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Gander International airport (Canada)
Gander International airport is located near Gander, with Gander at 2mi↑, Benton at 7mi↑, Gambo at 19mi↑, Hare Bay at 26mi↑, Victoria Cove at 29mi↑, Birchy Bay at 29mi↑, Glovertown at 30mi↑, Lewisporte at 31mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Gander International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYQX
- IATA code : YQX
- Local code : -
Elevation : 151 m = 495ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 03/21 : 3109m = 10200ft
- runway 13/31 : 2713m = 8901ft
- runway 09/27 : 572m = 1877ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Gander International airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- Gander International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- St. John's International airport at 124mi : book on Trip.com
- Deer Lake airport at 129mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Gander International airport CYQX YQX
METAR for Gander International airport CYQX YQX
CYQX 261400Z 19007KT 100V240 20SM FEW032 08/M01 A3035 RMK SC2 SLP286
Decoded METAR for Gander International airport CYQX YQX
METAR issued by CYQX on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 14:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 40 hours and -1424 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is 8°C = 46°F, dew point is -1°C = 30°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 53 %.
QNH is 1028hPa = 30.35inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 190°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3200ft = 980m.
Remarks : SC2 Sea Level Pressure SLP=286
TAF for Gander International airport CYQX YQX
CYQX 261140Z 2612/2712 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN004 BECMG 2612/2613 P6SM NSW SCT004 FM261400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW015 SCT080 FM261700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 2617/2624 P6SM -SHRA BECMG 2621/2623 16008KT FM270200 20010KT P6SM BKN100 OVC160 FM270400 20010KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 FM270600 20010KT 6SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC050 FM270800 18010G20KT 4SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC025 BECMG 2710/2712 15015G25KT RMK NXT FCST BY 261800Z
Decoded TAF for Gander International airport CYQX YQX
TAF issued by CYQX on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 18 hours and 36 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
2612/2712 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN004
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
mist
broken at 400ft = 120m
becoming from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2612/2613 P6SM NSW SCT004
no significant weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 400ft = 120m
from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
FM261400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW015 SCT080
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
FM261700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 5000ft = 1520m
temporarily from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2617/2624 P6SM -SHRA
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
becoming from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2621/2623 16008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 160°
from Saturday, April 26, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM270200 20010KT P6SM BKN100 OVC160
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 10000ft = 3050m overcast at 16000ft = 4880m
from Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM270400 20010KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light rain
broken at 5000ft = 1520m overcast at 10000ft = 3050m
from Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
FM270600 20010KT 6SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC050
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light rain
mist
broken at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
from Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
FM270800 18010G20KT 4SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC025
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
light rain
mist
broken at 600ft = 180m overcast at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 27, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2710/2712 15015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 150°
NOTAM for Gander International airport
Around Gander International airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Gander
- MoMA (New York) at 1101mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1184mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 2456mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 2496mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 2496mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 2496mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 2496mi↑
- San Sebastian at 2497mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 2497mi↑
- Vieux Boucau at 2507mi↑
- Hôtel La Côte d'Argent (Vieux-Boucau) at 2507mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 2508mi↑
- for Gander International airport at 0mi↑
- for Gander (James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre) airport at 3mi↑
- for Exploits Valley Botwood airport at 41mi↑
nearest airports to Gander International airport (Canada)
- Gander (James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre) heliport ( CGH2) at 3mi↑
- Exploits Valley Botwood airport ( CCP2) at 41mi↑
- Grand Falls-Windsor heliport ( CFW8) at 49mi↑
- Burnt Point Lighthouse heliport ( CA-0751) at 50mi↑
- Thorburn Lake seaplane base ( CCW5) at 50mi↑
- Fogo airport ( CDY3) at 52mi↑
- Clarenville airport ( CCZ3) at 54mi↑
- Offer Wadham Lighthouse heliport ( CA-0752) at 58mi↑
- Bonavista airport ( CA-0055) at 73mi↑defunct airport
- Catalina Harbour Water airport ( CA-0695) at 74mi↑defunct airport
- Springdale/Davis Pond seaplane base ( CDU4) at 80mi↑
- Springdale airport ( CCD2) at 82mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap