Canada · Transport Canada NAS
Gander International Airport
YQX · CYQX · Gander, NL · Canada
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- YQX · CYQX
- Country
- Canada
- Hub tier
- Transport Canada NAS
- Coordinates
- 48.9369, -54.5681
- Elevation
- 496 ft (151 m)
- Time zone
- America/St_Johns
- Owner / operator
- Gander International Airport Authority
- Opened
- 1938
- Customs / international
- Yes
Location
Map © Google. Click the marker for the airport's Google Maps page.
Traffic
Runways
2 runways — per-runway dimensions to be added in a subsequent refresh.
Carriers
| Carrier | Type | Alliance | Role | Flights/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Air Canada
AC · ACA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Porter Airlines
PD · POE
|
LCC | Unaligned | Operator | — |
|
Air Saint-Pierre
PJ · SPM
|
Regional | Unaligned | Operator | — |
Live conditions
METAR / TAF from NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Live data refreshed on each page load.
History
Once one of the world's busiest airports as the mandatory transatlantic refuelling stop in the propeller-aircraft era. Famous for receiving 38 wide-body aircraft and over 6,500 passengers diverted on September 11, 2001 when North American airspace closed — the basis of the musical Come From Away.
More about this airport
- Wikipedia: Gander International Airport
About this profile
Reference data (codes, coordinates, elevation, runways, owner, opening date) is curated from each airport's official authority page, the FAA's airport reference system for US airports, NAV CANADA and Transport Canada for Canadian airports, and AFAC and the operating concessionaire for Mexican airports. Latest passenger figures are CY 2023 totals where confidently sourced.
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