Hawkins Field (airport)

Infobox Airport
name = Hawkins Field


IATA = HKS
ICAO = KHKS
FAA = HKS
type = Public
owner = City of Jackson
operator = Jackson Metropolitan Airport Authority
city-served = Jackson, Mississippi
location =
elevation-f = 341
elevation-m = 104
coordinates = coord|32|20|05|N|090|13|21|W|region:US_type:airport
website =
r1-number = 16/34
r1-length-f = 5,387
r1-length-m = 1,642
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 11/29
r2-length-f = 3,431
r2-length-m = 1,046
r2-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 62,516
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 116
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=HKS|use=PU|own=PU|site=11282.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Hawkins Field airport codes|HKS|KHKS|HKS is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Jackson, a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Hawkins Field traces its origins to February of 1928, when the City of Jackson first acquired convert|151|acre|km2 of land to designate as an airfield. The city bought the original parcel for $53,500, and the airport was originally called "Davis Field."

Hawkins Field was the terminus for Delta Air Lines' very first commercial flight in 1941.

In 1941, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command. In addtion, the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field, operating lend-lease aircraft, and training Dutch exiles as aircrews for service with Allied air forces in Europe and the Pacific.

It was not until 1949 that Hawkins was once again classified as a civilian airfield.

Facilities and aircraft

Hawkins Field covers an area of 602 acres (244 ha) which contains two runways: 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,387 x 150 ft (1,642 x 46 m) and 11/29 with a concrete surface measuring 3,431 x 150 ft (1,046 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 29, 2007, the airport had 62,516 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 88% general aviation, 6% air taxi and 6% military. At that time there were 116 aircraft based at this airport: 40% single-engine (46), 32% multi-engine, 3% jet, 9% helicopter, 16% military.

See Also

* Mississippi World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.jmaa.com/hawkins.cfm Hawkins Field] , official site
* [http://www.jmaa.com/ Jackson Municipal Airport Authority]
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