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Gander International Airport ( IATA: YQX, ICAO: CYQX) is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority. Canadian Forces Base Gander shares the airfield but is a separate entity from the airport.
Gander’s beginnings date back to 1936 when the construction of the international airport began in earnest. By the end of 1937, a 900-person team had begun construction. A few years later the airfield had four paved runways – the largest airport in the world at the time.
I propose to merge Gander International Airport Authority into this page because the airport authority's history and responsibilities seem inexorably intertwined with the airport itself, and the topic seems brief enough that it can be easily covered on this page.
The Gander International Airport Authority’s mission statement is to “operate a viable, safe, and secure international airport.” BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The GIAA board consists of 13 directors, 10 appointed by nominating entities and three appointed by the board itself.
Jul 26, 2016 · How Gander's airport brought Newfoundland into the 20th century. A writer follows his relatives' path across "The Rock", 80 years after they helped put it on the map.
Gander International Airport (IATA: YQX, ICAO: CYQX) is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority. Canadian Forces Base Gander shares the airfield but is a separate entity from the airport.
Apr 22, 2022 · The airport’s cosmopolitan honeymoon ended as aviation improved and planes no longer needed to stop in Newfoundland before hopping across the pond. It has seen a steady decline ever since. In...
