Gander | |
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Town | |
 Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): "Volet Gander" (Latin) "May Gander soar" | |
  Gander Location of Gander  Gander Gander (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′26″N 54°35′19″W / 48.95722°N 54.58861°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled | 1936 |
| Incorporated | 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gander Town Council |
| • Mayor | Percy Farwell[2] |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Town | 104.53 km2 (40.36 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,412.67 km2 (931.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Town | 11,880 |
| • Density | 113.7/km2 (294/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,918 |
| • Urban density | 727.2/km2 (1,883/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 13,414 |
| • Metro density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−02:30 (NDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 1 (TCH) Route 330 |
| Website | www |
Gander is a town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of Gander Bay, 100 km (62 mi) south of Twillingate and 90 km (56 mi) east of Grand Falls-Windsor. Located on the northeastern shore of Gander Lake, it is the site of Gander International Airport, once an important refuelling stop for transatlantic aircraft. The airport is still a preferred emergency landing point for aircraft facing on-board medical or security issues.
When the U.S. closed its airspace after the September 11 attacks, Gander International Airport took in 38 commercial aircraft and four military aircraft, and accommodated nearly 6,700 evacuees from Olympic Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Alitalia and more.[4][5][6]
Most of the streets in Gander are named after famous aviators, including Alcock and Brown, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, Marc Garneau and Chuck Yeager.[7]
- ^ "Gander". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Town Council". Town of Gander. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Lackey, Katharine. "An oasis of kindness on 9/11: This town welcomed 6,700 strangers amid terror attacks". USA TODAY. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Remembering 9/11: The Day Canadian Town Of Gander Opened Its Doors, Hearts To Complete Strangers". 9 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Cool Facts". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.