Nonstop flight route between Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,258 miles (or 2,024 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 Boston Logan 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: | BOS / KBOS | 
| Airport Name: | Boston Logan International Airport | 
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'47"N by 71°0'23"W | 
| Area Served: | Boston, Massachusetts, US | 
| Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 6 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOS | 
| More Information: | BOS 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Runway 14/32 opened on November 23, 2006, Logan's first major runway addition in more than forty years.
 - Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
 - Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
 - As of 2010, Logan is the 19th busiest airport in the United States with about 13.5 million boardings a year.
 - Runway 14/32, which officially opened to air traffic on November 23, 2006, is unidirectional.
 
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
 - In June 1941 Hawkins Field was designated as 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 Kerry Committee report which began in the United States Senate in early 1986 contains a U.S.
 - 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.
 - In 1936 the Works Progress Administration’s, Civil Conservation Corps invested $62,150 to improve the airport with a terminal building and paving of an apron.
 - 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.
 - Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
 
