HAWKINS FIELD (AIRPORT)

'Hawkins Field' is an airport located within the city limits of Jackson, Mississippi.

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History

Notable Events

External Links

History

Hawkins Field traces its origins to February of 1928, when the City of Jackson first acquired 151 acres of land to designate as an airfield. The city bought the original parcel for $53,500, and the airport was originally called "Davis Field." In the summer of 1941, the United States Army assigned Hawkins Field as an Army Air Base. It was not until 1949 that Hawkins was once again classified as a civilian airfield.

Notable Events

Hawkins Field was the terminus for Delta Air Lines' very first commercial flight in 1941.

External Links

★ Hawkins Field Hompage

★ Jackson Municipal Airport Authority