YQX
Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Airport Code
| Stands for | Gander International Airport |
|---|---|
| Categories | Transportation & Travel |
YQX stands for Gander International Airport, an airport code abbreviation.
Airport in Gander, Newfoundland, famous as a transatlantic refueling stop and for sheltering stranded travelers after the September 11 attacks. Today it handles few airline flights but controls vast oceanic airspace.
Example: The musical about YQX on 9/11 made a small Newfoundland town world-famous.
Usage notes
ICAO code CYQX. On September 11, 2001, 38 airliners carrying nearly 7,000 people diverted to Gander, and townspeople housed and fed them for days, a story told in the Broadway musical "Come From Away." Gander Oceanic Control manages the western half of North Atlantic airspace.
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