Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,759 miles (or 10,877 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 Teniente Rodolfo Marsh 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 Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | TNM / SCRM |
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Location: | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°11'27"S by 58°59'10"W |
Area Served: | Villa Las Estrellas and Teniente R. Marsh Martin Base |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 147 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNM |
More Information: | TNM Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- 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.
- On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
- 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.
Facts about Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM):
- The closest airport to Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is located 607 miles (978 kilometers) NW of TNM.
- Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh 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.
- In addition to being known as "Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport", other names for TNM include "Villa Las Estrellas Airport", "Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Aeropuerto" and "Villa Las Estrellas Aeropuerto".
- The furthest airport from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (meaning Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Verkhnevilyuysk Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia.