 The Hanchey Army Heliport became the home of the Department of Rotary Wing Training of the Army Aviation School on 5 October 1959, marking the first time the Department was centralized.Fort Rucker is located at 31°20'37" north, 85°42'29" west (31.343654, -85.707995).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP area of the base has a total area of 10.9 square miles (28.2 km²), of which 10.9 square miles (28.2 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.18%) is water.