Nonstop flight route between Carriacou Island, Grenada and Aiome, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(12°28'36"N by 61°28'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°8'31"S by 144°43'54"E)
Distance from CRU to AIE:
10,578.86 miles (17,024.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lauriston Airport (CRU), Carriacou Island, Grenada and Aiome Airport (AIE), Aiome, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,579 miles (or 17,025 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Lauriston Airport and Aiome Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Lauriston Airport and Aiome Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRU / |
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| Location: | Carriacou Island, Grenada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°28'36"N by 61°28'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grenada Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRU |
| More Information: | CRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIE / |
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| Location: | Aiome, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°8'31"S by 144°43'54"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 350 feet (107 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIE |
| More Information: | AIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lauriston Airport (CRU):
- Lauriston Airport (CRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lauriston Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Lauriston Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Lauriston Airport (CRU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Lauriston Airport (meaning Lauriston Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Lauriston Airport (CRU) is Union Island Airport (UNI), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of CRU.
- In addition to being known as "Lauriston Airport", another name for CRU is "TGPZ".
Facts about Aiome Airport (AIE):
- Because of Aiome Airport's relatively low elevation of 350 feet, planes can take off or land at Aiome Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Aiome Airport (AIE) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Aiome Airport", another name for AIE is "AYAO".
- Aiome Airport (AIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aiome Airport (AIE) is Sangapi Airport (SGK), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of AIE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.26 miles (14.90 km) NNE | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |     |
| 2 | 17.67 miles (28.44 km) NNE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 34.56 miles (55.61 km) NE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) NNE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 38.94 miles (62.67 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 6 | 49.37 miles (79.45 km) NNE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 93.59 miles (150.62 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 101.40 miles (163.19 km) SSE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 9 | 111.40 miles (179.28 km) NNE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 10 | 130.33 miles (209.75 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | 139.65 miles (224.74 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 143.27 miles (230.56 km) SSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 149.61 miles (240.77 km) NNE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 14 | 174.44 miles (280.74 km) SW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 197.66 miles (318.10 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,208.53 miles (19,647.68 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,168.25 miles (19,582.85 km) WSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,164.55 miles (19,576.89 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,146.00 miles (19,547.05 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,137.82 miles (19,533.87 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,124.91 miles (19,513.11 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,119.72 miles (19,504.74 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,108.08 miles (19,486.01 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,092.66 miles (19,461.20 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,071.16 miles (19,426.60 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,071.15 miles (19,426.59 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,053.69 miles (19,398.48 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,032.03 miles (19,363.63 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,985.38 miles (19,288.55 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,955.51 miles (19,240.49 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.16 miles (45.32 km) W | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 56.01 miles (90.13 km) SSW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 63.10 miles (101.55 km) SSE | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 72.49 miles (116.66 km) E | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 79.20 miles (127.46 km) SE | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) SW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 105.36 miles (169.56 km) SE | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 115.39 miles (185.70 km) SE | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 132.91 miles (213.90 km) SW | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 153.78 miles (247.49 km) SSE | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 161.14 miles (259.34 km) SSW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 162.67 miles (261.79 km) S | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 168.86 miles (271.75 km) SE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 194.33 miles (312.74 km) W | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 194.63 miles (313.22 km) SE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,785.00 miles (18,966.08 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,780.73 miles (18,959.20 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,724.65 miles (18,868.95 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,708.05 miles (18,842.23 km) SSE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,682.79 miles (18,801.58 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,673.28 miles (18,786.27 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,619.26 miles (18,699.35 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,587.49 miles (18,648.21 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,578.17 miles (18,633.20 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,559.98 miles (18,603.94 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,519.72 miles (18,539.14 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,441.66 miles (18,413.53 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,427.24 miles (18,390.32 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,423.31 miles (18,383.99 km) S | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,419.58 miles (18,377.98 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |