# Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (OZR / KOZR)

**Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field** (IATA: OZR, ICAO: KOZR) is a medium airport in Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States. It opened in Oct 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,025 ft (1,532 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kozr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OZR / KOZR
- FAA: OZR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Oct 1943
- Elevation: 301 ft / 92 m
- Coordinates: 31.2757, -85.7134
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 5
- Longest runway: 5,025 ft / 1,532 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches, 3 departures
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www-rucker.army.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns_Army_Airfield (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813393
- Weather station: KOZR
- Ident: KOZR

## Timeline

- Oct 1943: Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 5,025 ft / 1,532 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 06/24 | 4,546 ft / 1,386 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- Also 5 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00577AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,025 ft / 1,532 m | =6,262 of 29,858 | =2,128 in North America | #1,730 in US |
| Elevation | 301 ft / 92 m | =31,257 of 43,403 | =14,429 in North America | =12,149 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 121.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 111.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.075 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 135.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | OPS | 126.200 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 134.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 135.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [DHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdhn.md) Dothan Regional Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [79J](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k79j.md) South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [TOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktoi.md) Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field · 44 mi / 71 km
- [CEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcew.md) Bob Sikes Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [ECP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecp.md) Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · 64 mi / 102 km
- [EGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegi.md) Duke Field · 65 mi / 104 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kozr/data