Nonstop flight route between Carriacou Island, Grenada and Macon, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lauriston Airport (CRU), Carriacou Island, Grenada and Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC), Macon, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,981 miles (or 3,188 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 relatively short distance between Lauriston Airport and Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MAC / KMAC |
Airport Name: | Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport |
Location: | Macon, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'19"N by 83°33'42"W |
Area Served: | Macon, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Macon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 437 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAC |
More Information: | MAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lauriston Airport (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lauriston Airport", another name for CRU is "TGPZ".
Facts about Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC):
- Macon Downtown Airport has its origins beginning in World War I as "Camp Wheeler".
- Macon Downtown Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Macon, in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.
- Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) has 2 runways.
- During the summer of 1942, the 1llth and the 154th Observation Squadrons spent two months at Macon AAF on maneuvers.
- Because of Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 437 feet, planes can take off or land at Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown 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.
- With the defense buildup in 1940 the Army reactivated Camp Wheeler, adjacent to Smart Field, in March 1941.
- For the remainder of the war, training of aviation quartermaster truck companies took place at the airfield.
- The furthest airport from Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,359 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Air Operations companies were equipped and taught to use smoke pots, tear gas, chemical trailers, trucks, blasting caps, and how to fill aircraft spray tanks.
- The closest airport to Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of MAC.