Nonstop flight route between Acandí, Colombia and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD), Acandí, Colombia and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,842 miles (or 2,965 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 Alcides Fernández Airport and Hawkins Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACD / SKAD | 
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| Location: | Acandí, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'0"N by 77°17'59"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ACD | 
| More Information: | ACD Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD):
- The closest airport to Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) is Mulatupo Airport (MPP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NW of ACD.
 - In addition to being known as "Alcides Fernández Airport", other names for ACD include "Aeropuerto Alcides Fernández", "Acandí Airport" and "Aeropuerto de Acandí".
 - The furthest airport from Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Alcides Fernández Airport (meaning Alcides Fernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
 - Because of Alcides Fernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Alcides Fernández 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.
 
Facts about Hawkins Field (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.
 - The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
 - Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
 - On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
 
