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STRATEGIC LOCATION
Gander International Airport is located at the epicentre of the Great Circle Route between Europe and the Americas.
Gander is ideally positioned as a transatlantic transhipment centre and technical stop. You may not realize, however, how well positioned Gander is. Gander adds next to no additional distance to many key routes between Europe and the Americas, as the following examples show:
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| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
FRA (50°02'N 08°34'E) |
2395 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
CDG (49°01'N 02°33'E) |
2202 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
AMS (52°18'N 04°46'E) |
2211 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) |
2043 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
SVO (55°35'N 37°15'E) |
3155 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
MAN (53°21'N 02°16'W) |
1948 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
HAV (22°59'N 82°24'W) |
2039 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
JFK (40°38'23"N 73°46'44"W) |
956 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
MIA (25°47'36"N 80°17'26"W) |
1836 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
LGG (50°23'N 05°16'E) |
2269 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
MXP (45°22'N 08°26'E) |
2513 nm |
| YQX (48°56'N 54°34'W) |
LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W)) |
2924 nm |
Well-balanced legs on transatlantic flights allow you to minimize fuel uptake requirements, adding efficiency and saving money in today's volatile fuel market.
The chart below shows the deviation from Great Circle Routing by adding a Gander technical stop:
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| London (LHR) - New York (JFK) |
0 |
| Madrid (MAD)- Chicago (ORD) |
0 |
| Frankfurt (FRA) - Atlanta (ATL) |
1 |
| Moscow (SVO)- Havana (HAV) |
7 |
| Paris (CDG) - Memphis (MEM) |
10 |
| Milan (MXP) - Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) |
19 |
| Liége (LGG)- Miami (MIA) |
34 |
GREAT CIRCLE MAPPER
Why not visit the Great Circle Mapper http://gc.kls2.com and see how Gander works as your best possible intermediate stop on your transatlantic route?
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