Lauriston Airport

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Lauriston Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrenada Airports Authority
Location Hillsborough, Carriacou, Grenada
Elevation  AMSL 5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 12°28′37″N061°28′20″W / 12.47694°N 61.47222°W / 12.47694; -61.47222 Coordinates: 12°28′37″N061°28′20″W / 12.47694°N 61.47222°W / 12.47694; -61.47222
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CRU
Location in Grenada
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/278002,625 Asphalt
Source: Great Circle Mapper [1]

Lauriston Airport( IATA : CRU, ICAO : TGPZ) is an airport located west of Hillsborough, the main town on the island of Carriacou in Grenada. [1] It is also known as Carriacou Island Airport. [2]

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 5 ft (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 800 m × 18 m (2,625 ft × 59 ft). [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SVG Air Grenada, Union Island

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for TGPZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: Trinidad & Tobago CAA (AIP Eastern Caribbean), effective 5 July 2007.
  2. Accident history for CRU at Aviation Safety Network