On the far eastern edge of North America: an island in the North Atlantic, closer to Ireland than to most of Canada.
Locator only: coastline from Natural Earth (public domain). Each line is the straight-line distance between city centres, as a plane flies, not a flight route.
1,607 km
to New York, closer than Toronto is
Nearer Dublin
than Calgary: Deer Lake is closer to Ireland than to western Canada
France: 285 km
Saint-Pierre sits nearer than Halifax
1,777 km
to New York, closer than Toronto is
Nearer Dublin
than Calgary: Gander is closer to Ireland than to western Canada
France: 269 km
Saint-Pierre sits nearer than Halifax
1,854 km
to New York, closer than Toronto is
Nearer Dublin
than Calgary: St. John's is closer to Ireland than to western Canada
France: 276 km
Saint-Pierre sits nearer than Halifax
From Deer Lake (YDF), in a straight line
Canada and the US
Halifax690 km · ~1h23 if nonstop
Montréal1,283 km · ~2h09 if nonstop
Boston1,302 km · ~2h10 if nonstop
New York1,607 km · ~2h34 if nonstop
Toronto1,787 km · ~2h47 if nonstop
Calgary3,944 km · ~5h33 if nonstop
Vancouver4,614 km · ~6h25 if nonstop
Seattle4,645 km · ~6h27 if nonstop
Los Angeles5,177 km · ~7h08 if nonstop
The UK and Europe
The Azores, Portugal2,832 km · ~4h08 if nonstop
Dublin, Ireland3,509 km · ~5h00 if nonstop
Lisbon, Portugal3,961 km · ~5h35 if nonstop
London, UK3,966 km · ~5h35 if nonstop
Paris, France4,239 km · ~5h56 if nonstop
From Gander (YQX), in a straight line
Canada and the US
Halifax834 km · ~1h34 if nonstop
Boston1,471 km · ~2h23 if nonstop
Montréal1,480 km · ~2h24 if nonstop
New York1,777 km · ~2h47 if nonstop
Toronto1,984 km · ~3h03 if nonstop
Calgary4,142 km · ~5h49 if nonstop
Vancouver4,811 km · ~6h40 if nonstop
Seattle4,845 km · ~6h43 if nonstop
Los Angeles5,384 km · ~7h24 if nonstop
The UK and Europe
The Azores, Portugal2,626 km · ~3h52 if nonstop
Dublin, Ireland3,340 km · ~4h47 if nonstop
Lisbon, Portugal3,756 km · ~5h19 if nonstop
London, UK3,793 km · ~5h22 if nonstop
Paris, France4,060 km · ~5h42 if nonstop
From St. John's (YYT), in a straight line
Canada and the US
Halifax896 km · ~1h39 if nonstop
Boston1,550 km · ~2h29 if nonstop
Montréal1,605 km · ~2h33 if nonstop
New York1,854 km · ~2h53 if nonstop
Toronto2,107 km · ~3h12 if nonstop
Calgary4,331 km · ~6h03 if nonstop
Vancouver5,001 km · ~6h55 if nonstop
Seattle5,032 km · ~6h57 if nonstop
Los Angeles5,540 km · ~7h36 if nonstop
The UK and Europe
The Azores, Portugal2,453 km · ~3h39 if nonstop
Dublin, Ireland3,289 km · ~4h43 if nonstop
Lisbon, Portugal3,621 km · ~5h09 if nonstop
London, UK3,737 km · ~5h17 if nonstop
Paris, France3,992 km · ~5h37 if nonstop
"If nonstop" is our working: the distance at a typical jet's cruise plus 30 minutes. Most of these cities have no nonstop to these airports, and real trips connect through Halifax, St. John's, Toronto or Montréal. Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles are off the map's edge: a frame wide enough to show them shrinks Newfoundland to a speck. Who flies where, and when: Gander's flights →Deer Lake's flights →St. John's flights →
The province's official name is Newfoundland and Labrador: the island plus its mainland half, Labrador, labelled on the map to the north-west. The island has three airports. The buttons over the map switch between them: each draws its straight-line distance (as a plane flies) to cities in North America and Europe, and the bars below give each figure.
Questions people ask about where this is
Where is Newfoundland?＋
Newfoundland is a large island on the far eastern edge of North America, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It sits in the North Atlantic — 1777 km from New York, 1984 km from Toronto, and 3340 km from Dublin, measured great-circle to Gander International Airport (YQX).
How far is Newfoundland from New York or Toronto?＋
Great-circle from Gander (YQX): 1777 km from New York and 1984 km from Toronto — a nonstop would take roughly 2h47 and 3h03 respectively — though neither city has nonstop service to these airports today; real itineraries connect through Halifax, St. John's, Toronto or Montreal. Which airlines fly where is each airport's own information.
Is Newfoundland really closer to Europe than to western Canada?＋
Yes, and it is derived, not asserted: Gander is 3340 km from Dublin and 4142 km from Calgary — closer to Ireland than to most of its own country. Gander's airport exists precisely because of that geography: it was the transatlantic stepping stone.
Which airports serve this part of Newfoundland?＋
Gander International (YQX) and Deer Lake Regional (YDF), 208 km apart by great-circle, and St. John’s International (YYT) on the Avalon. Those three airports are where almost every measured drive on this site begins.
Can I drive to Newfoundland, or bring my own car?＋
Not without a boat — it is an island, and no road reaches it. A car comes across with Marine Atlantic from North Sydney, Nova Scotia: about 7 hours to Port aux Basques on the southwest corner, year-round, daily service, or about 16.5 hours to Argentia on the Avalon, which runs mid-june to late september, up to three times per week. Those are the operator's own published figures; sailings and fares are theirs. Most visitors fly and rent, and the three airports above are where this site measures from — but if the car is coming with you, the crossing is the first decision of the trip and it is a long one.
The European cities on the map are geography, not route promises: today's schedules are the airlines' and airports' own story.
Distances are great-circle from the locator's own coordinate file — the same data the map draws, so a number here cannot disagree with a dot there. Air times are derived (distance at 780 km/h plus 30 minutes), not timetables; routes and schedules are the airports' own to state: Deer Lake (YDF) →Gander (YQX) →St. John's (YYT) →
Why this geography matters
Gander's airport exists because of the map above: the island was the stepping stone every transatlantic flight needed, which is why the Queen opened its terminal, why the Beatles first touched North America here, and why 38 planeloads of strangers landed here on September 11 — that story lives on the Gander airport page. For a traveller today the consequence is simpler: this island is a shorter flight from the eastern seaboard than most people guess, and most measured drives on this site start the moment you land.