Gander International Airport (YQX) → Lewisporte
Gander Airport (YQX) to Lewisporte
- Drive time
- 53 min
- Distance
- 63 km
- Routes
- 1, 340, 341
Free-flow estimate, Gander International Airport (YQX) to Lewisporte — no stops, dry roads.Source: OSRM driving profile, terminal door to town centre, checked 2026-08-28.
Lewisporte sits on Notre Dame Bay, an hour west and north of the airport, and it is the town most often suggested as a base for this part of the coast. The drive out is the easiest on this site — Trans-Canada most of the way, then a short run north to the water.
Whether basing here is worth it depends on where you are going next, and that is a question with actual numbers rather than an opinion. They are below.
Worth stopping for
North Atlantic Aviation Museum
An aviation museum in Gander, barely ten minutes into the drive. Gander exists because of transatlantic flight, and this is where that story is kept — worth an hour if your own flight has just landed. Check current hours with the museum.
Stopping here adds about 1 min and 1.5 km to the drive.
Glenwood Provincial Park
A campground just off the Trans-Canada, a bit under a third of the way along. It is not one of ParksNL's provincial parks or reserves, so check who runs it and whether it is open before relying on it.
Stopping here adds about 2 min and 0.3 km to the drive.
Notre Dame Provincial ParkDetour
The second of the two provincial parks on this drive, close enough to Lewisporte to be a stop at the end rather than a break in the middle. ParksNL publishes its season.
Stopping here adds about 5 min and 2 km to the drive.
Before you go
These change. We link the people who keep them current rather than copying numbers that go stale here.
Provincial parksSeasonal — typically late spring into the fall
Notre Dame is an operating provincial park with dates that move year to year; ParksNL publishes them park by park. The other campground on this route is not a ParksNL site at all, so its season is its operator's to state, not ours.
Check it now →MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn
The province states it plainly: the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. Most of this drive is Trans-Canada at highway speed, which is where that risk is sharpest.
Check it now →Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April
Check before leaving the airport.
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Questions people actually ask
How long is the drive from Gander Airport to Lewisporte?＋
About 53 minutes, covering 63 km from the airport terminal to Lewisporte. That is a free-flow estimate on dry roads with no stops. Most of it is Trans-Canada Highway, so it is an easy drive, but it is the better part of an hour — budget accordingly if you are connecting to something.
What route do I take from YQX to Lewisporte?＋
Out of the airport and west on the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1), then north on Route 340, then Route 341 into Lewisporte itself.
Is Lewisporte a good base for Twillingate and Fogo?＋
Yes, though the saving is real rather than dramatic. From Lewisporte, Twillingate is 91.7 km and about 1 hour 26 minutes, against 1 hour 48 from Gander airport. The Farewell ferry terminal for Fogo Island is 73.9 km and about 1 hour 9 minutes, against 1 hour 21 from the airport. So basing here buys you 22 minutes toward Twillingate and 12 toward the ferry — worth having on an early sailing, and worth weighing against wherever you would otherwise stay.
Do I need a rental car?＋
Plan on one. This is 63 km of highway between a regional airport and a town of a few thousand people, and everything Lewisporte is a jumping-off point for is another hour beyond it.
Every distance, drive time and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on August 28, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/154350645 — passenger terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/107362425.