Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Frankfort, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Capital City Airport (FFT), Frankfort, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 503 miles (or 809 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 Capital City 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: | FFT / KFFT |
Airport Name: | Capital City Airport |
Location: | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'54"N by 84°54'21"W |
Area Served: | Frankfort, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth of Kentucky |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 806 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FFT |
More Information: | FFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- On July 1, 1962, the Lockheed C-121 Constellation aircraft arrived in Mississippi and the squadron was redesignated as the MATS' 172d Air Transport Squadron.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to the airfield, the building of a large support base with several hundred buildings, numerous streets, and a utility network was carried out with barracks, various administrative buildings, maintenance shops and hangars.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- Hawkins Field is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi.
Facts about Capital City Airport (FFT):
- Capital City Airport (FFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Capital City Airport (FFT) is Blue Grass Airport (LEX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of FFT.
- The furthest airport from Capital City Airport (FFT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,284 miles (18,160 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 806 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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.