Jackson Army Air Base
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Hawkins Field (former Jackson Army Airfield) |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Jackson Metropolitan Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jackson, Mississippi | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 341 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°20′05″N 090°13′21″W / 32.33472°N 90.22250°WCoordinates: 32°20′05″N 090°13′21″W / 32.33472°N 90.22250°W | ||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 33,846 |
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| Based aircraft | 101 |
Hawkins Field (IATA: HKS, ICAO: KHKS, FAA LID: HKS) is a joint civil-military public airport three miles northwest of Jackson, in Hinds County, Mississippi. It is owned by the City of Jackson and operated by the Jackson Metropolitan Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.
Aviation in Jackson began in 1928 with the purchase of 151 acres of pasture land in the City of Jackson known then as Davis Stock Farm, for $53,500. Davis Field, Jackson’s first airport was dedicated November 9, 1928. Delta Air Lines made its first flight that year beginning in Dallas landing in Jackson and several other cities on their way to Atlanta.
In 1936 the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA), Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) invested $62,150 to improve the airport with a terminal building and paving of an apron. In 1941 the airfield was named Hawkins Field after A.F. Hawkins, a city commissioner with an interest in aviation.
In May 1941 the Dutch government-in-exile, following the occupation of the Netherlands, established the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Hawkins Field. The school operated Lend-Lease aircraft with civilian pilots from the Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics. Training was conducted with U.S. Army Air Corps and later with U.S. Army Air Forces units in the southeast United States; however, operation of the school and flight training were done by civilians.
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