A wood carving of the town seal of Gander on display at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Gander is a Canadian town located in northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 kilometres south of Gander Bay, a little over 100 kilometres from the town of Twillingate and 90 kilometres east of Grand Falls-Windsor. Located on the northeastern shore of Gander Lake, it is the site of Gander International Airport, formerly an important refuelling point for transatlantic aircraft. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 616 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2010 × 1955 pixel, file size: 390 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a digital photo I took myself. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 616 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2010 × 1955 pixel, file size: 390 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a digital photo I took myself. ... Memorial University of Newfoundland, (popularly known as Memorial University or MUN) is a comprehensive university located primarily in St. ... Gander is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Newfoundland —   IPA: [nuw fÉ™n lænd] (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Capital St. ... km redirects here. ... Grand Falls-Windsor is a community in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Gander Lake is located in the central part of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. ... Gander International Airport (IATA: YQX, ICAO: CYQX) is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and is currently run by the Gander Airport Authority. ...

History

Gander was chosen for the construction of an airbase in 1935 due to its location close to the northeast tip of the American continent. In 1936 construction of the base began and the town started to develop. During the Second World War as many as 10,000 people were settled around the airbase. Once the war was over the air base became a civilian airport and the location of the town was moved a safe distance from the runways. The present municipality was incorporated in 1958. An Airbase, sometimes referred to as a military airport or airfield, provides basing and support of military aircraft. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the Second World War the town grew as the airport was used as a refuelling stop for transatlantic flights, earning its name "Cross-roads of the world" as nearly all overseas flights had to stop there before crossing the Atlantic. Recently efforts have been made to diversify the economy from being dependent on the airport, particularly as new aircraft designs have permitted longer-range flights without the need for landing to refuel.

Gander was the site of a major plane crash on December 12 1985, the Arrow Air Flight 1285. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Arrow Air Flight 1285 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 registered N950JW. On December 12, 1985, the aircraft was chartered to carry U.S. servicemen from a six-month stay in the Sinai, where they had served in the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping force, back to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. ...

The Gander airport played an important role in the world aviation in the immediate hours following the September 11, 2001 attacks when all of North America's airspace was closed by NORAD, and 39 trans-Atlantic flights bound for the United States were ordered to land at the airport—more flights than any other Canadian airport other than Halifax International. (Vancouver International received the most passengers, at 8,500.) Over 6,600 passengers and airline crew members unexpectedly found themselves forced to stay in the Gander area for up to three days until airspace was reopened and flights resumed. Residents of Gander and surrounding communities volunteered to house, feed, and entertain the travellers in what became known as Operation Yellow Ribbon. This was largely because Transport Canada and NAV CANADA asked that trans-Atlantic flights avoid the major airports in central Canada, like Lester B. Pearson in Toronto and Montréal-Dorval. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a particular country on top of its territory and territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere. ... NORAD Headquarters Building. ... Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport[5], or Halifax International Airport (IATA: YHZ, ICAO: CYHZ) is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada that serves the Halifax Regional Municipality and central Nova Scotia as well as adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. ... Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. ... Operation Yellow Ribbon is the name of the operation that Transport Canada created to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights following the September 11, 2001 attacks. ... Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. ... Created by an act of Parliament in 1996, NAV CANADA is Canadas provider of air navigations services. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, located in Mississauga, Ontario, immediately west of Toronto, is Canadas busiest and largest airport. ... Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal) or Montréal-Trudeau for short, is an international airport serving Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Subsequently, Lufthansa named one of its Airbus A340 aircraft Gander Halifax to thank both cities for their handling of rerouted travellers on 9/11. In addition, a book called "The Day The World Came to Town" was published by Reagan Books and several stories and segements about Gander's role during 9-11 have been featured on various educational and news programs. Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest airline in Europe. ... The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined widebody commercial passenger airliner manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. a subsidiary of EADS. It is similar in design to the twin-engined A330. ...

The Town of Gander continues to play a very important role in aerospace today, and to this extent Gander has retained an experienced United States Representative to attract and retain valid business opportunities in the aerospace industry.

In May 2007, Money Sense ranked Gander as the 10th best place to live in Canada. The magazine ranked communities strictly by crunching numbers relating to 12 measurable factors including weather, real estate values, income levels, unemployment rates, discretionary income, murder rates and signs of prosperity such as the percentage of late model vehicles. Disposable income is the amount of an individuals total income left after taxes, plus any transfer payments (grants) received from the government or elsewhere. ... Prosperity is best achieved when one creates wealth with wealth, be it ones own wealth (equity) or the wealth of another (debt). ...

Demographics

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• Population: 9,651
• % Change (1996-2001): approx. -6.9
• Dwellings: 3,993
• Area (km².): 104.25
• Density (persons per km².): 92.6
• Mayor: Claude Elliot (Third Term)

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Trivia

• Most of the streets in Gander are named after famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker and Chuck Yeager.
• Popular Newfoundland entertainer, Kevin Blackmore (a.k.a "Buddy Wasisname" from Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers) was born in Gander.

For Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Junior, see Lindbergh kidnapping. ... Eddie Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 – July 27, 1973) was best known as a World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient. ... Charles Elwood Chuck Yeager (born on February 13, 1923) is a retired American general in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. ... A singer, songwriter, comedian, and dramatist, Buddy Wasisname is the stage name of Kevin Blackmore, a Canadian performer from Newfoundland, Canada. ... Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers is the name of a musical trio comprised of Kevin Blackmore (Buddy Wasisname), Wayne Chaulk and Ray Johnson (The Other Fellers). Each member is complementary in their respective musical and comedic abilities, and their recordings feature Wayne Chaulk on bass or guitar, Ray Johnson...

See also

• Gander International Airport
• Gander Lake
• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Sublist of cities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander International Airport (IATA: YQX, ICAO: CYQX) is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and is currently run by the Gander Airport Authority. ... Gander Lake is located in the central part of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. ... This page lists communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... This page lists cities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

External links

• Town of Gander (Official Site)
• Photo of Lufthansa Airbus A340 D-AIFC Gander Halifax
• Transatlantic Re-enactment Flight

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