AirportsGander International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gander, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQX
- ICAO code
- CYQX
- City
- Gander
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 48.9363° N, 54.5677° W
- Elevation
- 151 m (496 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,109 m (10,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQX means Gander International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQX. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.9363° N, 54.5677° W. It stands 151 metres (496 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Conception Bay South, about 198 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Johns, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gander International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,109 metres (10,200 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,109 m 10,200 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,713 m 8,900 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. John's International AirportSt. John's | YYT | 199 km |
| Deer Lake AirportDeer Lake | YDF | 208 km |
| Miquelon AirportMiquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | MQC | 245 km |
| Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche AirportSaint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | FSP | 270 km |
| St. Anthony AirportSt. Anthony | YAY | 294 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,155 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,843 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,248 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,773 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,767 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,405 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,056 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,514 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,320 km | 21 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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