Nonstop flight route between Walla Walla, Washington, United States and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ALW to HKS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ALW Airport Information
- HKS Airport Information
- Facts about ALW
- Facts about HKS
- Map of Nearest Airports to ALW
- List of Nearest Airports to ALW
- Map of Furthest Airports from ALW
- List of Furthest Airports from ALW
- Map of Nearest Airports to HKS
- List of Nearest Airports to HKS
- Map of Furthest Airports from HKS
- List of Furthest Airports from HKS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW), Walla Walla, Washington, United States and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,764 miles (or 2,838 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 Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base and Hawkins Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALW / KALW |
Airport Name: | Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base |
Location: | Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°5'40"N by 118°17'20"W |
Area Served: | Walla Walla, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Walla Walla |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1194 feet (364 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALW |
More Information: | ALW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKS / KHKS |
Airport Names: |
|
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 Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW):
- The closest airport to Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) is Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SW of ALW.
- Historically, Walla Walla had scheduled passenger jet service in the past provided by West Coast Airlines which operated Douglas DC-9-14 jetliners and also by Cascade Airways which flew British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven twinjets.
- Walla Walla Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Walla Walla, a city in Walla Walla County in the U.S.
- Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) has 3 runways.
- In 1989, the "Port of Walla Walla" took over ownership and operational responsibility of the airport from the city and county of Walla Walla.
- In 1947 the United States Air Force declared the Walla Walla Airfield surplus and on December 1, 1947 the City and County took over operations.
- The furthest airport from Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,768 miles (17,330 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- 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 being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- 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 United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
- The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- 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.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- What is known today as the 172d Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard began in 1953 as the Tactical Air Command's 183d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air National Guard unit at Hawkins Field equipped with RB-26 Invaders for night photo reconnaissance missions.