Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,441 miles (or 3,929 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 relatively short distance between Obando Airport and Hawkins Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
| Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
| More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- The closest airport to Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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 Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- 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 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.
- Hawkins Field covers 602 acres at an elevation of 341 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- 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.
- On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- Hawkins Field is a public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- 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.
