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1. • • On that fateful day, four coordinated attacks were carried out by the extremist group al-Qaeda, killing nearly 3,000 people. Authorities quickly shut down American airspace, and flights coming to the U.S. were diverted to other airports. Thirty-eight of them landed at Gander International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada.
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   What happened at Gander International Airport in Newfoundland?

   • It was updated and republished in 2021. Canada’s Gander International Airport in Newfoundland offered refuge to 7,000 displaced airplane passengers on 9/11 and inspired the hit musical “Come from Away.” Find out why this spot is a favorite for aviation and theater fans.

   Gander: This Canadian airport sheltered 7,000 people on 9/11

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   How many planes landed at Gander Airport in Newfoundland?

   • After American airspace was closed following the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, 38 planes were forced to divert to Gander Airport in Newfoundland — then the local community came together to care for thousands of stranded passengers. Flickr/Product of Newfoundland Thirty-eight diverted flights landed at Gander Airport on September 11th.

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   What happened at Gander International Airport?

   • Thirty-eight of them landed at Gander International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada. The tiny town of Gander had a population of fewer than 10,000 people, but that number nearly doubled when almost 7,000 passengers and crew members were stranded with no idea when their flights would be able to leave.

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   How many planes were stranded at Gander Airport?

   • When U.S. airspace closed after the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, Gander Airport in Newfoundland, Canada took in 38 planes and 6,500 stranded passengers.

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   How many flights landed at Gander Airport on September 11th?

   • Flickr/Product of Newfoundland Thirty-eight diverted flights landed at Gander Airport on September 11th. September 11, 2001 marks one of the most horrific terrorist events in the history of the United States. On that fateful day, four coordinated attacks were carried out by the extremist group al-Qaeda, killing nearly 3,000 people.

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   What happened at Gander Collegiate?

   • On Sept. 11, 2001, Gander Collegiate, home of the Concordes, also became home to 357 stranded passengers from Lufthansa flight LH 400. Thanks to the Broadway musical Come From Away, Gander's 9/11 story is well known. Thirty-eight planes were forced to land at the town's airport when the U.S. airspace closed that day.

   How Gander's response to 9/11 changed the lives of its teenagers

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3. www.cnn.com › travel › articleGander: This Canadian airport sheltered 7,000 people on 9/11

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   Sep 6, 2021 · Canada’s Gander International Airport in Newfoundland offered refuge to 7,000 displaced airplane passengers on 9/11 and inspired the hit musical “Come from Away.”

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   Nov 24, 2022 · When U.S. airspace closed after the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, Gander Airport in Newfoundland, Canada took in 38 planes and 6,500 stranded passengers.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Operation_Yellow_RibbonOperation Yellow Ribbon - Wikipedia

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   Gander International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, played host to 38 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon. Operation Yellow Ribbon (French: Opération ruban jaune) was commenced by Canada to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 in the ...

7. www.thestar.com › news › canada‘Out of something tragic came something beautiful’: How the ...

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   Sep 8, 2021 · Twenty years ago, on Sep. 11, 2001, when the spotlight was at its harshest, Newfoundland shone its brightest when Gander and surrounding towns took in 7,000 passengers from airplanes rerouted...

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   Sep 10, 2021 · Twenty years have passed since thousands of international travellers famously took refuge in Gander, Stephenville, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, St. John's and surrounding communities in...

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   Sep 11, 2021 · On Sept. 11, 2001, Gander Collegiate, home of the Concordes, also became home to 357 stranded passengers from Lufthansa flight LH 400. Thanks to the Broadway musical Come From Away, Gander's...

10. www.snopes.com › fact-check › gander-housed-strandedGander Hosted Stranded 9/11 Passengers - Snopes.com

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    Nov 18, 2001 · The Newfoundland town of Gander played host to thousands of airline passengers stranded there when American airspace was closed after the September 11 terrorist attacks.