Gander International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, played host to 38 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
Where did all the flights land on 9 11?
Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
How long did it take to land all planes on 9 11?
We told them, you're not leaving our airspace. Pick an airport. Sliney says 700 of the 4,000 planes in the air landed within 10 minutes.
How many planes landed in Gander on 9 11?
Thirty eight aircraft headed for the United States from Europe were diverted to the small Canadian town of Gander, Newfoundland. Almost 7000 passengers and crew were stranded there, doubling the town's population for several days.