Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Chillagoe Airport (LLG), Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,154 miles (or 14,731 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 Chillagoe 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 Chillagoe 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: | LLG / YCGO |
Airport Name: | Chillagoe Airport |
Location: | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°8'34"S by 144°31'44"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tablelands Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LLG |
More Information: | LLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
- The Aviation Training Brigade consists of five battalions that conduct flight training at Fort Rucker at three training sites.
- 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 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.
Facts about Chillagoe Airport (LLG):
- The closest airport to Chillagoe Airport (LLG) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of LLG.
- The furthest airport from Chillagoe Airport (LLG) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,752 miles (18,912 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Chillagoe Airport (LLG) currently has only 1 runway.