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Gander, N.L. is a city that was built on aviation when Gander International Airport first opened its doors 80 years ago. The airport has its fair share of sobering milestones, including its first crash in December 1940 and its first bomb scare in August 1957. However, it also has a rich history of some rather quirky events, including the documentation of a cat—newly landed from Iraq—loose on the airport’s runway.
You can read more about Gander in the July/August 2016 issue of Canadian Geographic, but it’s not the only interesting airport in Canada. Here are some fascinating facts about other Canadian airports.
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