Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT), Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,062 miles (or 9,755 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 Hawkins Field and Oktyabrsky Airport, 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 Hawkins Field and Oktyabrsky Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):

• It was not until 1949 that Hawkins was again classified as a civil airfield.
• 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 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.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".

Facts about Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT):

• In addition to being known as "Oktyabrsky Airport", other names for OKT include "Аэропорт Октябрьский" and "Oktyabrsky Airport".
• Because of Oktyabrsky Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Oktyabrsky 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 furthest airport from Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,361 miles (16,675 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Bugulma Airport (UUA), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of OKT.
• Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) currently has only 1 runway.