Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 671 miles (or 1,080 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) and Fort Wayne International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OZR / KOZR |
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Location: | Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°16'32"N by 85°42'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 301 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OZR |
More Information: | OZR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWA / KFWA |
Airport Name: | Fort Wayne International Airport |
Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'41"N by 85°11'43"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 814 feet (248 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FWA |
More Information: | FWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR):
- In addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
- Because of Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)'s relatively low elevation of 301 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) has 2 runways.
- Needing a location to shoot all takeoffs and landings for the 1949 film Twelve O'Clock High, including the spectacular B-17 Flying Fortress belly-landing sequence early in the film, director Henry King selected Ozark since its dark runways more closely matched wartime bases in England as opposed to the light-colored runways at nearby Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the primary shoot location.
- The furthest airport from Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,214 miles (18,047 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In September 1942, 1,259 acres south of Daleville were acquired for the construction of an airfield to support the training camp.
- The closest airport to Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) is Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of OZR.
Facts about Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):
- The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.
- The airport was built at a cost of $10 million as a U.S.
- Fort Wayne International Airport and the Fort Wayne – Allen County Airport Authority introduced a new website in February 2013.
- Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In 1991 Baer Field was renamed Fort Wayne International Airport.
- The various projects under the Master Plan will last for a timeframe of multiple years.
- The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.