Nonstop flight route between Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Long Sukang Airport (LSU), Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,380 miles (or 15,096 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 Long Sukang Airport and Hawkins Field, 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 Long Sukang Airport and Hawkins Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Long Sukang Airport (LSU):

• The closest airport to Long Sukang Airport (LSU) is Long Pasia Airport (GSA), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of LSU.
• The furthest airport from Long Sukang Airport (LSU) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Sukang Airport (meaning Long Sukang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Long Sukang Airport", another name for LSU is "Lapangan Terbang Long Sukang".
• Long Sukang Airport (LSU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):

• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
• 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 June 1941 Hawkins Field was designated as Jackson Army Air Base.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• The United States Army continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the Mississippi Army National Guard and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.
• 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.