Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH), Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,234 miles (or 3,595 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 Hudson's Hope 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: | YNH / CYNH |
Airport Name: | Hudson's Hope Airport |
Location: | Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°2'8"N by 121°58'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | District of Hudson's Hope |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2220 feet (677 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNH |
More Information: | YNH Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- 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.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- In May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field.
- A Piper PA-32 single-engine plane went down Tuesday, November 13, 2012, killing the 3 people on board in a nearby neighborhood of single-family homes.
- 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 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.
Facts about Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH):
- The furthest airport from Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,293 miles (16,565 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) is Chetwynd Airport (YCQ), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of YNH.
- Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) currently has only 1 runway.