Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM), Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,520 miles (or 2,447 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 Greater Moncton International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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 addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
• 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 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 is the busiest airfield in the Army, training large numbers of Army aviators both day and night with an average annual traffic count of approximately 240,000 movements.
• Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) has 2 runways.

Facts about Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM):

• Both FedEx Express and Purolator Courier also have large hangars at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Greater Moncton International Airport", another name for YQM is "Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport".
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• Greater Moncton International Airport handled 615,085 passengers last year.
• Because of Greater Moncton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Moncton International 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.
• In 1936, Transport Canada and the local government discussed the possibility of the construction of an airport suitable for trans-Canadian routes.
• During the 1940s, civilian air services expanded and became available servicing Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney, Saint John, Fredericton and Newfoundland.
• The closest airport to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ENE of YQM.
• The furthest airport from Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Also, in June 2010 Porter Airlines began a service to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier.
• Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) has 2 runways.