Nonstop flight route between near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,971 miles (or 3,172 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 Flamingo International 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: | BON / TNCB |
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Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Bonaire |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BON |
More Information: | BON 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 Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- Between 2000 and 2003 the airport saw a ongoing grow in passengers and freight but some decline since 2004
- The construction of a new runway began in the last months of 1953 and was completed in 1955.
- Since November 2005, visitors and tourists arrving at Bonaire are welcomed to a vibrant new Business and Tourism Showcase.
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo International 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 closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- Bonaire's first airport was located near Tra'i Montaña Subi Blanku and walked across the current path of Kralendijk to Rincon.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- It is planned to expand the current airport building as more airlines and tourists come to Bonaire.
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- 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 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.
- Jackson Army Air Base was the name of an abandoned military base in the movie Capricorn One, where they staged a fake Mars landing.
- 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 addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- 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 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.