Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Casa Grande, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ), Casa Grande, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,252 miles (or 2,015 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 relatively short distance between Hawkins Field and Casa Grande Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGZ / KCGZ |
Airport Name: | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
Location: | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°57'17"N by 111°46'0"W |
Area Served: | Casa Grande, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Casa Grande |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1464 feet (446 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGZ |
More Information: | CGZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- 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.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
- 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)".
- The United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
Facts about Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ):
- On February 7, 2013 a twin engine Beechcraft King Air crashed at Casa Grande at 11:45 a.m.
- The furthest airport from Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,477 miles (18,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) is Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of CGZ.
- Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) currently has only 1 runway.