Nonstop flight route between Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,429 miles (or 7,128 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Hawkins Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSA / EGCN | 
| Airport Name: | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield | 
| Location: | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley (South Yorkshire), Retford, Worksop (Bassetlaw District) | 
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DSA | 
| More Information: | DSA 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Doncaster station is 7 mi from the airport.
 - Wizz Air announced a new route for summer 2011 to Vilnius and Bucharest for summer 2014 in addition to its services to Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
 - The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
 - Easyjet no longer use Doncaster Sheffield in any prospects.
 - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
 - The airport's first commercial flight flew to Palma de Mallorca in Majorca, departing at 0915 on 28 April 2005.
 - Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 - Inside the passenger terminal are 24 check in desks, 6 departure gates and 3 baggage carousels.
 
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- It was not until 1949 that Hawkins was again classified as a civil airfield.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
 - 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.
 - The Kerry Committee report which began in the United States Senate in early 1986 contains a U.S.
 - Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
 - Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
 - Third Air Force operated the airfield as an Air Force Reserve training center until March 31, 1949 when the United States Air Force excessed Hawkins Field and returned it to civil control.
 - 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.
 - 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 May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field.
 
