# CFB Shearwater Heliport (CYAW)

**CFB Shearwater Heliport** (ICAO: CYAW) is a heliport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It opened in 1918. It is operated by Department of National Defence.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyaw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / CYAW
- Type: Heliport
- Operator: Department of National Defence
- Serves: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Opened: 1918
- Elevation: 44 m / 144 ft
- Coordinates: 44.6368, -63.5021
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-4/-3 · America/Halifax
- Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/wings/12-wing.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearwater_Heliport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1032134
- Weather station: CYAW · WMO 71601
- Ident: CYAW

## Timeline

- 1918: CFB Shearwater Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16H/34H | 1,067 m / 3,500 ft | 34 m / 112 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | HALIFAX APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.175 |
| ATF | ATF | 126.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | OPS | 30.880 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [CCF4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ccf4.md) Porters Lake Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [CCY4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ccy4.md) East Gore Eco Airpark · 56 km / 35 mi
- [CCW4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ccw4.md) Stanley Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [CDY6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cdy6.md) Dayspring Airpark · 81 km / 50 mi
- [CCQ3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ccq3.md) Debert Airport · 87 km / 54 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyaw/data