Nonstop flight route between Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU), Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,026 miles (or 14,526 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 Mawlamyaing 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 Mawlamyaing 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 Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU):

• Because of Mawlamyaing Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Mawlamyaing 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 closest airport to Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) is Mae Sot Airport (MAQ), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) ENE of MNU.
• Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.

Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):

• Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
• On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
• In May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field.
• Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
• 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.