It is located six nautical miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Knox, Indiana,[1] and was previously a public use airport.

[2] Wheeler Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 720 feet (219 m) above mean sea level.

It has one runway designated 8/26 with a turf surface measuring 2,600 by 200 feet (792 x 61 m).

[1] For the 12-month period ending November 30, 1994, the airport had 7,284 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi.

At that time there were five aircraft based at this airport: four single-engine and one ultralight.