Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Oujda, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,709 miles (or 7,578 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 large distance between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) and Angads Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) and Angads Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | OUD / GMFO |
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Location: | Oujda, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W |
Area Served: | Oujda, Morocco |
Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1535 feet (468 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUD |
More Information: | OUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR):
- 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.
- In September 1942, 1,259 acres south of Daleville were acquired for the construction of an airfield to support the training camp.
- Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Angads Airport (OUD):
- Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Angads Airport (OUD) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of OUD.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,535 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Angads Airport", other names for OUD include "مطار وجدة أنجاد" and "Oujda Angads Airport".
- The furthest airport from Angads Airport (OUD) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Angads Airport (meaning Angads Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
- During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign.