughkeepsie might be where the C-5 landed.
Beacon Newbergh area. Airports are about 10 miles apart. Same runway orientation. And yes there is an air base there.
Newburgh Airport is the former Stewart AFB. It has a 12,000’ runway and an ANG unit that flies C-5s. I suspect there may be some confusion here.