Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Buol, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Pogogul Airport (UOL), Buol, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,338 miles (or 15,028 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 Pogogul 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 Pogogul 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: | UOL / |
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Location: | Buol, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°6'2"N by 121°24'57"E |
Area Served: | Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UOL |
More Information: | UOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- Hawkins Field is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- 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 United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
Facts about Pogogul Airport (UOL):
- Because of Pogogul Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Pogogul 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pogogul Airport", other names for UOL include "Bandara Pogogul" and "WAMY".
- Pogogul Airport (UOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Jalaluddin Airport (GTO), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) ESE of UOL.
- The furthest airport from Pogogul Airport (UOL) is Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT), which is nearly antipodal to Pogogul Airport (meaning Pogogul Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Porto de Trombetas Airport), and is located 12,284 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil.