Nonstop flight route between Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,482 miles (or 2,386 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 Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport and Cairns Army Airfield (AAF), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE):

• Because of Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol 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.
• Antonio Juarbe Pol Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles of the central business district of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
• During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force conducting antisubmarine patrols.
• The furthest airport from Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (meaning Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Dorado Airport (DDP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of ARE.
• Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was named after a prominent Arecibo born businessman and pilot, who perished along with his wife and two passengers, on a flight from Isla Grande airport in San Juan to Arecibo on Mother's day, 1979.
• In addition to being known as "Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport", another name for ARE is "ABO".

Facts about Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR):

• 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.
• Cairns Army Airfield is a military airport forming a part of Fort Rucker, in Dale County, Alabama, USA.
• 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.
• The Aviation Training Brigade consists of five battalions that conduct flight training at Fort Rucker at three training sites.
• 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.