Nonstop flight route between Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY), Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,575 miles (or 17,018 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 large distance between Coolawanyah Station Airport and Hawkins Field, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Coolawanyah Station Airport and Hawkins Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY):

• The closest airport to Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) is Solomon Airport (SLJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) S of COY.
• The furthest airport from Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Coolawanyah Station Airport (meaning Coolawanyah Station Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,183 miles (19,607 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.

Facts about Hawkins Field (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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
• 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.
• Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.