Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,222 miles (or 3,576 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 Kamloops 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: | YKA / CYKA |
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Location: | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°42'9"N by 120°26'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Kamloops Airport Authority Society |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKA |
More Information: | YKA 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.
- Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
- In 2012 the controllers handled 245,000 aircraft movements without incident.
- 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.
Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):
- Kamloops Airport's telecommunication equipment was provided at a separate building in 1977, with 235,600 passengers garnered from it that same year.
- Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.
- As of 2012, the Kamloops Airport offers scheduled flights to the Calgary International Airport and Vancouver International Airport, which are provided by Air Canada Express and operated by Jazz Air.
- By 1951, the airport founded and became headquarters of Central British Columbia Airways, which was later known as Pacific Western Airlines, but is no longer existent.
- In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
- Food and snacks are available at this airport's terminal, as well as a medical facility, accommodation areas and administrative buildings.
- The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
- Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
- On July 31, 2010, a Convair CV-580 airtanker operated by Convair Aviation, on route to the Kamloops Airport, crashed and was destroyed due to a local forest fire on the British Columbia Ministry of Forests land near Siwash Road, some 15 kilometres south of Lytton, British Columbia, a town in the Thompson region, along with Kamloops.
- The furthest airport from Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.