Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB), Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,607 miles (or 4,196 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 Cambridge Bay 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 Cambridge Bay 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: | YCB / CYCB |
Airport Name: | Cambridge Bay Airport |
Location: | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°6'29"N by 105°8'13"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCB |
More Information: | YCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- The United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
- 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 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.
- Third Air Force operated the airfield as an Air Force Reserve training center until March 31, 1949 when the United States Air Force excessed Hawkins Field and returned it to civil control.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
Facts about Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB):
- The closest airport to Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) is Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK), which is located 233 miles (376 kilometers) E of YCB.
- Because of Cambridge Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cambridge Bay 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 Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,570 miles (15,402 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) currently has only 1 runway.