Nonstop flight route between Manassas, Virginia, United States and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Manassas, Virginia, United States and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 839 miles (or 1,350 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 Manassas Regional 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: | HEF / KHEF |
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| Location: | Manassas, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'17"N by 77°30'56"W |
| Area Served: | Manassas, Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Manassas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEF |
| More Information: | HEF 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 Manassas Regional Airport (HEF):
- Because of Manassas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Manassas Regional 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 furthest airport from Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) has 2 runways.
- An airport for Manassas was proposed in 1930, when the mayor was Harry P.
- In addition to being known as "Manassas Regional Airport", other names for HEF include "Harry P. Davis Field" and "HEF[1] or MNZ[2]".
- The closest airport to Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HEF.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- 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.
- The Netherlands pilots operated from the facility as a separate entity until January 1942 when the Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center took over the base and the Dutch pilots began training under the auspices of 74th Flying Training Wing at Maxwell Field, Alabama.
- 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.
