Nonstop flight route between Carriacou Island, Grenada and Ankeny, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:
(12°28'36"N by 61°28'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°41'27"N by 93°33'59"W)
Distance from CRU to IKV:
2,792.36 miles (4,493.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lauriston Airport (CRU), Carriacou Island, Grenada and Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), Ankeny, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,792 miles (or 4,494 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 Ankeny Regional 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 Ankeny Regional 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 / |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | IKV / KIKV |
| Airport Name: | Ankeny Regional Airport |
| Location: | Ankeny, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°41'27"N by 93°33'59"W |
| Area Served: | Ankeny, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | Polk County Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 910 feet (277 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKV |
| More Information: | IKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lauriston Airport (CRU):
- In addition to being known as "Lauriston Airport", another name for CRU is "TGPZ".
- Lauriston Airport (CRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV):
- Because of Ankeny Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 910 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankeny Regional 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 closest airport to Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) is Des Moines International Airport (DSM), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of IKV.
- The furthest airport from Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 11.96 miles (19.24 km) SSW | Des Moines International Airport (DSM) | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 20.98 miles (33.76 km) N | Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) | Ames, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 28.13 miles (45.27 km) E | Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) | Newton, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 28.67 miles (46.15 km) NNW | Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) | Boone, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 32.01 miles (51.52 km) WNW | Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) | Perry, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 53.78 miles (86.56 km) NNW | Webster City Municipal Airport (EBS) | Webster City, Iowa, United States | |
| 7 | 62.04 miles (99.85 km) SW | Creston Municipal Airport (CSQ) | Creston, Iowa, United States | |
| 8 | 67.51 miles (108.65 km) WNW | Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) | Carroll, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 67.52 miles (108.66 km) NNW | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | |
| 10 | 70.64 miles (113.68 km) SE | Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | |
| 11 | 79.03 miles (127.18 km) WSW | Atlantic Municipal Airport (AIO) | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | |
| 12 | 80.13 miles (128.95 km) NNW | Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) | Humboldt, Iowa, United States | |
| 13 | 84.56 miles (136.08 km) NE | Waterloo Regional Airport (Livingston Betsworth Field) (ALO) | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| 14 | 93.19 miles (149.98 km) ESE | Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL) | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 95.59 miles (153.84 km) WNW | Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) | Denison, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,791.75 miles (17,367.59 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,768.69 miles (17,330.49 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,749.21 miles (17,299.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,744.58 miles (17,291.68 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,704.58 miles (17,227.31 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,690.63 miles (17,204.86 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,683.96 miles (17,194.13 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,680.75 miles (17,188.96 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,665.26 miles (17,164.03 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,654.13 miles (17,146.11 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,621.61 miles (17,093.78 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,596.14 miles (17,052.79 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,574.12 miles (17,017.36 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,568.97 miles (17,009.06 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,547.35 miles (16,974.27 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |