Hawkins Field (airport)

For the former South Pacific military airfield, see Hawkins Field (Tarawa).
Hawkins Field

(former Jackson Army Airfield)
USGS 2003 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Jackson
OperatorJackson Municipal Airport Authority
ServesJackson, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL341 ft / 104 m
Coordinates32°20′05″N 90°13′21″W / 32.33472°N 90.22250°W / 32.33472; -90.22250
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HKS is located in Mississippi
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HKS is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,387 1,642 Asphalt
11/29 3,431 1,046 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Aircraft operations (year ending 3/27/2024)20,778
Based aircraft70
Sources: Airport website,[1] FAA[2]
Jackson AAB Mississippi (June 1, 1943)
Mississippi Air National Guard 172d Air Transport Squadron C-121, C-119, C-47 aircraft and 183rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron RB-26 aircraft at Hawkins Field, 1962, with World War II era control tower, hangar, and buildings

Hawkins Field (IATA: HKS[3], ICAO: KHKS, FAA LID: HKS) is a joint civil-military public airport in Jackson, Mississippi.[2] It is owned by the City of Jackson[2] and operated by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.[4]

  1. ^ Hawkins Field Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, official site
  2. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for HKS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (HKS: Hawkins Field)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.