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A loop from Gander International Airport (YQX)

Gander airport to Lewisporte and Twillingate, a day loop

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Distance
269.3 km
Drive time
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Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.
Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.Photo: Shhewitt · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A loop from Gander International Airport (YQX) and back: 269.3 km by road, via Routes 1 · 340 · 341 · 342 · 331 · 330.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

  1. Stop 1: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

    An aviation museum in Gander, at the start of the drive. Gander exists because of transatlantic flight, and this museum tells that story. Check current hours with the museum.

    Stopping here adds 1.5 km to the drive.

    Directions →
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    Show on map: North Atlantic Aviation Museum ↑

  2. Stop 2: Lewisporte

    A full-service town on Burnt Bay, at the end of Route 341, where sailors, kayakers and people bound for Notre Dame Bay's islands get on the water.

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    Show on map: Lewisporte ↑

  3. Stop 3: Boyd's Cove Beothuk Interpretation CentreDetour

    A provincial interpretation centre on the site of a Beothuk winter settlement, on a turn off the highway near the Route 331 junction. Opening is seasonal; confirm hours with the site.

    Stopping here adds 4.2 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: Boyd's Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre ↑

  4. Stop 4: Summerford Lookout

    A marked viewpoint on New World Island, right on the road. On a clear day it looks over the water either side of the causeways.

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    Show on map: Summerford Lookout ↑

  5. Stop 5: Prime Berth Fishing Museum

    A fishing heritage site on the water just short of Twillingate, right on the road. Opening is seasonal; confirm before you go.

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    Show on map: Prime Berth Fishing Museum ↑
  6. Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.
    Photograph: Shhewitt · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Stop 6: Twillingate

    The turning point: one of the iceberg viewing spots Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism names, on the islands at the top of Route 340. From here the loop goes home by Gander Bay.

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    Show on map: Twillingate ↑

  7. Stop 7: Long Point LighthouseDetour

    The headland most berg-watchers stand on: the lighthouse at Long Point, past Crow Head at the island's tip, with a historical exhibit beside it. A there-and-back from Twillingate. The best lookout on a given day depends on where the ice is.

    Stopping here adds 13.6 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: Long Point Lighthouse ↑
⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
  • Route 1 →Whole road: 54 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 119 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 68% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 340 →Whole road: 5 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 44 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 88% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 341 →Whole road: 3 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 24 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 331 →Whole road: 3 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 19 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 100% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 330 →Whole road: 8 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 42 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 70% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 13, 2026, Gander International Airport (YQX) round by Lewisporte and Twillingate and back by Gander Bay. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

269.3 km, all the way round. Gander airport out to Lewisporte, north on Route 340 across the causeways to Twillingate, and home a different way, across Route 331 to Gander Bay and down Route 330 to Gander. It is the Twillingate–Lewisporte drive with the airport at both ends.

What you drive twice: only the island roads past Boyd’s Cove, because Twillingate is at the end of the road.

Close to the province’s own loop. The Road to the Isles is the same circle started from Notre Dame Junction, with Moreton’s Harbour in it and Lewisporte left as a side trip.

Sunrise and sunset at Gander International Airport (YQX), by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:56 am4:37 pm
February7:17 am5:27 pm
March7:23 am7:12 pm
April6:18 am7:58 pm
May5:26 am8:42 pm
June5:03 am9:13 pm
July5:19 am9:08 pm
August6:00 am8:25 pm
September6:43 am7:23 pm
October7:27 am6:19 pm
November7:17 am4:29 pm
December7:55 am4:11 pm

Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.

Short drives from Gander International Airport (YQX)

An easy day out from Gander International Airport (YQX)Lewisporte 63 km awayDirections from where your phone is now:
Directions →
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Gander International Airport (YQX).

More, up to 72 km (9)

Distances by road, measured on OpenStreetMap October 16, 2026, from where this route ends. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Doing it electric

Fast chargers on this drive
Gander km 3, Lewisporte km 60
Longest stretch without one
209 km
Lewisporte → Gander International Airport (YQX), of 269 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Gander International Airport (YQX)
at Gander

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Gander (km 3). Not counted until it opens.

NL Hydro fast chargers within 3 km of the drive. Check the app for one that's working. Exported 2026-10-22. How we measure

Every route compared →NL Hydro: plan your road trip →

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Not proof it is all paved: 76% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
24%
43.6 km of 269.3 km driven
No surface tag on the map
76%
136.4 km: surface not recorded

In a rental car: Hertz Canada’s terms say “use off paved roads or on roads which are not regularly maintained” voids the damage waiver. Check your own agreement. Hertz’s terms ↗. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-10-13. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

These change, so we link to the people who keep them up to date.

  • IcebergsTypically late spring into early summer

    Iceberg presence varies year to year and week to week. Check current sightings before you set out.

    icebergfinder.com →

  • Boyd's Cove Beothuk Interpretation CentreSeasonal — the operator publishes the dates

    The provincial historic sites service publishes the current season and hours.

    seethesites.ca →

  • MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn

    The province states the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. This is 269 km of driving, and the leg home by Gander Bay on Routes 331 and 330 is long, unlit two-lane road, usually driven in the evening.

    gov.nl.ca →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    The causeways onto New World Island are exposed, and Routes 331 and 330 have long unserviced stretches. 511 is the province's road-conditions service; check it before leaving the airport.

    511nl.ca →

Questions

How far is the loop from Gander airport by Lewisporte and Twillingate?＋

From the Gander International Airport (YQX) terminal and back: 269.3 km of driving on the OSRM driving profile, before stops. Out on the Trans-Canada to Lewisporte, north on Route 340 over the causeways to Twillingate, and home across Route 331 to Gander Bay and down Route 330 to Gander.

Which way round should I go?＋

It hardly matters. Lewisporte first is 0.4 km shorter than Twillingate first. This page draws Lewisporte first. The other way puts Twillingate in the morning and Lewisporte at the end of the day.

How much longer is this than going to Twillingate and back?＋

Twillingate and back from the airport by the same road measures 227.8 km. The loop is about 42 km more. For that you get Lewisporte, and you only drive the island stretch past Boyd's Cove twice.

Can I do it in a day?＋

The driving is 269 km, plus your stops. A late start puts the leg home by Gander Bay after dark, when the moose risk is highest. Start early, or stay over and split it.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 13, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/154350645 — Terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap way/154350645 — Terminal.

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