Nonstop flight route between Thisted, Denmark and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thisted Airport (TED), Thisted, Denmark and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,685 miles (or 7,540 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 Thisted 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 Thisted 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: | TED / EKTS |
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| Location: | Thisted, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°4'7"N by 8°42'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | No operator since Feb 2007 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TED |
| More Information: | TED 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 Thisted Airport (TED):
- Because of Thisted Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Thisted 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 Thisted Airport (TED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,494 miles (18,497 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Thisted Airport", another name for TED is "Thisted Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Thisted Airport (TED) is Skive Airport (SQW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of TED.
- Thisted Airport is a small airport servicing the Danish town of Thisted.
- Thisted Airport (TED) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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 United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
- 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.
- In May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field.
