Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Turin, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Turin Airport (TRN), Turin, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,020 miles (or 8,080 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 Hawkins Field and Turin Airport, 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 Hawkins Field and Turin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | TRN / LIMF |
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| Location: | Turin, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°12'9"N by 7°38'57"E |
| Area Served: | Turin, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 989 feet (301 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRN |
| More Information: | TRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- 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.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- The Kerry Committee report which began in the United States Senate in early 1986 contains a U.S.
- 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.
- Jackson Army Air Base was the name of an abandoned military base in the movie Capricorn One, where they staged a fake Mars landing.
- 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 Turin Airport (TRN):
- The closest airport to Turin Airport (TRN) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of TRN.
- The furthest airport from Turin Airport (TRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Turin Airport (meaning Turin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,213 miles (19,654 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Turin Airport's relatively low elevation of 989 feet, planes can take off or land at Turin 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.
- Turin Airport handled 3,521,847 passengers last year.
- The Runway 36 is ILS certified III B for approach with visual range less than 200 meters but not less than 75 meters.
- The whole airport covers an area of more than 57 thousand square meters.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 989 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Turin Airport", another name for TRN is "Aeroporto di Torino".
- Turin Airport (TRN) currently has only 1 runway.
