Nonstop flight route between Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO), Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,495 miles (or 13,671 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 Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) and Hawkins Field, 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 Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) and Hawkins Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMO / VYBM |
Airport Name: | Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) |
Location: | Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°16'14"N by 97°14'48"E |
Area Served: | Bhamo (Banmaw), Myanmar (Burma) |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 370 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMO |
More Information: | BMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKS / KHKS |
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Location: | Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°20'4"N by 90°13'20"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKS |
More Information: | HKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO):
- Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 370 feet, planes can take off or land at Bhamo Airport (Banmaw 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.
- The closest airport to Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) is Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) E of BMO.
- The furthest airport from Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,665 miles (18,773 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- The Kerry Committee report which began in the United States Senate in early 1986 contains a U.S.
- The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
- What is known today as the 172d Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard began in 1953 as the Tactical Air Command's 183d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air National Guard unit at Hawkins Field equipped with RB-26 Invaders for night photo reconnaissance missions.
- Because of Hawkins Field's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawkins Field 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 closest airport to Hawkins Field (HKS) is Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of HKS.
- The Netherlands pilots operated from the facility as a separate entity until January 1942 when the Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center took over the base and the Dutch pilots began training under the auspices of 74th Flying Training Wing at Maxwell Field, Alabama.
- The furthest airport from Hawkins Field (HKS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,975 miles (17,662 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".