Hawkins Field
HKS · KHKS · Jackson, Mississippi · Hinds County · map
Hawkins Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Jackson, 3 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi, 341 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 5,387 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 70 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 23,651 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Hawkins Field?
Its FAA code is HKS, and its ICAO code is KHKS.
Where is Hawkins Field?
It is 3 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi, 341 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Hawkins Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 5,387 feet long.
Does Hawkins Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hawkins Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Hawkins Field?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Washington Dulles International, Laredo International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Hawkins Field?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Metro Flyers LLC and Wesley Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hawkins Field?
2 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Hawkins Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HKS · ICAO KHKS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Jackson
- Elevation
- 341 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,387 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 3,431 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 34: trees 44 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
- Runway 11: power line 28 ft high 1,440 ft from the end
- Runway 29: trees 56 ft high 1,693 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.65 | Hawkins |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground · Clearance delivery | 121.9 | Hawkins |
| Approach and departure arriving from headings 333 to 152 | 123.9 | Hawkins |
| Approach and departure arriving from headings 153 to 332 | 125.25 | Hawkins |
| Hks and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.625 | |
| Jackson and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.5 | Hawkins |
| Arng and operations | 139.05 | Hawkins |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 601-354-4037.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International (8 nm east), Bruce Campbell Field (9 nm northeast), John Bell Williams Airport (10 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Mississippi · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate mals runway 16; runway end identifier lights runway 34; high-intensity runway lights 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 ATCT-CTL. when the control tower closed medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 unavailable.
- Pilots must provide tiedown ropes.
- Arng operations 1300-2230Z++.
- Taxiways F and G closed indefinitely.
- South apn not lighted.
- Paew runways ngtly by NOTAM.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from HKS in those twelve months, carrying 2 passengers in 9 seats (22% filled), to 2 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Field → Washington Dulles International HKS–IAD | 1 | 2 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Hawkins Field → Laredo International HKS–LRD | 1 | 0 | Gulf And Caribbean Cargo |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 35 |
| multi-engine | 13 |
| jets | 3 |
| other | 19 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,651, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,194 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,735 |
| general aviation, local | 9,150 |
| military | 5,572 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Jackson from the FAA register
72 aircraft are registered to owners in Jackson, Mississippi: 53 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 6 turboprops, 5 business jets, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Mississippi.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Metro Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Jackson, 9 miles away Metro Flyers Club is a private flying club based at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO) in Denton, Texas.
- Wesley Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Madison, 10 miles away
- Hinds Community College 9 aircraft · Raymond, 11 miles away Hinds Community College is the largest community college in Mississippi, serving over 32,000 students annually across six locations.
- Central Ms Soaring Society LLC 4 aircraft · Brandon, 14 miles away
- N292 Ac Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Brandon, 14 miles away
- Central Mississippi Soaring Society LLC 1 aircraft · Brandon, 14 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Jackson:
- Jackson Air Charter, INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Jackson Air Charter offers private plane charter service and aircraft management from Jackson, Mississippi.
Repair stations in Jackson:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Joe Frank Carson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Jackson, MS (8 nm) · (662) 571-4045 · [email protected]
- David Childress private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Madison, MS (9 nm) · (901) 262-3199 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Jackson 72 aircraft · 53 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 6 turboprops
- Just Plane Stuff INC 7 aircraft in town
- Pharmair LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Cbs Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Jackson Air Charter, INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Metro Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Wesley Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Hinds Community College 9 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Eaton Aerospace, LLC. · repair station
- Mccain Aviation · repair station
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Laredo International (LRD) 1 flights in twelve months · Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 844 since 1982 · 89 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Mississippi 80 landing places
- Mississippi 2,602 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HKS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.