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
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)
External Links
- Hawkins Field at GlobalSecurity.org
- 185th Aviation Brigade History
- Major James McKinnie Composite Squadron