Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Seymour, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), Seymour, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 516 miles (or 830 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 Freeman Municipal Airport, 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: | SER / KSER |
Airport Name: | Freeman Municipal Airport |
Location: | Seymour, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°55'28"N by 85°54'29"W |
Area Served: | Seymour, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Seymour Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 583 feet (178 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SER |
More Information: | SER Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- It was not until 1949 that Hawkins was again classified as a civil airfield.
- 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 United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- On July 1, 1962, the Lockheed C-121 Constellation aircraft arrived in Mississippi and the squadron was redesignated as the MATS' 172d Air Transport Squadron.
- Hawkins Field is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
- 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 May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field.
- 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.
Facts about Freeman Municipal Airport (SER):
- The closest airport to Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) is Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of SER.
- Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,222 miles (18,060 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Freeman Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 583 feet, planes can take off or land at Freeman Municipal 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.
- After the end of World War II, Freeman AAF became a storage depot of many captured German and Italian aircraft.
- Freeman Municipal Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Seymour, a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States.