Did you know?
Nearly all of Gander's streets are named for famous aviators, from the Wright brothers,
Alcock and Brown, Lindbergh and Earhart, to more modern pioneers like Canadian astronauts
Marc Garneau and Roberta Bondar
Due to its strategic location and runway capacity, Gander is a designated alternate landing
site for NASA's Space Shuttle
Gander is a young town, both historically and demographically, with approximately 50% of
its population falling between the ages of 20 and 44. The Town itself has developed into
a truly full service international community of more than 10,000 people influenced by
virtually all cultures and nationalities. The main economic industries for the Town of
Gander are in the areas of transportation, communications, public administration, and defense.
A large portion of the economy in Gander is driven by the service industry as it is central
to a service area consisting of some 96,000 people within a 100 km radius, including 149
communities. The Town is a progressive community with a skilled labour force, training
institutions ready to respond to the needs of industry, land available for business development,
excellent tax rates, and affordable housing. Gander’s committed council and community are
anxious to respond to the needs of new business development.
Known locally as the "Turkey Farm", an advanced communications installation at Gander is one of
the three most secure military listening posts protecting the North American continent
A crater on the surface of Mars has been named for the Town of Gander, in recognition of the
airport town's history of pioneering aviation and aerospace technologies. Located south of the
red planet's equator in a region known as Hellas Planitia, the Gander crater is 38 kilometres
in diameter, roughly the distance from Appleton through Gander to Benton.
