YHZ

Halifax / Stanfield International Airport

ICAO CYHZ44.8808°N 63.5086°W145 m / 477 ftLarge airport
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Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (IATA: YHZ, ICAO: CYHZ) is a large airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It opened in 1960. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is operated by Halifax International Airport Authority. In 2024 it handled 3.9 million passengers.

Timeline

3 events · 1960–2015
1960
OpenedHalifax / Stanfield International Airport opens.
14 OCT 2004
DisasterMK Airlines Flight 1602.7 killed
29 MAR 2015
DisasterAir Canada Flight 624.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Halifax Stanfield International
05/23035° / 215° · LIT
LENGTH3,200 m10,500 ftWIDTH61 m200 ftSURFACEAsphalt
14/32126° / 306° · LIT
LENGTH2,347 m7,700 ftWIDTH61 m200 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2013–2024
3.6M
3.7M
3.7M
3.9M
4.1M
4.3M
4.2M
995K
1.1M
3.1M
3.6M
3.9M
131415161718192021222324

Routes

47 destinations · 19 countries
5,000 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 mi7,500 miYHU · Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport · 779 km / 484 miYUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · 804 km / 500 miYYT · St. John's International Airport · 880 km / 547 miYOW · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · 955 km / 593 miEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 986 km / 613 miYTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · 1,271 km / 790 miYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 1,288 km / 800 miYHM · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · 1,324 km / 823 miYKF · Region of Waterloo International Airport · 1,352 km / 840 miBDA · L.F. Wade International Airport · 1,395 km / 867 miYEG · Edmonton International Airport · 3,682 km / 2,288 miYYC · Calgary International Airport · 3,744 km / 2,326 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 4,585 km / 2,849 miBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 665 km / 413 miYDF · Deer Lake Airport · 667 km / 414 miLGA · LaGuardia Airport · 959 km / 596 miDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 1,303 km / 810 miIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 1,327 km / 825 miDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 1,622 km / 1,008 miORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 1,989 km / 1,236 miMCO · Orlando International Airport · 2,411 km / 1,498 miNAS · Lynden Pindling International Airport · 2,538 km / 1,577 miFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 2,567 km / 1,595 miYWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · 2,577 km / 1,601 miYQR · Regina International Airport · 3,102 km / 1,927 miMBJ · Sangster International Airport · 3,223 km / 2,003 miYXE · Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · 3,231 km / 2,008 miKEF · Keflavik International Airport · 3,297 km / 2,049 miCUN · Cancún International Airport · 3,406 km / 2,116 miBGI · Grantley Adams International Airport · 3,557 km / 2,210 miDUB · Dublin Airport · 4,151 km / 2,579 miEDI · Edinburgh Airport · 4,285 km / 2,663 miYVR · Vancouver International Airport · 4,429 km / 2,752 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 4,471 km / 2,778 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 4,613 km / 2,866 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 4,811 km / 2,989 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 4,875 km / 3,029 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 4,898 km / 3,043 miBRU · Brussels Airport · 4,932 km / 3,065 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 5,194 km / 3,227 miCPH · Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · 5,261 km / 3,269 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 5,351 km / 3,325 miYMX · Montreal Mirabel International Airport · 828 km / 514 miLGG · Liège Airport · 5,005 km / 3,110 miICN · Incheon International Airport · 10,804 km / 6,713 miEHU · Ezhou Huahu International Airport · 11,650 km / 7,239 miCSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport · 11,883 km / 7,384 miCSXICNZRHCPHBCNLISYVREDIBGICUNKEFYXENASORDBDAEWRYYTAMSMADLGWYEGMBJYWGMCOYKFYMXEHUCDGDUBYYCYQRFLLDTWIADYDFBOSLGGYOWYHZ
Year-round13
YHUMontréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan AirportCanada · Porter Airlines779 km484 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines, Air Canada804 km500 miYYTSt. John's International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines880 km547 miYOWOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines955 km593 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Express986 km613 miYTZBilly Bishop Toronto City AirportCanada · Porter Airlines1,271 km790 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · WestJet, Porter Airlines, Air Canada +11,288 km800 miYHMJohn C. Munro Hamilton International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines1,324 km823 miYKFRegion of Waterloo International AirportCanada · Flair Airlines1,352 km840 miBDAL.F. Wade International AirportBermuda · BermudAir1,395 km867 miYEGEdmonton International AirportCanada · WestJet3,682 km2,288 miYYCCalgary International AirportCanada · WestJet3,744 km2,326 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · Air Canada4,585 km2,849 mi
Seasonal31
BOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Delta Connection665 km413 miYDFDeer Lake AirportCanada · Porter Airlines667 km414 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Air Canada Rouge804 km500 miLGALaGuardia AirportUnited States · Delta Connection, American Eagle959 km596 miDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,303 km810 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Express1,327 km825 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · WestJet1,622 km1,008 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Express, American Eagle1,989 km1,236 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Porter Airlines2,411 km1,498 miNASLynden Pindling International AirportBahamas · Air Canada2,538 km1,577 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · Porter Airlines2,567 km1,595 miYWGWinnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International AirportCanada · WestJet2,577 km1,601 miYQRRegina International AirportCanada · WestJet3,102 km1,927 miMBJSangster International AirportJamaica · Air Canada3,223 km2,003 miYXESaskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International AirportCanada · WestJet3,231 km2,008 miKEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · Icelandair3,297 km2,049 miCUNCancún International AirportMexico · Porter Airlines, Air Canada Rouge3,406 km2,116 miBGIGrantley Adams International AirportBarbados · Air Canada Rouge3,557 km2,210 miDUBDublin AirportIreland · WestJet4,151 km2,579 miEDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · WestJet4,285 km2,663 miYVRVancouver International AirportCanada · WestJet, Air Canada4,429 km2,752 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · WestJet4,471 km2,778 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · Air Canada Rouge4,585 km2,849 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · WestJet4,613 km2,866 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · WestJet4,811 km2,989 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · WestJet4,875 km3,029 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · WestJet4,898 km3,043 miBRUBrussels AirportBelgium · Air Canada4,932 km3,065 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · WestJet5,194 km3,227 miCPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · WestJet5,261 km3,269 miZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Edelweiss Air5,351 km3,325 mi
Most destinationsWestJet 17Porter Airlines 11Air Canada 7Air Canada Rouge 4United Express 3Flair Airlines 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from YHZ. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Halifax Stanfield International Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.9M (2024)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#391of 3,974 · #96 North America · #8 CALongest runway3,200 m10,500 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=805of 29,823 · =183 North America · #11 CAElevation145 m477 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=27,523of 43,341 · =13,096 North America · #1,102 CAAgeOpened 19602026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,584of 15,079 · =3,130 North America · =46 CARunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =43 CA
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DTRML118.700
ATISATIS121.000
CLDCLNC DEL123.950
CNTRMONCTON CNTR118.700
GNDGND121.900
RDORDO123.275
RMPAPN ADVSY122.125
TWRTWR118.400