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Gander International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada. A onetime transatlantic refueling stop, the airport has had a varied and interesting history.
It's an unlikely location for an international airport, but the northeastern tip of this rocky Canadian isle is one of the world's most significant aviation destinations. (www.cnn.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Quite a story, Love it.
My first stop in Gander was in a Piper Navajo in 1976 on the way to Greenland, Iceland and Scotland and ultimately, Saudi Arabia. Stopped there later in a DC-8, Learjet, and 757 returning from Barcelona. Gander’s heyday was the 40s-late 50s but it is still a reassuring port in the storm for anyone crossing the Atlantic.
I can't imagine not knowing where Gander is - even if you've not been there?!? Aviation enthusiast/pilot or not!!! WOW .... naive people .... ??? I mean I've never been to Tokyo or Easter Island or Nairobi or Keokuk, Iowa or the Kamchatka Peninsula but I certainly know where they are!
This is why the world is spiraling down to oblivion. That said Newfies are among the nicest people in the world!
This is why the world is spiraling down to oblivion. That said Newfies are among the nicest people in the world!
Gander is still used as an ETOPs alternate airport, for twin engine transatlantic flights, nearly every night. Too bad they cannot receive some money from the airlines that benefit from it being there every night for them.
Aeroflot had regular service to New York then as now. The issue of landing in Gander was more that some Russian aircraft of the era didn't have the range. Most of the Gander traffic also stopped in Shannon, Ireland.
"During the Cold War, USSR airplanes couldn't land in North America and headed to Canada instead". Perhaps someone should send CNN an atlas.
1958, a KLM all Economy Super Constellation from Amsterdam via Shannon and Gander to Idlewild (JFK) shut engine #3 down over the Atlantic. Landed Gander were invited into the terminal, a converted hanger for a coffee shop breakfast. Assumed KLM would ferry an aircraft in for us.
Nope! We were in Gander for the day as the engine would be changed while we waited. Bunks were available in one of the desolate WW-2 barracks named MARS, travel movie and ice cream would be provided for afternoon entertainment and meals in the coffeeshop. These meals were better than in the air as only sandwiches for food (The Sandwich War).
This traveler spent several memorable hours in the control tower, observed the KLM test flight with the new engine. Reboarded, another 90 minute delay, engine needed tweaking, took off around 9 PM and this traveler had what he considered a very fine day. O,Yes also KLM provide Hotel rooms at Idlewild if needed.
Nope! We were in Gander for the day as the engine would be changed while we waited. Bunks were available in one of the desolate WW-2 barracks named MARS, travel movie and ice cream would be provided for afternoon entertainment and meals in the coffeeshop. These meals were better than in the air as only sandwiches for food (The Sandwich War).
This traveler spent several memorable hours in the control tower, observed the KLM test flight with the new engine. Reboarded, another 90 minute delay, engine needed tweaking, took off around 9 PM and this traveler had what he considered a very fine day. O,Yes also KLM provide Hotel rooms at Idlewild if needed.