Nonstop flight route between Carriacou Island, Grenada and Tucson, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lauriston Airport (CRU), Carriacou Island, Grenada and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,403 miles (or 5,476 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 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 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lauriston Airport (CRU):

• 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.
• Lauriston Airport (CRU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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".
• 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.

Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill.
• Training at the airfield came to a halt on 14 August 1945, when the Japanese surrendered.
• The Cold War era was ushered in at Davis-Monthan in March 1946, in the form of the 40th and 444th Bombardment Groups, both equipped with B-29s.
• In October 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced that, as part of the strategic modernization program, Titan II systems were to be retired by 1 October 1987.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The 1980s brought several diverse missions to D-M.
• Two other major tenants, the 563rd Rescue Group and 943rd Rescue Group, are tasked to provide combat search and rescue support worldwide.