Nonstop flight route between Decorah, Iowa, United States and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH), Decorah, Iowa, United States and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 760 miles (or 1,224 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 Decorah Municipal Airport and Hawkins Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH):

• The furthest airport from Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,859 miles (17,476 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) is Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of DEH.
• Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) currently has only 1 runway.

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.
• Hawkins Field is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi.
• A Piper PA-32 single-engine plane went down Tuesday, November 13, 2012, killing the 3 people on board in a nearby neighborhood of single-family homes.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
• 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 (HKS) has 2 runways.
• On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
• 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.