Gander

— primary source) Gander North America > Canada > Atlantic Canada > Newfoundland and Labrador > Central Newfoundland > Gander Gander is a small town of 12,000 people (2016) with a huge international airport ( YQX IATA ) on the Trans-Canada Highway in Central Newfoundland . Established in 1935, the airport was once a major refuelling point for almost all trans-Atlantic flights.

Airport 🌍 Gander International Airport ( YQX IATA ), ☏ +1 709-256-6677 . Wi-Fi, bar, 24-hour restaurant, various rental car firms on-site. ( updated Apr 2022 ) Airlines Canadian airlines operating to Gander: Air Canada , ☏ +1-514-393-3333 , toll-free: +1-888-247-2262 . Canada's largest airline with hubs in Vancouver , Calgary , Toronto , and Montreal. It operates across Canada and services international destinations. ( updated Apr 2022 ) Operates daily flights to Gander from Halifax (1.75 hours). Air Borealis , toll-free: +1-800-563-2800 , [email protected] . Native-owned airline with scheduled air service between Goose Bay, Makkovik, Natuashish, Nain, Postville, Rigolet, and Hopedale from Sunday to Friday; small aircraft transport people and cargo to remote points otherwise difficult to access except by sea. ( updated Apr 2022 ) PAL Airlines , toll-free: +1-800-563-2800 , [email protected] . One of the largest regional airlines operating in Quebec and Atlantic Canada , and to Ottawa . ( updated Apr 2022 ) Operates flights to Gander from Goose Bay (1.5 hours). Sunwing Airlines , toll-free: +1-877-786-9464 . Low cost Canadian airline that operates some flights within Canada throughout the year and specializes in seasonal flights to warmer, southern international vacation destinations in the winter. ( updated Apr 2022 ) WestJet , toll-free: +1-877-952-0100 . Canada's second largest airline services with hubs in Calgary and Toronto . It operates across Canada and services international destinations. ( updated Apr 2022 )

Busy Bee Cabs ( ☏ +1 709 256-1444 ) and M&S Limousine Service (+1 709 256-8426) provide local transport. Budget (+1 709 256-3566), National (+1 709 256-4934) and Thrifty (+1 709 256-8955) provide hire cars at the airport; there's also a Rent-a-Wreck (+1 709 256-7066) on the main highway.

🌍 North Atlantic Aviation Museum , 135 Trans-Canada Highway , ☏ +1 709 256-2923 . Summer: daily 9AM-7PM, rest of the year: M-F 9AM-5PM . The history of aviation in Gander, once an important refuelling stop on trans-Atlantic flights. Museum exhibits cover wartime operations during World War II and the town's role in hosting 6600 travellers when 38 civilian and 4 military flights diverted to Gander during the September 11th, 2001 attacks. Adult (19-60) $8, senior (61 +) or youth (6-18) $7, student – $7 (ID required), child (0-5) free . ( updated Jul 2019 )

🌍 Gander Golf Club , 251 Trans-Canada Highway , ☏ +1 709 256-4643 . Golf club with pro shop and "19th hole" restaurant $50-55 (18 holes) . 🌍 Little Harbour , Gander Lake ( 1.5 km from Trans-Canada Highway and 10 km from city centre ). Recreational park and marina, picnic/BBQ area, boat launch ramp and wharf/docking on fresh-water Gander Lake. 🌍 Beyond Words Tours - A Come From Away Experience , 135 Trans Canada Highway , ☏ +1 709 256-2923 , [email protected] . A tour that complements the Come From Away Broadway show. The 3½-hour tour shows the places and people that became the inspirations for the show. It includes a visit to the Gander International Airport, Gander Town Hall, meeting a notable local that is featured in the Broadway show, driving around key areas of the town (including schools and community centres that housed the "plane people"), exclusive mini-exhibit and finishes at the North Atlantic Aviation Museum. $99/person . ( updated Jul 2019 ) Events Festival of Flight . First Monday in August . Five-day local festival with sports, parade, live music, fireworks on Gander Day municipal holiday.

🌍 Bistro on Roe , 110 Roe Ave , ☏ +1 709 651-4763 , [email protected] . M-Sa 5-10PM . French/European. 🌍 Ches's Fish and Chips , 132 Bennett Dr ( in the Fraser Mall ), ☏ +1 709 651-CHES (2437) . Small regional chain (seven locations, based in St. John's). Chicken, burgers, salads, fish and chips. $9-15 . 🌍 Country Kitchen , 132 Bennett Dr , ☏ +1 709 651-3200 . 🌍 Tai Sun Restaurant , 298 Airport Blvd , ☏ +1 709 651-2801 . Terrible food, but the only game in town if you're hungry for Chinese. 🌍 Weston’s at the Airport , 1000 James Blvd ( in the Gander International Airport ). 24/7 . Home-cooked menu in a vintage cafeteria-style setting, ready-to-go meals, in-flight catering, and function room to host private events. Rosie's Restaurant and Bakery . Sandwiches and pizza. Most famous for its "moose fart" (donut hole with cracker crumbs, coconut and chocolate chips). ( updated Sep 2025 )

🌍 Friend's Lounge , 10 McCurdy Dr , ☏ +1 709 256-7002 . 🌍 Beech Bar & Grill , Gander International Airport , ☏ +1 709 651-3434 . Airport bar.

Hotels 🌍 Sinbad's Hotel & Suites , 133 Bennett Dr , ☏ +1 709 651-2678 , toll-free: +1-800-563-8330 , fax : +1 709 651-3123 . 🌍 Quality Hotel & Suites ( Previously Hotel Gander ), 100 Trans Canada Highway , ☏ +1 709 256-3931 , toll-free: +1-800-563-2988 , fax : +1 709 651-2641 , [email protected] . Meeting and banquet facilities. Alcock & Brown's Eatery. 🌍 Albatross Hotel , 114 Trans Canada Highway , ☏ +1 709 256-3956 , toll-free: +1-800-563-4900 , fax : +1 709 651-2692 . Motel with 101 rooms, meeting facilities for 250 people, licensed restaurant serving traditional Canadian food, Newfoundland specialty dishes, seafood and pasta, hideaway lounge. $100+ . 🌍 Irving West Hotel , 1 Caldwell St , ☏ +1 709 256-2406 , fax : +1 709 651-3860 . Outdoor pool, continental breakfast. Bed & Breakfast 🌍 Inn on Bennett , 66 Bennett Dr , ☏ +1 709 256-4560 , toll-free: +1-877-256-4560 . Check-in: 2:30PM , check-out: 10AM . $80-100 . Caravan parks 🌍 Country Inn , 315 Magee Rd , ☏ +1 709 256-4005 , toll-free: +1-877-956-4005 , fax : +1 709 651-1004 , [email protected] . Motel (WiFi, coffee, continental breakfast) and one five-person cottage; 64 site RV/trailer park (34 with water/sewer/power hookups). $23-29 (caravan park) .

🌍 Gander Mall , 132 Bennett Dr , ☏ +1 709 651-3784 , [email protected] . ( updated Jun 2018 ) 🌍 Fraser Mall , 230 Airport Boulevard , ☏ +1 709 651-3784 , [email protected] . ( updated Jun 2018 ) 🌍 Foodland , 151 Airport Blvd , ☏ +1 709 256-4860 . Tu-F 8AM-9PM, M Sa 8AM-6PM, Su 9AM-5PM . Grocer with water refill, fruit baskets, gluten-free products and greeting cards.

Beothuk Interpretation Centre, Boyd's Cove ( 70 km (43 mi) north) recalls the now-extinct native tribe. Terra Nova National Park is an hour east ( 88 km (55 mi) ) on the Trans-Canada Highway Twillingate , Fogo Island and Change Islands are fishing villages with small museums Lewisporte is the base for coastal ferry service to various small Labrador outports not on the Trans-Labrador Highway Routes through Gander Corner Brook ← Grand Falls-Windsor ← Jct N ← W E → Glovertown → St. John's This article is issued from Wikivoyage . The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.