Halifax Stanfield International Airport
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| Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport Halifax/Stanfield International Airport |
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| IATA: YHZ – ICAO: CYHZ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||
| Operator | Halifax International Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia | ||
| Location | Enfield, Nova Scotia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 477 ft / 145 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 8,800 | 2,682 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 14/32 | 7,700 | 2,347 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 89,250 | ||
| Number of Passengers | 3,469,062 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Statistics from Transport Canada.[3] Passengers from Halifax International Airport Authority.[4] |
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Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport[6], or Halifax/Stanfield International Airport (IATA: YHZ, ICAO: CYHZ) is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada that serves the Halifax Regional Municipality and central Nova Scotia as well as adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces.
The airport, owned by Transport Canada since it was constructed and operated, since 2000, by the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) forms part of the National Airports System. The airport hosts the headquarters of Air Canada Jazz and CanJet.
It is one of the busiest airports in Canada by passenger traffic. In 2007, the airport handled a total of 3,469,062 passengers[4] and 89,250 aircraft movements.[3]
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[edit] History
[edit] Pre 1960
- See also: Saunders Park
An airfield on the Halifax Peninsula operated as the city's main airport until 1942, when it closed. RCAF Station Shearwater functioned as Halifax's primary airport until June 1960, when the current airport was opened. The Kelly Lake site was selected in order to reduce the number of days per year fog would affect airport operation.
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[edit] Operation Yellow Ribbon
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks the airport was part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, as it took 40[7] flights—more flights than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation—carrying about 7,300 passengers—more passengers than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation other than Vancouver, which registered 8,500. Much of this was because flights that were coming from Europe were told to avoid the major airports in Central Canada, like Toronto Pearson and Montréal-Dorval.[8]
To honour the people of Gander and Halifax for their support during the operation, Lufthansa named a new Airbus A340-300 "Gander-Halifax" on May 16, 2002. That airplane is listed with the registration D-AIFC[9], and is the first and sole aircraft of the whole fleet with a city name outside of Germany.
[edit] Renaming
In 2005 the main passenger terminal was renamed in honour of Robert Stanfield, the former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Leader of the Official Opposition, with a plaque placed on the public observation floor. On Friday February 9, 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the airport and officially announced the renaming of the entire facility from 'Halifax International Airport' to 'Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport' in a further honour to Mr. Stanfield; at that time the terminal name was dropped and reverted to its original status.
[edit] Awards
Halifax Airport fared well in the 2005 AETRA survey for passenger satisfaction, produced by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International. The airport was ranked the best airport in the Americas for the second year in a row, as well as the best airport in the less than 5 million passengers a year category for the third year in a row (worldwide), and best domestic service for the second year in a row.
In March 2007, Halifax Airport earned two first-place finishes in the 2006 Airports Council International (ACI) Service Quality Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For the fourth consecutive year, it ranked first in overall passenger satisfaction for airports worldwide with under five million passengers. In addition, the airport ranked first in the Americas in the new category of Airport People Awards, and second in the best domestic airport worldwide category.[10]
[edit] Airport
[edit] Terminal and renovations
The airport terminal building at the airport was originally opened in September, 1960. It currently serves around 3.4 million passengers per year and growing. The growth experienced in the decades since the airport's construction necessitated constant renovations, and there is often construction occurring there.
Since 1998, the airport has been undergoing an extensive renovation program. The next phase of this program was announced in September 2004. The major multi-year expansion project will include a rehabilitation of the runways, new terminal expansions, new parking lots, a new hotel, and internal beautifications including an observation tower. The project will cost over $90 million. The airport has completed an observation tower along with work on aesthetic improvements to the terminals, with work on the parking lot, terminal expansion and runway rehabilitation scheduled for completion in 2008.
In December 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved Halifax Airport for United States border preclearance. It took effect in late 2006. HIAA was previously the busiest airport in Canada without U.S. Customs preclearance.
On September 12, 2007 the airport authority announced the construction of a 2,300 space, 4-storey parking garage to be complete in 2008, and on-site 175-room Sheraton hotel for 2009.
[edit] Aerotech Business Park
The airport is located adjacent to the Aerotech Business Park, a municipally-run business park originally catering towards aviation companies. The zoning has since been changed to allow for other types of companies to locate there. The two largest tenants are Pratt & Whitney Canada and Northrop Grumman.
[edit] Alternate space shuttle landing site
Halifax Airport is one of a handful of sites along eastern North America where the Space Shuttle could land if something went wrong during liftoff.[11]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On October 14, 2004 MK Airlines Flight 1602, Boeing 747-200F, a cargo flight, crashed during takeoff from runway 23. All seven crew members died.[12]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger
- Air Canada (Bermuda [seasonal], Calgary, Cancun [seasonal], Cayo Caco [seasonal], Cozumel [seasonal], Edmonton [seasonal], Fort McMurray [seasonal], Holguin [seasonal], London-Heathrow, Montego Bay [seasonal], Montréal, Ottawa, Puerto Plata [seasonal], Punta Cana [seasonal], St. John's, Toronto-Pearson, Varadero [seasonal])
- Air Canada Jazz (Boston, Charlottetown, Deer Lake, Fredericton, Gander, Goose Bay, Moncton, Montréal, New York-LaGuardia, Ottawa, Saint John, St. John's, Sydney (NS))
- Air Canada operated by Air Georgian (Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, Sydney (NS))
- Air Saint-Pierre (Saint-Pierre)
- Air Transat (Cancún, Frankfurt, London-Gatwick, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Varadero) [seasonal]
- American Airlines
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia)
- CanJet (Cancún, Fort Lauderdale, Fort McMurray, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, St. Petersburg/Clearwater) [seasonal][13]
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt [seasonal])
- Corsairfly (Paris-Orly) [seasonal; begins June 25]
- Continental Airlines (Newark)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta [begins June 21], Boston, New York-JFK [begins June 5])
- Icelandair (Reykjavik-Keflavik)
- Maritime Air Charter [charter]
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit) [seasonal]
- Porter Airlines (Ottawa, Quebec City [seasonal; begins June 27], Toronto-City Centre)
- Prince Edward Air [charter]
- Provincial Airlines [charter]
- Skyservice (Cancún, Cayo Coco, Holguin, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Varadero) [seasonal]
- Sunwing Airlines (Cancun, Holguin, Punta Cana, Toronto-Pearson, Varadero) [seasonal]
- Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick [seasonal])
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
- WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton [seasonal], Fort Lauderdale [seasonal], Hamilton, Montreal [seasonal], Nassau [seasonal], Ottawa [seasonal], Orlando [seasonal], Tampa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, St. John's)
- Zoom Airlines (Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick)
[edit] Fuel Stops
- Air Finland (Cancun, Puerto Plata, Stockholm-Arlanda) [seasonal]
- Finnair (Helsinki, Puerto Plata, Cancun, Panama city, Holgúin, Fort Lauderdale) [seasonal]
- JetX Airlines (Puerto Plata, Reykjavik-Kleflavik) [seasonal]
- Monarch Airlines (Campeche, Madrid) [seasonal]
- Travel Service (Czech Republic) (Reykjavik-Kleflavik, Varadero) [seasonal]
[edit] Cargo airlines
- ABX Air
- Air Canada Cargo
- (operated by Gemini Air Cargo)
- (operated by Korean Air Cargo)
- Cargojet Airways
- DHL
- FedEx Express (operated by Morningstar Air Express)
- Icelandair Cargo
- Purolator Courier (operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter)
- Prince Edward Air
- Skylink Express
[edit] Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
The nearby Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum includes both military and civil aviation exhibits .
[edit] See also
- CFB Shearwater (Halifax/Shearwater Airport)
- Swissair Flight 111
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ a b Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
- ^ a b Halifax Passenger Statistics
- ^ Exterior view
- ^ Canada's New Government Renames Halifax International Airport in Honour of Robert L. Stanfield
- ^ Halifax/Stanfield International Airport Newsroom
- ^ Chronology of Events
- ^ D-AIFC at airliners.net
- ^ World’s top customer service airports for 2006
- ^ Chris Lambie. Halifax possible shuttle pit stop, The Chronicle Herald, July 5, 2006.
- ^ Canadian Transportation Safety Board Report
- ^ CanJet
[edit] External links
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport Homepage
- 2004 AETRA survey results
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Halifax International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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