Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Halifax Stanfield
An airport terminal building
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorHalifax International Airport Authority
ServesHalifax Regional Municipality
LocationGoffs, Nova Scotia, Canada
OpenedAugust 1, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-08-01)
Focus city for
Operating base for
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL145 m / 477 ft
Coordinates44°52′47″N 063°30′37″W / 44.87972°N 63.51028°W / 44.87972; -63.51028
Public transit accessBus interchange MetroX  320 
Websitewww.halifaxstanfield.ca
Map
YHZ/CYHZ is located in Nova Scotia
YHZ/CYHZ
YHZ/CYHZ
Location within Nova Scotia
YHZ/CYHZ is located in Canada
YHZ/CYHZ
YHZ/CYHZ
YHZ/CYHZ (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 10,500 Asphalt/Concrete
14/32 7,700 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers3,579,293
Sources: CFS,[1] HIAA[2]

Halifax Stanfield International Airport (IATA: YHZ, ICAO: CYHZ) is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality. It serves the Halifax region, mainland Nova Scotia, and adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield, the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

The airport, owned by Transport Canada since it opened in 1960, has been operated since 2000 by the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA). It forms part of the National Airports System.

Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada,[3] Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic. It handled a total of 3,579,293 passengers in 2023[2] and 84,045 aircraft movements in 2017. It is an operating base for Cougar Helicopters, Maritime Air Charter, and PAL Airlines, as well as a focus city for Air Canada and Porter Airlines.

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
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  3. ^ Canada, Transport (August 22, 2023). "Advisory Circular (AC) No. 302-032". 00000000 00000000.