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Gander residents sheltered 7,000 stranded on 9/11

Filed: Sep 06, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: After U.S. airspace was closed on 9/11, 38 international flights were grounded on Newfoundland, leaving about 7,000 passengers and crew stranded. Residents in the small town of Gander provided shelter and comfort, an experience later inspiring the musical "Come From Away."
WHO: Residents of Gander, Newfoundland
WHAT: Residents provided shelter and comfort to passengers and crew stranded after flights were grounded when U.S. airspace closed on 9/11.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2001
WHERE: Newfoundland, Canada
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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