| Air Transportation |
Gander International Airport
Gander International Airport is a full service international airport, which provides all services on a 24 hour basis. It has all the capabilities and infrastructure to handle the world’s largest aircraft. Air Traffic Control, flight services, weather, emergency response, police and Canadian Inspection Services are provided 24 hours daily to ensure safe, secure and efficient operations. The airport is equipped to handle sudden and large amounts of traffic while maintaining its fast, unmatched turnaround times. Newfoundland Standard Time is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 30 minutes ahead of Atlantic Standard Time, providing potential cost savings while conducting business throughout North America. Advantages - Gander International Airport :
Contact Information: Gander International Airport Authority Inc. Please click here for more information Airline CompaniesNeed a reservation or know what time your flight is leaving, the following numbers are sure to help! Air Labrador Air Canada Jazz |
| Land Transportation |
Trans Canada HighwayThe Trans Canada Highway is the world’s longest national road, extending east-west across the breadth of Canada for 4,860 miles (7,821 km), between Victoria, British Columbia and St. John’s, Newfoundland, linked by car ferries between Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. The Trans Canada Highway (TCH) crosses the island portion of the province of Newfoundland & Labrador from Port-aux-Basques through to St. John’s, a distance totaling 910 kms (565 miles). Coachline ServicesDRL Coachlines Limited operate a mass transit bus service for passenger and freight, traversing along the Trans Canada Highway, with a terminal located in Lewisporte at the Brittany Inns. Trucking ServicesMajor and independent trucking companies located in Region:
Rental CarsAway from home but you want the convenience of a car? Well, pick one out! No schedules, no need to take a bus or a cab when you can drive yourself! Avis Gander International Airport 709-256-4275 Budget Gander International Airport 709-256-3566 Rent-a-Wreck Trans Canada Highway 709-256-7066 National Gander International Airport 709-256-4934 Thrifty Gander International Airport 709-256-8955 Taxi's/ Limousine ServicesArriving in Lewisporte and need a ride to your hotel or anywhere else? Call a taxi, they'll be happy to give you a lift. Lewisporte Taxi 709.535.8100 Courier ServicesLewisporte and area has overnight express service and courier service availability that links to other destinations within the province, across Canada, and throughout the world. Please see below for a list of companies, which provide courier services to Gander.
Lewisporte HarbourGeographically and centrally situated in Newfoundland and Labrador, Lewisporte has direct and easy access to all seaports in the province. Lewisporte Harbour is situated on the northeast coast of Newfoundland, 52kms (32 miles) from Gander. Lewisporte’s deep water port is open year-round, has excellent warehousing facilities for storage of freight, and is the offloading centre for aviation fuel supplied to Gander International Airport. The loading terminal is connected to a tank farm with a total capacity of 95,000,000 litres (24,739,583.3 gallons) in sixteen tanks. Tankers are able to access the port at Lewisporte on a year-round basis. |
| Sea Transportation |
Marine Atlantic
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Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s most easterly province, strategically located between the major markets of Europe and North America. Gander is central to the island of Newfoundland and is home to Gander International Airport - the province's largest airport. 
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Marine Atlantic Inc. is a Canadian Federal Crown Corporation that operates ferries across the Cabot Strait between the island of Newfoundland and mainland Canada, according to contracts in place with Transport Canada. Marine Atlantic provides a vital link between the island of Newfoundland and the Canadian mainland. Its modern fleet includes Canada’s two largest superferries; MV Caribou and MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood. It also includes the MV Leif Ericson. Passenger and vehicle service is provided year-round between Port-aux-Basques and North Sydney, with additional service in summer between North Sydney and Argentia. The ferries operate year-round on the 100 nautical mile route between Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland and North Sydney, Nova Scotia and during the summer on the 280 nautical mile route between Argentia, Newfoundland and North Sydney. The company’s vessel operations are certified according to the International Safety Management Code, which ensures highest level discipline relating to safety matters and pollution prevention.