Airports / Alabama / OZR
Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field
KOZR / OZRFort Rucker/Ozark, AlabamaELEV 301 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR / OZR) is a mid-sized airport serving Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama. The airport sits 301 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into OZR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Dothan Regional Airport (DHN, 14 nm), South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J, 35 nm), and Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field (TOI, 38 nm).
Charter pricing from OZR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Fort Rucker/Ozark.
Field capability
ICAO
KOZR
IATA
OZR
FAA / Local
OZR
Elevation
301 ft
Coordinates
31.2757° N · 85.7134° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AL fields
state range 17–1,032 ft
At 301 ft, OZR sits lower than 63% of the 32 Alabama fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmDHNDothan Regional AirportDothan
- 35nmK79JSouth Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field AirportAndalusia/Opp
- 38nmTOITroy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell FieldTroy
- 51nmCEWBob Sikes AirportCrestview
- 55nmECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportPanama City Beach
- 56nmEGIDuke FieldCrestview
Location
Open the full mapKOZR · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, AL
From the ramp
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