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Gander International Airport (YQX) → Lewisporte

Gander Airport (YQX) to Lewisporte

Distance
63 km
Drive time
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Lewisporte's marina from the air — breakwater, finger docks and sailboats, with the town spread along the shore of Burnt Bay behind.
Lewisporte's marina from the air — breakwater, finger docks and sailboats, with the town spread along the shore of Burnt Bay behind.Photo: Shhewitt · source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Driving route from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Lewisporte: 63 km by road, via Routes 1 · 340 · 341.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Gander International into this area: Comfort Cove-Newstead (91 km), Botwood (92 km), Leading Tickles (148 km), Gander (3.7 km), Twillingate (114 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Mike Austin ArenaDetour

    Lewisporte's multi-sport arena, just off the driven line. OpenStreetMap tags it for ice hockey, figure skating, curling and ball hockey.

    Stopping here adds 1 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Woolfrey's Pond Lookout

    The town's pondside park at the edge of Lewisporte, with a lookout and boardwalk loops above the water. The park also has a campground, not yet on OpenStreetMap.

    Stopping here adds 1.2 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: Airport Nordic Ski Club

    A cross-country ski club named after the airport you just left, right on this road, running a full season as of 2026-09-03 (airportnordic.ca). The weather strip above shows whether there is snow; the club sets the season. Trail lengths are missing because the trails are not on the map yet.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  4. Stop 4: Gander Golf Club

    The closest golf course to the Gander terminal, right off this road. Check the club for fees, tee times and season.

    Stopping here adds 1.7 km to the drive.

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  5. Stop 5: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

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

    Stopping here adds 1.5 km to the drive.

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  6. Stop 6: 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 0.3 km to the drive.

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  7. Stop 7: Notre Dame Provincial ParkDetour

    The one ParksNL park 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 2 km to the drive.

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⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾

Route 1 · Route 340 · Route 341

Drive measured Aug 28, 2026, terminal to town centre. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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63 km. Gander airport to Lewisporte: the Trans-Canada west, then Routes 340 and 341 north to the bay. It is the town most often suggested as a base for this part of the coast.

Why people come. The water. The Lewisporte Yacht Club keeps moorings across Notre Dame Bay’s islands, and this is where sailors, kayakers and anyone bound for those islands get on the water.

When you get to Lewisporte

Places to eat on the way

34 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 33.9 km — after Riverside Diner, until Greco Pizza.

Every one of them, in the order you pass them
  • The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 1.8 · 782 m off the road
  • Rosie's Restaurant & Bakeryrestaurantkm 1.8 · 898 m off the road
  • Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 2 · 235 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 2 · 264 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 2.1
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 2.1
  • Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 2.1 · 703 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 2.1 · 398 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 2.2
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 2.2 · 268 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 2.2
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 2.4 · 816 m off the road
  • Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 2.4 · 269 m off the road
  • The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 2.4
  • Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 2.5
  • Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 2.6
  • Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 2.6
  • Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 2.6
  • New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 2.6
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 2.6
  • East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 2.6
  • Grecofast foodkm 2.6
  • DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 2.6 · 958 m off the road
  • Louis Geesfast foodkm 2.7 · 189 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 3.1 · 918 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 3.2 · 774 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 3.2 · 845 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 3.2 · 784 m off the road
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 25.1 · 598 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzarestaurantkm 59
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 59
  • Subwayfast foodkm 59
  • KFCfast foodkm 59.1
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 59.4

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-09-12. How we measure · Add a missing place

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Short drives from Lewisporte

An easy day out from LewisporteComfort Cove-Newstead 35 km awayYou land at Gander and Comfort Cove-Newstead is 90.7 km away: the Trans-Canada west, Route 340 north, then Route 343 to the Bay of Exploits.Its own page measures from the Gander airport; from Lewisporte it is 35 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Lewisporte.

More, up to 74 km (8)

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
57 km
Gander → Lewisporte, of 63 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Lewisporte
at Lewisporte

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): 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 2026-10-10. How we measure

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

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
13%
5.7 km of 63 km driven
No surface tag on the map
87%
39 km: surface not recorded

Why it matters: 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. The terms themselves. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-09-06. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

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

  • Provincial parksSeasonal — typically late spring into the fall

    Notre Dame is a provincial park whose dates move year to year; ParksNL publishes them. The other campground on this route is not a ParksNL site, so check with its operator.

    Check it now →

  • MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn

    The province states that 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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Onward from Lewisporte

The drives that continue from here, measured the same way you arrived.

The trail

Renting a car? Book the car when you book the flight.

Summer rentals sell out, says NL Tourism, and in June 2026 CTV reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly all of summer.

Both read 2026-10-07.

Arriving without a car

Not renting? Here's who Gander International Airport Authority lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.

No rideshare here.

The Airport Authority's transport page lists no rideshare service (checked 2026-09-15).

  • Taxi

    Busy Bee Cabs, which the Airport Authority says runs a 24-hour service available curbside in the Domestic Arrivals area.

    (709) 256-1444

  • Coach

    DRL Coachlines runs the island's one scheduled coach, once a day each way, between St. John's and the Marine Atlantic terminal at Port aux Basques. It stops at Gander Airport itself (the restaurant), and at Lewisporte, Grand Falls-Windsor, Deer Lake and Corner Brook among others. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. The Airport Authority says a wheelchair-accessible bus needs 48 hours' notice. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.

    (888) 263-1852

  • Limousine

    Nobel Limousines, listed by the Airport Authority.

    (709) 535-2457

Avis, Budget, National and Enterprise are listed at the airport. The Authority says accessible vehicles with wheelchair accommodation or hand controls are limited and need 48 hours' notice.

Source: Gander International Airport Authority,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

The drive back

Measured the other way, Lewisporte back to Gander is the same distance: 63 km.

Plan back from your check-in time. Give the planner your flight time and it tells you when to set off.

How early to arrive depends on the carrier and the season: check Gander International Airport →

Return measured 2026-09-29, the same way as the drive out. How we measure

Questions people actually ask

How far is the drive from Gander Airport to Lewisporte?＋

63 km from the airport terminal to Lewisporte. Most of it is Trans-Canada Highway, an easy drive.

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?＋

Basing here saves 22 km toward Twillingate and 12 km toward the Farewell ferry, which helps on an early sailing. From Lewisporte: Twillingate 92 km, the ferry 74 km; from Gander airport, 114 km and 86 km.

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 50 to 90 km beyond it.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on August 28, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/154350645 — passenger terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/107362425.

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