KOZR · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field

FORT RUCKER/OZARK, ALABAMA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

301

Elevation ft

Runways

5,025

Longest ft · 18/36

31.28N

85.71W

Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field serves Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama at 301 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,025 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	5,025 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
06/24	4,546 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 301 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	301 ft	2,497 ft	2,142 ft	3,213 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,501 ft	2,731 ft	2,268 ft	3,403 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,701 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft
35°C afternoon	2,773 ft	2,979 ft	2,403 ft	3,604 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,025 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,604 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KOZR is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEDN Enterprise Municipal Airport	10 nm W	5,080 ft
KDHN Dothan Regional Airport	14 nm E	8,500 ft
KHDL Headland Municipal Airport	21 nm E	5,002 ft
KBCR Tri-County Airport	27 nm S	5,398 ft
K79J South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport	35 nm W	6,000 ft
KMAI Marianna Municipal Airport	38 nm SE	6,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KOZR

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KOZR. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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