Nonstop flight route between TamuĂn, San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between TamuĂn National Airport (TSL), TamuĂn, San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico and Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 884 miles (or 1,423 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 TamuĂn National 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: | TSL / MMTN |
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| Location: | TamuĂn, San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'41"N by 98°48'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSL |
| More Information: | TSL 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 TamuĂn National Airport (TSL):
- TamuĂn National Airport (TSL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "TamuĂn National Airport", another name for TSL is "Aeropuerto Nacional de TamuĂn".
- The furthest airport from TamuĂn National Airport (TSL) is Sir GaĂ«tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,276 miles (18,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to TamuĂn National Airport (TSL) is General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of TSL.
- Because of TamuĂn National Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at TamuĂn National 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.
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- 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.
- 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.
- It was not until 1949 that Hawkins was again classified as a civil airfield.
- 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.
- Jackson Army Air Base was the name of an abandoned military base in the movie Capricorn One, where they staged a fake Mars landing.
- Hawkins Field (HKS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
