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A loop from Gander International Airport (YQX)

Gander airport to Lewisporte and Twillingate, a day loop

Distance
269.3 km
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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.

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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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Route 1 · Route 340 · Route 341 · Route 331 · Route 330

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

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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.

Short drives from Gander International Airport (YQX)

An easy day out from Gander International Airport (YQX)Lewisporte 63 km awayYou land at Gander and Lewisporte is 63 km north-west: the Trans-Canada west, then Routes 340 and 341 north to the bay.Its own page measures from the Gander airport; from Gander International Airport (YQX) it is 63 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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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, 2026-10-10): 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

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Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
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

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 2026-10-13. 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.

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

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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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.

Questions people actually ask

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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