Nonstop flight route between Carriacou Island, Grenada and Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lauriston Airport (CRU), Carriacou Island, Grenada and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), Toronto, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,402 miles (or 3,866 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 Billy Bishop Toronto City 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: | YTZ / CYTZ |
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Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°37'38"N by 79°23'45"W |
Area Served: | Toronto, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Toronto Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 252 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTZ |
More Information: | YTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lauriston Airport (CRU):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ):
- In addition to being known as "Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport", another name for YTZ is "Toronto Island Airport".
- In 1999, the operation of the airport was turned over to the new Toronto Port Authority, which took over the responsibilities of the Harbour Commission, including the airport and port functions.
- Art Eggleton was elected Toronto mayor and a compromise was reached in 1981, when the City of Toronto agreed to a limited level of commercial STOL passenger service, and the exclusion of jet airplanes.
- The closest airport to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of YTZ.
- Because of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Bishop Toronto City 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.
- Trans-Canada Air Lines was expected to begin operations in 1937, so in November 1936, City Council formed an "Advisory Airport Committee" to advise on where to build a municipal airport.
- By 1956, takeoffs and landings at the Island reached 130,000 per year, many of them private flights to Muskoka and Haliburton Other flights included a daily return flight to the race track at Fort Erie, Ontario for horsemen and gamblers offered by Central Airways.
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,411 miles (18,364 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The staff report was released to the public on November 28, 2013 and staff recommended putting off consideration of the plan until 2015, due to incomplete information and the various unresolved issues, including the CS100 noise information, Transport Canada regulations, and Toronto Port Authority requirements.