Lauriston Airport
Lauriston Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grenada Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Hillsborough, Carriacou, Grenada | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft (1.5 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°28′37″N 061°28′20″W / 12.47694°N 61.47222°W | ||||||||||
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  CRU Location in Grenada | |||||||||||
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| Source: Great Circle Mapper[1] | |||||||||||
Lauriston Airport (IATA: CRU, ICAO: TGPZ) is an airport located west of Hillsborough, the main town on the island of Carriacou in Grenada.[1] It is also known as Carriacou Island Airport.[2]
History
On 1 July 2024, Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Carriacou as a Category 4 hurricane, with a minimum pressure of 950.0 mb recorded at Lauriston.[3] The storm caused catastrophic damage across the island, and the airport's terminal building was among the infrastructure severely affected.[4] Air traffic control tower outages hindered aid responses in the immediate aftermath.[5]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 5 ft (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 800 m × 18 m (2,625 ft × 59 ft).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Airport information for TGPZ". Trinidad & Tobago CAA (AIP Eastern Caribbean), effective 5 July 2007 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Accident history for CRU". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ↑ Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Beryl (AL022024) (PDF) (Report). National Hurricane Center. 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hurricane Beryl 2024 — Regional Response". Shelter Cluster. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Carriacou After Beryl". NASA Earth Observatory. July 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2026.