Cairns Army Air Field (Fort Rucker) Airport

Cairns Army Airfield (IATA: OZR, ICAO: KOZR, FAA LID: OZR) is a military airport forming a part of Fort Rucker, in Dale County, Alabama, USA. It is owned by the United States Army. The airfield is south of the town of Daleville, which sits between it and the main post.

History

In September 1942, 1,259 acres (5.1 km) south of Daleville were acquired for the construction of an airfield to support the training camp. It was a training airfield as part of the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force during World War II, then placed on inactive status with the war's end. The field was acquired by Fort Rucker in 1952. It was known as Ozark Army Airfield until January 1959, when the name was changed to Cairns Army Airfield.

Current use

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.

Cairns is one of the busiest airfields in the Army, training large numbers of Army aviators both day and night. It was named after Major General Bogardus S. Cairns, a World War II veteran and later commanding officer of Ft. Rucker who was killed in a helicopter crash nearby in 1958.

The Aviation Training Brigade consists of five battalions that conduct flight training at Fort Rucker at three training sites. 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment, Cairns Army Airfield and Knox Army Heliport conducts flight training in the CH-47, C-12 and conducts the Maintenance Test Pilot Courses, it also provides evaluations of flight training for contractors.

Facilities

Cairns AAF has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 is 4,546 by 150 feet (1,386 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 5,025 by 150 feet (1,532 x 46 m).

In 1995 the pilots handled 209,000 aircraft movements without incident. In an average day tower operators handle 800 to 1,000 movements. What makes Cairns unique is the density in which it operates. The airfield may be launching 70 to 120 aircraft in the morning and afternoon, and then 50 or 60 at night for training.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2005-10-27
Airport Identifier:	OZR
Longitude/Latitude:	085-42-48.0000W/31-16-32.4000N -85.713333/31.275667 (Estimated)
Elevation:	301 ft / 91.74 m (Estimated)
Land:	0 acres
From nearest city:	6 nautical miles S of Fort Rucker/ozark, AL
Location:	Dale County, AL
Magnetic Variation:	00W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Army owned
Owner:	Us Army Cairns Army Air Field
Address:	9325 Gunston Road Ft Belvoir, VA 22060
Address:
Phone number:	205-255-2314

Airport Operations and Facilities

Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	Yes
Attendance Schedule:	ALL/ALL/ALL
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon Color:	Split-Clear-Green (lighted military airport)
Sectional chart:	New Orleans
Region:	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZJX - Jacksonville
Tie-in FSS:	OZR - Cairns Baseops FSS-ANNISTON ANB-NOTAM OZR
FSS on Airport:	Yes
FSS Phone:	205-255-2314
NOTAMs Facility:	OZR (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:

135.200

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimension:

4500 x 150 ft / 1371.6 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH,

Edge Lights:

High

	Runway 06	Runway 24
Longitude:	085-43-13.2360W	085-42-26.6560W
Latitude:	31-16-14.2480N	31-16-36.6480N
Elevation:	297.00 ft	294.00 ft
ILS Type:	ILS
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left

Runway 18/36

Dimension:

5000 x 150 ft / 1524.0 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH,

Edge Lights:

Medium

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
LOR	NDB	Lowe		269.00	03W	5.3 nm
OZ	NDB	Ruckr		212.00	00E	6.1 nm
HYE	NDB	Hanchey		221.00	00E	6.4 nm
BVG	NDB	Boll Weevil		352.00	03E	14.3 nm
BKK	NDB	Tri County		275.00	02W	26.1 nm
XNE	NDB	Spring Hill		281.00	00E	28.0 nm
XBR	NDB	Brantley		410.00	00E	34.4 nm
JUY	NDB	Judd		264.00	02W	34.8 nm
SMY	NDB	Soyya		329.00	02W	35.0 nm
TO	NDB	Blood		365.00	01W	38.9 nm
HEY	VOR	Hanchey		110.60	02E	6.7 nm
EDN	VOR	Enterprise		116.60	03W	9.8 nm
FYL	VOR	Tri County		108.40	08W	26.6 nm
UIA	VOR	Andalusia		110.20	00E	34.9 nm
OZR	VOR/DME	Cairns	049X	111.20	02E	0.8 nm
RRS	VORTAC	Wiregrass	053X	111.60	02E	14.5 nm
MAI	VORTAC	Marianna	087X	114.00	00E	42.3 nm

Remarks

OIL: O-156
CAUTION: POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING DUE TO STANDING WATER ON INT OF RWY 06-24 AND 18-36 FLW RAIN.
CAUTION: INTS STU TRNG.
MISC: ACFT INBD WITH CODES CTC BASE OPS 45 NM OUT. A TRAN ACFT CREW MEMBER MUST REMAIN WITH ACFT DUR REFUL OPR.
SEE FLIP AP/1 FLT HAZ FOR FORT RUCKER AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK FOR CAIRNS AAF.
MISC: TRAN ALERT SVC AVBL 1200-0400Z++MON-FRI; 1400-2200Z++SUN.
MISC:WX OBS AVBL 24/7,INCL HOL. FCST AVBL 0600Z++ MON-0700Z++, EXC HOL. WX OBSN VIS RSTD SW-NW. REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL 28 OWS, SHAW AFB DSN 965-0939/43, C877-297-4129 (TOLL-FREE) HTTPS://OWS.SHAW.AF.MIL
RSTD: ALL TRAN ACFT 1 HR PPR. ALL RON ACFT, AND ARR/DEP ACFT WITH CODE ABOARD CTC BASE OPS DSN 558-8361/8433 C334-255-8361 1100-0700Z++ MON-FRI.
RADAR: SEE TERMINAL FLIP FOR RADAR MINIMA.
JASU: (MD-3)
FUEL: J8 AVCARD NOT ACCEPTED.

General Info
Country	United States
State	ALABAMA
FAA ID	OZR
Latitude	31-16-36.621N
Longitude	085-42-35.764W
Elevation	298 feet
Near City	FORT RUCKER/OZARK