Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Pohang, South Korea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR), Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States and Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,262 miles (or 11,687 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 Pohang 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 Pohang 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: | KPO / RKTH |
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Location: | Pohang, South Korea |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°59'16"N by 129°25'13"E |
Area Served: | Pohang |
Operator/Owner: | Korean Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPO |
More Information: | KPO 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.
- 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 (AAF) (OZR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Fort Rucker is the Home of Army Aviation, where all of the Army's Aviators as well as many international and civilian personnel begin their rotary-wing flight training.
- In addition to being known as "Cairns Army Airfield (AAF)", other names for OZR include "Cairns Army Airfield" and "Fort Rucker".
Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):
- Pohang Airfield was originally developed during the Japanese Imperial period.
- The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.
- In July, 1953 the United States Navy deployed two AJ Savage aircraft to K-3 as a nuclear deterrent in the final days of the Korean War.
- The furthest airport from Pohang Airport (KPO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Pohang Airport (meaning Pohang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Because of Pohang Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohang 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 addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
- Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The 802nd Battalion returned to Pohang on 27 September finding the airfield relatively undamaged.
- Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.