Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Raipur, India:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from OZR to RPR:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- OZR Airport Information
- RPR Airport Information
- Facts about OZR
- Facts about RPR
- Map of Nearest Airports to OZR
- List of Nearest Airports to OZR
- Map of Furthest Airports from OZR
- List of Furthest Airports from OZR
- Map of Nearest Airports to RPR
- List of Nearest Airports to RPR
- Map of Furthest Airports from RPR
- List of Furthest Airports from RPR
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), Raipur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,718 miles (or 14,031 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 Swami Vivekananda 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 Swami Vivekananda 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | RPR / VARP |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Raipur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'51"N by 81°44'18"E |
Area Served: | Raipur, Naya Raipur |
Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RPR |
More Information: | RPR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR):
- 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.
- In September 1942, 1,259 acres south of Daleville were acquired for the construction of an airfield to support the training camp.
- The Aviation Training Brigade consists of five battalions that conduct flight training at Fort Rucker at three training sites.
- Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In 2012 the controllers handled 245,000 aircraft movements without incident.
- 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 addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
Facts about Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR):
- Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- A new integrated terminal covering an area of 18,500 m2 has been constructed by a joint venture of Era Infra Engineering and KMB from Ukraine at a cost of 136 crore.
- The closest airport to Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Bilaspur Airport (PAB), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NNE of RPR.
- The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities and a CAT- 1 Instrument Landing System as well as Navigational facilities like DVOR, DME, and an NDB.
- On 24 January 2012, the Union cabinet of India approved the State Government's proposal for renaming Raipur airport after India's greatest son and well known saint Swami Vivekananda who spent 2 years of his teenage in Raipur.
- The proposed international terminal is being upgraded along with the runway expansion project to enable the airport to handle larger aircraft for starting international operations, connecting the city to South-East Asia and the Middle East.
- In addition to being known as "Swami Vivekananda Airport", other names for RPR include "Mana Airport" and "स्वामी विवेकानन्द हवाई अड्डा, रायपुर".