View source for Hawkins Field Airport (HKS) Hinds County (MS)

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|City=Jackson
|County=[[Hinds County (MS)|Hinds]]
|State=[[Mississippi (US)|Mississippi]]
|state=mississippi
|TRACON=?
|ARTCC=[[Memphis (ZME) Air Route Traffic Control Center|Memphis]]
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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)|Hinds County]], [[Mississippi (US)|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==
[[Image:185th.jpg|thumb|100px|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 (MS)|Hinds County]]
*[[Gulf States Milcom]]
*[[Meridian/Key Field (MEI) Lauderdale County (MS)]]
*[[Military Aviation (MILAIR) (MS)]]
*[[Federal Aviation Administration]]
*[[Transportation Security Administration]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/hawkins.htm Hawkins Field] at GlobalSecurity.org
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/185th_Aviation_Brigade_(United_States) 185th Aviation Brigade History]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/capserms100/ Major James McKinnie Composite Squadron]


[[category:Mississippi Civil Aviation]]
[[Category:Mississippi Military Aviation]]
[[Category:Mississippi Army National Guard]]
[[Category:US Defense in Mississippi]]