Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Bryan, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Coulter Field (CFD), Bryan, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 377 miles (or 606 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 Hawkins Field and Coulter Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFD / KCFD |
| Airport Name: | Coulter Field |
| Location: | Bryan, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°42'56"N by 96°19'53"W |
| Area Served: | Bryan, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bryan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 367 feet (112 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFD |
| More Information: | CFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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)".
- Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
- The Kerry Committee report which began in the United States Senate in early 1986 contains a U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Coulter Field (CFD):
- For the 12-month period ending July 16, 2008, the airport had 16,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day.
- Because of Coulter Field's relatively low elevation of 367 feet, planes can take off or land at Coulter 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 closest airport to Coulter Field (CFD) is Easterwood Airport (CLL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of CFD.
- Coulter Field (CFD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Coulter Field (CFD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,963 miles (17,643 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
