Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Corolla, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Pine Island Airport (DUF), Corolla, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 866 miles (or 1,394 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 Pine Island Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):

• In June 1941 Hawkins Field was designated as Jackson Army Air Base.
• Aviation in Jackson began in 1928 with the purchase of 151 acres of pasture land in the City of Jackson known then as Davis Stock Farm, for $53,500.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• The United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".

Facts about Pine Island Airport (DUF):

• Pine Island Airport (DUF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pine Island Airport (DUF) is First Flight Airport (FFA), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of DUF.
• Because of Pine Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Pine Island 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 Pine Island Airport (DUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,801 miles (18,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.