Nonstop flight route between Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Carriacou Island, Grenada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Lauriston Airport (CRU), Carriacou Island, Grenada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,089 miles (or 3,362 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Lauriston Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMH / KFMH |
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Location: | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°39'30"N by 70°31'17"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FMH |
More Information: | FMH Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH):
- During a period of time when the future of the base was in limbo, ideas were floated that would include the redeveloping of the base into a recreation center of sorts that would rival Disneyland.
- The furthest airport from Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of FMH.
- In December 2013, Otis was selected as a test site by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to "aid in researching the complexities of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the congested, northeast airspace." Massachusetts Institute of Technology will work with Otis to test drones at the airport.
- On September 11, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration 's Boston Center contacted the base at 8:34 notifying them of the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11.
- In addition to being known as "Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod", another name for FMH is "Otis ANGB".
- During World War II, the field was known as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Otis and was a subordinate field for Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
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.
- In addition to being known as "Lauriston Airport", another name for CRU is "TGPZ".
- 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.