Travel guide: Carriacou Island, Grenada (CRU)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Carriacou Island, Grenada — what to expect on the ground. Carriacou Island sits in Grenada (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code CRU serves the area. Local timezone is America/Grenada, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 12.47°, -61.47° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionGrenada, Americas
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code CRU
- TimezoneAmerica/Grenada
- Coordinates12.47, -61.47
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
CRU is the airport code for Lauriston Airport, on Carriacou, the largest of the Grenadine islands belonging to Grenada, in the southeastern Caribbean, north of the main island of Grenada. Carriacou is a small, unspoilt island long known as the Land of Reefs, ringed by some of the finest and healthiest coral reefs in the region, and is a quiet, friendly place of beaches, hills and traditional village life. It has a rich seafaring heritage, and the village of Windward is famous for its wooden boat-building, a craft brought by Scottish settlers and passed down the generations, celebrated each year at the Carriacou Regatta. With clear water and reefs, it is a haven for sailing, diving and snorkelling. Carriacou is reached by flights into Lauriston Airport from Grenada and by the ferry from the capital, St George's. The climate is warm and tropical, with a wetter season later in the year.
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Frequently asked questions
What is CRU airport?
CRU is the code for Lauriston Airport on Carriacou, the largest of Grenada's Grenadine islands in the southeastern Caribbean. It serves the island with short flights from Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport. Carriacou is also reached by ferry from St George's, the capital of Grenada.
What is Carriacou known for?
Carriacou is known as the Land of Reefs for its beautiful, unspoilt coral reefs, which make it a haven for sailing, diving and snorkelling. It is also famous for the traditional wooden boat-building of Windward village, a craft brought by Scottish settlers, and for its relaxed village life and annual regatta.
How do you get to Carriacou?
Carriacou is reached by short flights into Lauriston Airport from Grenada's main airport, and by ferry across from St George's on the main island of Grenada. It is a small, quiet island, so onward travel is local and informal, and schedules are best checked in advance.
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