Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Naga Airport (WNP), Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,568 miles (or 13,789 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 Naga 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 Naga 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: | WNP / RPUN |
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Location: | Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°35'4"N by 123°16'11"E |
Area Served: | Naga City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 142 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WNP |
More Information: | WNP Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (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)".
- 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.
- 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.
- A Piper PA-32 single-engine plane went down Tuesday, November 13, 2012, killing the 3 people on board in a nearby neighborhood of single-family homes.
- The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
- Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
- 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.
- 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.
- In June 1941 Hawkins Field was designated as Jackson Army Air Base.
- What is known today as the 172d Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard began in 1953 as the Tactical Air Command's 183d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air National Guard unit at Hawkins Field equipped with RB-26 Invaders for night photo reconnaissance missions.
- The United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
Facts about Naga Airport (WNP):
- In addition to being known as "Naga Airport", another name for WNP is "Paliparan ng Naga Palayogan nin Naga".
- Because of Naga Airport's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Naga 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.
- Naga Airport handled 87,168 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Naga Airport (WNP) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Naga Airport (meaning Naga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,288 miles (19,776 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Naga Airport (WNP) is Bagasbas Airport (DTE), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNW of WNP.
- Naga Airport (WNP) currently has only 1 runway.