Nonstop flight route between Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gaggal Airport (DHM), Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,894 miles (or 12,704 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 Gaggal 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 Gaggal 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 Gaggal Airport (DHM):

• Gaggal Airport (DHM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Gaggal Airport (DHM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,234 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Gaggal Airport (DHM) is Pathankot Airport (IXP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DHM.
• In addition to being known as "Gaggal Airport", another name for DHM is "गग्गल हवाई अड्डे".

Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):

• In June 1941 Hawkins Field was designated as Jackson Army Air Base.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
• 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 May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field.
• The Kerry Committee report which began in the United States Senate in early 1986 contains a U.S.
• 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.
• 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.
• Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".