Nonstop flight route between Logroño, Spain and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL), Logroño, Spain and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,659 miles (or 7,497 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 Logroño–Agoncillo 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 Logroño–Agoncillo Airport and Hawkins Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RJL / LELO |
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| Location: | Logroño, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'37"N by 2°19'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1156 feet (352 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RJL |
| More Information: | RJL 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 Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL):
- Logroño–Agoncillo Airport handled 10,598 passengers last year.
- Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (meaning Logroño–Agoncillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,290 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Logroño–Agoncillo Airport", another name for RJL is "LERJ".
- The closest airport to Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NW of RJL.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jackson Army Air Base was the name of an abandoned military base in the movie Capricorn One, where they staged a fake Mars landing.
- In addition to the airfield, the building of a large support base with several hundred buildings, numerous streets, and a utility network was carried out with barracks, various administrative buildings, maintenance shops and hangars.
