Gander

Town in northeast Newfoundland, Canada; population (1991) 10,300. It is situated on the north shore of Gander Lake, 215 km/136 mi northwest of St John's. The town is a trade centre for a hunting and fishing area. An airfield for experimental flights was opened in 1936 in this virtually fog-free location, and was completed in 1939. Expanded during World War II, it became a major Allied base. Until the 1960s, it was an important stop for transatlantic flights.