Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Ratanakiri, Cambodia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawkins Field (HKS), Jackson, Mississippi, United States and Ratanakiri Airport (RBE), Ratanakiri, Cambodia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,057 miles (or 14,575 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 Hawkins Field and Ratanakiri Airport, 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 Hawkins Field and Ratanakiri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBE / VDRK |
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Location: | Ratanakiri, Cambodia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'54"N by 106°59'0"E |
Area Served: | Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RBE |
More Information: | RBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawkins Field (HKS):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 June 1941 Hawkins Field was designated as Jackson Army Air Base.
- In addition to being known as "Hawkins Field", another name for HKS is "(former Jackson Army Air Base)".
Facts about Ratanakiri Airport (RBE):
- In addition to being known as "Ratanakiri Airport", another name for RBE is "Ratanakiri Airport".
- The furthest airport from Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) is Andahuaylas Airport (ANS), which is nearly antipodal to Ratanakiri Airport (meaning Ratanakiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andahuaylas Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,979 kilometers) away in Andahuaylas, Peru.
- The closest airport to Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) is Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) SE of RBE.
- Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) currently has only 1 runway.