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A quirky look into Gander International Airport through the numbers, past and present.
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| Percentage of travelers who take a taxi to YQX to catch their flight: |
7% |
| Percentage of enplaning passengers at YQX who reside in Gander: |
13% |
| Average number of well-wishers and greeters who meet returning passengers at YQX: |
2.1 |
| Busiest months for passenger traffic at YQX: |
July & August |
| Price of long-term parking at Gander, one week: |
$5 |
| Price of long-term parking at Gander for 6 months: |
$5 |
| Percentage of YQX total revenue which comes from domestic aviation: |
25% |
| First Trans Oceanic Plane Stop (TOPS) flight: |
Dutch airliner Transavia, 1970 |
| Cost of YQX terminal when constructed in 1959: |
$3 million |
| Operating costs at YQX for 2003: |
$6.2 million |
| Average number of annual technical stops at Gander: |
5,000 |
| Total jet fuel pumped at YQX in 2003: |
95 million litres |
| Length of Runway 03-21: |
10,500 feet |
| Date of first airplane landed at Gander: |
January 11, 1938 |
| Airport's annual contribution to the Canadian economy: |
$60 million |
| Gander International Airport Authority's Annual Budget: |
$6 million |
| Jobs in Central Newfoundland directly related to airport and aviation activity: |
330 |
| Average flights handled daily by NavCanada's Gander Air Control Centre: |
1,000 |
| Size of Gander International Airport's terminal: |
215,000 square feet |
| Weather reliability at YQX: |
98.3% |
| Alternate: |
Stephenville Airport |
| Distance of airport above mean sea level: |
150 meters |
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