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Arriving at Gander (YQX)

Driving from Gander International Airport (YQX)

58 drives measured from the Gander airport, nearest first. Each route page shows when it was measured.

No car? Outside town there is usually no other way to these places. What you can walk to, and the taxis and buses at the terminal →

Staying in Gander? Town is 3.7 km from the terminal. Guides with places measured from here: Provincial parks · Harbours · Stargazing · Twillingate · Icebergs near Gander · Change Islands · Flying in small · When the boat doesn't sail · Where to base yourself · National park campgrounds. Where to base yourself →

Renting? Book the car when you book the flight. Cars book up fast in summer, says the province's tourism desk; in June 2026 BNN Bloomberg reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly the whole summer.

Rental counters at Gander, with numbers →

When to come? Best months for icebergs, whales, puffins and warm weather →

If you have one day

Picked by us, first choice first. Distances are by road from the airport.

Staying in a town? Easy days out from Gander · Lewisporte · Dover · Botwood · Musgrave Harbour · another town →

Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.Shhewitt · CC BY-SA 4.0

If you only do one

Twillingate 114 km

Icebergs in early summer, and whales offshore.

Looking over the boreal forest of Terra Nova National Park to one of its sheltered sounds reaching in from Bonavista Bay.rcheng30 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Terra Nova 78 km

A national park straight down the Trans-Canada: coastal trails and a dark-sky preserve.

Salvage harbour in evening sun: church, red stages and houses across the water, longliner and lobster pots in foreground.Maciej · CC BY-SA 2.0

Salvage 97 km

One of the oldest fishing villages on this coast, at the end of the Eastport peninsula.

Walks from Gander

Every trail, with climbs and maps →

Heading to Cape Spear? St. John's airport is 323 km closer. See St. John's → or compare them all

Every drive from Gander International Airport (YQX). Tap a pin for its route.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
  1. Gander from the air: the town's grid of streets in the forest, the Trans-Canada curving past, and the land running flat to the horizon.

    Gander town3.7 km

    Gander Airport to the town of Gander: 3.7 km on town streets, with the aviation museum and the old wartime townsite close by.

  2. Lewisporte's marina from the air — breakwater, finger docks and sailboats, with the town spread along the shore of Burnt Bay behind.

    Lewisporte63 km

    You land at Gander and Lewisporte is 63 km north-west: the Trans-Canada west, then Routes 340 and 341 north to the bay.

  3. Map of the drive to Doverroute map

    Dover73 km

    Gander airport to Dover is 73 km northeast via Routes 1 and 320 to the mapped fault line where two ancient continents meet.

  4. Looking over the boreal forest of Terra Nova National Park to one of its sheltered sounds reaching in from Bonavista Bay.

    Terra Nova78 km

    A national park 77.8 km from Gander, straight down the Trans-Canada, with no ferry and no season to plan around.

  5. Two icebergs standing offshore near Fogo Island, seen across a low rocky headland.

    Fogo Island86 km + ferry

    The drive from Gander to the Farewell ferry is 86 km. Then a ferry to Fogo Island.

  6. Saltbox houses and fishing stages scattered over green headlands on Change Islands, with the tickle winding between them.

    Change Islands86 km + ferry

    Same drive as the Fogo run, 86 km to the Farewell ferry, but you get off at the first stop instead of the second.

  7. Map of the drive to Comfort Cove-Newsteadroute map

    Comfort Cove-Newstead91 km

    You land at Gander and Comfort Cove-Newstead is 90.7 km away: the Trans-Canada west, Route 340 north, then Route 343 to the Bay of Exploits.

  8. Preserved Catalina flying boat on the Botwood waterfront, bay and Killick Island behind.

    Botwood92 km

    92.1 km to the town where the transatlantic flying boats landed, the other half of Gander's aviation story.

  9. The sand at Lumsden on the Straight Shore — white beach running to the horizon under a big sky, one walker barefoot on it.

    Musgrave Harbour93 km

    You land at Gander and the Straight Shore is 93 km northeast on Route 330, one road, with kilometres of mapped beach at the end.

  10. Looking west across the water toward St. Brendan's from Gooseberry Island — barrens, low spruce and the scattered houses of the settlement on the horizon.

    St. Brendan's94 km + ferry

    94.3 km to the Burnside wharf — nearer than Twillingate — then an hour on the water to an island almost nobody plans for.

  11. Salvage harbour in evening sun: church, red stages and houses across the water, longliner and lobster pots in foreground.

    Salvage97 km

    You land at Gander and Salvage is 97 km southeast via Routes 1 and 310, through the Eastport beaches to one of the oldest fishing villages on the coast.

  12. The braided channels and wooded islands of the Exploits River from the air, near Grand Falls-Windsor — the biggest river on the island.

    Grand Falls-Windsor98 km

    98.3 km straight down the Trans-Canada — the largest town between Gander and Deer Lake, and the one with everything open.

  13. Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.

    Twillingate114 km

    You land at Gander and the icebergs are 114 km north. Here is the drive on Routes 330, 331 and 340, and what is worth stopping for on the way.

  14. Map of the drive to New-Wes-Valleyroute map

    New-Wes-Valley119 km

    You land at Gander and New-Wes-Valley is 119 km northeast via Routes 1 and 320 to Wesleyville's amalgamated coast, with the Newtown spur beyond.

  15. Lookout view over Greenspond's houses, rocky islands and open sea.

    Greenspond124 km

    You land at Gander and Greenspond is 124 km northeast via Routes 1 and 320 to an island outport joined to the coast by causeway.

  16. Clarenville's wooded hillside and houses seen from the water, sunny.

    Clarenville147 km

    Clarenville is 147 km from Gander on Routes 330 and 1 — Gander is the closest of the three airports.

  17. The blue chairlift terminal at White Hills Ski Resort, skiers queuing in the snow by the lodge.

    White Hills148 km

    Gander to the White Hills ski resort at Clarenville: 148 km on the Trans-Canada, and the nearest airport to the hill.

  18. View from the Leading Tickles lookout over islands and open water, clear blue sky, light snow.

    Leading Tickles148 km

    You land at Gander and Leading Tickles is 148 km northwest on the Trans-Canada and Route 350, up the peninsula that walls the Bay of Exploits.

  19. Two tall sea stacks standing off a cliff and a grey stone beach on the Skerwink Trail at Port Rexton, the far shore of Trinity Bay behind.

    Port Rexton199 km

    You land at Gander and Port Rexton is 199 km by road via Routes 330, 1 and 230: the town of the Skerwink Trail, on Trinity Bay.

  20. Aerial view of Trinity: coloured houses, the Anglican church, harbour and wharf, overcast summer.

    Trinity (Trinity Bay)200 km

    You land at Gander and Trinity is 200 km southeast via Routes 1, 230 and 239 to the saltbox town everyone tells you to see.

  21. Map of the drive to King's Pointroute map

    King's Point207 km

    King's Point is 207 km from Gander via the Trans-Canada (1) and Routes 390 and 391 to Green Bay.

  22. Map of the drive to Pilley's Islandroute map

    Pilley's Island220 km

    220 km from Gander to the Pilley's Island ferry terminal, via the Trans-Canada and Routes 380 and 382.

  23. Map of the drive to Tritonroute map

    Triton224 km

    Triton is 224 km from Gander airport, west on the Trans-Canada (Route 1) then north on Route 380.

  24. St. Alban's in winter, the white church of St. Ignatius Parish above the houses, a dark wooded hill behind.

    St. Alban's235 km

    You land at Gander and the south coast is 235 km away on the Trans-Canada and Route 360, the long road to Bay d'Espoir on the south coast.

  25. Wider view of the lighthouse up the gravel path with ocean and blue sky.

    Cape Bonavista248 km

    Gander airport to Cape Bonavista is 248 km east, to the lighthouse at the end of the road, with puffins, the Dungeon and five centuries of history on the way.

  26. Houses stepping down a hillside road to the sea on the Baie Verte Peninsula, open water and distant headlands beyond.

    Baie Verte275 km

    Baie Verte is 274.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 410.

  27. A wooden fishing boat hauled up in the snow at Hermitage on the south coast, the harbour and a wooded headland behind.

    Hermitage276 km + ferry

    You land at Gander and Hermitage is 276 km south via Routes 1, 360 and 364 to the wharf where the Gaultois ferry crosses to a road-free outport.

  28. Map of the drive to Clarke's Beachroute map

    Clarke's Beach280 km

    Clarke's Beach is 279.8 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 71 and 70. St. John's airport is closer.

  29. Hawthorne Cottage at Brigus, the white nineteenth-century house with its verandah, a National Historic Site in the village.

    Brigus280 km

    Brigus is 279.9 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 71, 70 and 60.

  30. Harbour Breton waterfront and hillside houses reflected in the harbour, light snow, overcast.

    Harbour Breton280 km

    You land at Gander and Harbour Breton is 280 km south via Routes 1 and 360, the long interior road to the Connaigre coast's principal town.

  31. St. Luke's Anglican Church at Placentia, white clapboard with a steeple, above the town and the harbour.

    Placentia290 km

    Placentia is 289.8 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1 and 100.

  32. A still pond at Salmonier Nature Park ringed by spruce and low bog vegetation turning red and gold, with the park boardwalk along the far shore.

    Salmonier Nature Park292 km

    Salmonier Nature Park is 291.5 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1 and 90.

  33. The Spirit of Harbour Grace, a DC-3 mounted beside the water in the town, with the SS Kyle aground across the harbour behind it.

    Harbour Grace298 km

    Harbour Grace is 298.1 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 71, 75 and 70.

  34. The Heart's Content Cable Station, a long white clapboard building on the shore where the first working transatlantic telegraph cable came ashore.

    Heart's Content308 km

    Heart's Content is 308.4 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 81 and 80.

  35. The East Coast Trail on the headland at Witless Bay, the path running along the cliff edge above the Atlantic.

    Witless Bay316 km

    Witless Bay is 316.3 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 13 and 10.

  36. La Scie around its harbour at the top of the Baie Verte Peninsula — church, houses and fish flakes reflected in still water.

    La Scie324 km

    La Scie is 323.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1, 410 and 414.

  37. A row of brightly painted wooden row houses in red, green, yellow and blue climbing a street in downtown St. John's.

    St. John's335 km

    St. John's is 334.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1 and 2. St. John's airport is closer.

  38. Signal Hill from the air at dusk: Cabot Tower on the summit above the Narrows, the road winding up past the car park, and St. John's harbour and city behind.

    Signal Hill338 km

    Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) is 337.6 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1 and 2.

  39. The Portugal Cove ferry terminal and the slipway across the tickle to Bell Island.

    Portugal Cove ferry terminal338 km + ferry

    Portugal Cove ferry terminal is 337.9 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 50 and 41.

  40. Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.

    Cape Spear346 km

    Cape Spear is 346.2 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 2, 10 and 11.

  41. Aerial of Steady Brook and the Humber River in green summer, the Trans-Canada and the wooded valley sides - the base-lodge village.

    Marble Mountain351 km

    Marble Mountain Base Lodge is 350.5 km from Gander airport by road, on Route 1.

  42. The gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's: a headland and sea stack whitened with thousands of nesting birds, more of them in the air, the Atlantic beyond.

    Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve354 km

    Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve is 353.6 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1 and 100.

  43. The excavated stone foundations of the 17th-century Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, laid out along the harbour with the village behind.

    Ferryland357 km

    Ferryland is 356.6 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 13 and 10.

  44. Aerial of Corner Brook in autumn colour along the Humber Arm shore, hills behind, blue sky with cloud.

    Corner Brook360 km

    Corner Brook is 360.2 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 450A. Deer Lake airport is closer.

  45. The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.

    Woody Point371 km

    Woody Point is 370.5 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1, 430 and 431.

  46. The rim of Western Brook Pond gorge in Gros Morne National Park — sheer rock walls dropping to dark water far below, the fjord running inland between the plateaus.

    Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour)375 km

    Rocky Harbour is 375.3 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 430.

  47. Aerial of Fortune: town, harbour and the Saint-Pierre ferry at its wharf.

    Fortune379 km + ferry

    You land at Gander and Fortune is 378 km south, down the Burin Peninsula to the wharf where a ferry leaves Canada for France — with half a billion years of geology at the headland beside it.

  48. Aerial of Burgeo spread across its rocky islands and causeways, deep blue water, bright day.

    Burgeo385 km + ferry

    Burgeo is 385.3 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1, 370 and 480.

  49. Trepassey harbour on the southern Avalon, houses scattered around the water under open barrens.

    Trepassey395 km

    Trepassey is 394.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 90 and 10.

  50. The Edge of Avalon Interpretive Centre at Portugal Cove South, the building visitors check in at before the guided walk to the Mistaken Point fossils.

    Mistaken Point406 km

    Mistaken Point Interpretation Centre is 406.1 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 330, 1, 90 and 10.

  51. Boulder shore at low tide with Cow Head's houses and the Long Range Mountains on the horizon, bright day.

    Cow Head422 km

    Cow Head is 421.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 430.

  52. Limestone cliffs, a pebble cove and clear green water at Cape St. George, coastline running off behind.

    Cape St. George491 km

    Cape St. George is 491.4 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 460.

  53. Limestone shore and tidal pools on Ingornachoix Bay at Port au Choix, bright blue-sky day.

    Port au Choix539 km

    Port au Choix is 539.2 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 430.

  54. Map of the drive to Codroy Valleyroute map

    Codroy Valley549 km

    Codroy Valley is 548.5 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1, 406 and 407.

  55. Colourful dories and wharf in Channel-Port aux Basques harbour.

    Port aux Basques574 km + ferry

    Port aux Basques is 574.1 km from Gander airport by road, on Route 1.

  56. Aerial of St. Barbe with the Labrador ferry loading at the terminal wharf.

    St. Barbe ferry602 km + ferry

    St. Barbe ferry terminal is 602.4 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1 and 430.

  57. Map of the drive to Roddicktonroute map

    Roddickton655 km

    Roddickton is 654.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1, 430, 432 and 433.

  58. The recreated Norse sod longhouse behind a palisade, sea and coast behind, blue sky.

    L'Anse aux Meadows740 km

    L'Anse aux Meadows is 739.7 km from Gander airport by road, on Routes 1, 430 and 436.

Compare every destination from every airport and ferry on the full table → · Parking and arrivals are on the airport's own site →

Eating before you drive: 39 places the open map records in Gander → — alphabetical, with addresses and phone numbers.

Before you drive: the room you landed in has its own podcast episode. 99% Invisible — “Gander International Airport” (2018) tells the story of the 1959 international lounge — the mid-century furniture, the Queen at its opening, the Beatles taking their first North American steps here, Fidel Castro going sledding, and the 38 planeloads of strangers the town fed on September 11. Worth the listen while your bags come out.

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