Nonstop flight route between Tokeen, Alaska, United States and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI), Tokeen, Alaska, United States and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,622 miles (or 4,219 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 Tokeen Seaplane Base 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 Tokeen Seaplane Base 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 Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI):

• In addition to being known as "Tokeen Seaplane Base", another name for TKI is "57A".
• Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tokeen Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokeen Seaplane Base 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 Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) is Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (WNC), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of TKI.
• The furthest airport from Tokeen Seaplane Base (TKI) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,625 miles (17,099 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.

Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):

• The United States Air Force returned in the summer of 1953 when the Mississippi Air National Guard began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
• 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.
• Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
• On July 1, 1944, Jackson Army Air Base was transferred to the Third Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
• Jackson Army Air Base was the name of an abandoned military base in the movie Capricorn One, where they staged a fake Mars landing.
• 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.