Hawkins Field Airport (HKS) Hinds County (MS)

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Hawkins Field Airport

Hawkins Field (HKS) is a city owned public use airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Jackson, a city in Hinds County, MS. 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).

Headquarters 185th Theater Aviation Brigade

185th Aviation

Hawkins Field is home to the Mississippi Army National Guard 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.

They use and maintain UH-60 Black Hawk & OH-58 Kiowa helicopters.

Units at Hawkins Field

• Det 1, HHC 1-185th
• Company C - 1-185th (MH/UH-60)
• Company D - 1-185th (MH/UH-60)
• Det 2, Company E, 131st AVN, OH-58D Intermediate Maintenance Co
• Civil Air Patrol: Maj James McKinnie Composite Squadron

Radio Comunications

• VHF & UHF Aircraft Bands
• MilAir Frequencies, VHF low and high bands may be used for air operations
• Civil Air Patrol Frequencies
• Support Frequencies are unknown
• Please submit any additional frequencies to the Hawkins Field page at RR

Wiki Articles

• Hinds County
• Gulf States Milcom
• Meridian/Key Field (MEI) Lauderdale County (MS)
• Military Aviation (MILAIR) (MS)
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Transportation Security Administration

External Links

• Hawkins Field at GlobalSecurity.org
• 185th Aviation Brigade History
• Major James McKinnie Composite Squadron