Airports / Canada / YQX
Gander International Airport
CYQX / YQXGander, CanadaELEV 496 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
107 nm
To the nearest alternate
St. John's International Airport (YYT).
Overview
Gander International Airport, listed as CYQX / YQX, is a mid-sized airport in Gander, Canada. The airport sits 496 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Exploits Valley Air is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are St. John's International Airport (YYT, 107 nm), Deer Lake Airport (YDF, 112 nm), and Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche Airport (FSP, 146 nm).
Charter pricing from YQX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under CFB Gander. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gander.
Field capability
ICAO
CYQX
IATA
YQX
FAA / Local
CYQX
Elevation
496 ft
Coordinates
48.9363° N · 54.5677° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 496 ft, YQX sits lower than 64% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 107nmYYTSt. John's International AirportSt. John's
- 112nmYDFDeer Lake AirportDeer Lake
- 146nmFSPSaint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche AirportSaint-Pierre
- 159nmYAYSt. Anthony AirportSt. Anthony
- 160nmYJTStephenville Dymond International AirportStephenville
- 181nmYBXLourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon AirportBlanc-Sablon
Location
Open the full mapCYQX · Gander International Airport · Gander, Canada