Gander
Gander is a small town of 12,000 people (2016) with a huge international airport 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. Wikivoyage
Population 11,054 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Canada
- January: 8 h 41 of daylight
- February: 10 h 11 of daylight
- March: 11 h 51 of daylight
- April: 13 h 42 of daylight
- May: 15 h 17 of daylight
- June: 16 h 10 of daylight
- July: 15 h 48 of daylight
- August: 14 h 25 of daylight
- September: 12 h 38 of daylight
- October: 10 h 51 of daylight
- November: 9 h 11 of daylight
- December: 8 h 16 of daylight
Getting there
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Through the year
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Festival of Flight
August
Five-day local festival with sports, parade, live music, fireworks on Gander Day municipal holiday
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Gander); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.