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Gander is a town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of Gander Bay, 100 km (62 mi) south of Twillingate and 90 km (56 mi) east of Grand Falls-Windsor. …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the U.S. closed its airspace after the September 11 attacks, Gander International Airport took in 38 commercial aircraft and four military aircraft, and accommodated nearly 6,700 evacuees from Olympic Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Alitalia and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistance following September 11 attacks<\/strong>
In 2001, Gander International Airport played an integral role in world aviation in the hours immediately following the September 11 attacks when all of North America’s airspace was closed by Transport Canada and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, 38 civilian and 4 military flights bound for the United States were ordered to land at the airport\u2014more flights than any Canadian airport other than Halifax International. More than 6,600 passengers and airline crew members\u2014equivalent to 66% of the local population at the time\u2014were forced to stay in the Gander area for up to six days until airspace was reopened.<\/p>\nWikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Reddit user CoolCademM<\/a> has a collection of photos taken by their grandmother from Gander Airport shortly following 9\/11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elder G helps us imagine the traffic at the Gander Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Very cool video about the history of Gander, including Fidel Castro riding a toboggan sled and Cold War intrigue.