Halifax Stanfield International Airport

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The Halifax Stanfield International Airport (English: Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport, or Halifax / Stanfield International Airport ) is an international airport located south of the town of Enfield ( Nova Scotia ), about 38 kilometers north of Halifax. The IATA code is YHZ, ICAO code is CYHZ. The owner of the airport is the Department of Transportation in Canada, Transport Canada. The airport is home to the two airlines, Air Canada Jazz and CanJet. In terms of passengers, the airport is one of the largest in Canada. In 2007, we recorded 3,469,062 passengers and 89,250 aircraft movements.

History

The Halifax Stanfield Airport was built in behalf of the Ministry of Transport and operational in June 1960. The airport initially received a temporary license. The air terminal was officially opened to air traffic on September 10, 1960. In its first year, 180,000 passengers flew from the Halifax airport. In the 1970s, passenger numbers grew disproportionately. A new terminal building was opened in July 1976; the total area of ​​21,940 square meters have been added to the waiting hall with 5000 square meters. 1988 two makeshift runways were built for the passengers to meet the increasing demand. In December 1994, the waiting hall was enlarged a second time and 1998, the check -in area was greatly enlarged. Since 2007, the north tunnel is built. In this, the passengers are transported from the terminal to the north car park with 2,300 spaces. 2007, the Halifax International Airport was renamed Halifax Stanfield International Airport in honor of the former Prime Minister of Nova Scotia Robert L. Stanfield ( 1914-2003 ).

During operation of the Space Shuttle, the airport of Halifax was a possible emergency landing at a take-off.

Airlines and their destinations

Passenger flight

  • Air Canada: Bermuda (seasonal), Calgary, Cancun ( seasonal), Cayo Caco / Cayo Guillermo ( seasonal), Cozumel ( seasonal), Edmonton ( 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, Montreal, New York -LaGuardia, Ottawa, Saint John, St. John's, Sydney ( NS)
  • Air Canada carried out by Air Georgian: Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, Sydney (NS)
  • American Eagle: Chicago -O'Hare (seasonal), New York - JFK
  • Continental Express by ExpressJet Airlines carried Newark
  • Delta Connection performed by Comair: Atlanta, Boston, New York - JFK
  • Northwest Airlink carried out by Pinnacle Airlines: Detroit ( seasonal)

Refueling stops

  • Air Finland: Cancun, Puerto Plata, Stockholm - Arlanda ( seasonal)
  • Finnair Helsinki, Puerto Plata, Cancun, Panama City, Holguin, Fort Lauderdale ( seasonal)
  • JetX Airlines: Puerto Plata, Reykjavik Keflavik (seasonal)
  • Monarch Airlines: Campeche, Madrid ( seasonal)
  • Travel Service: Reykjavik Keflavik -, ​​Varadero ( seasonal)

Cargo flight

International Civil Aviation Organization airport code IATA-Code Fixed-base operator Hectare Halifax Regional Municipality List of premiers of Nova Scotia Robert Stanfield Jazz (airline) Air Saint-Pierre Air Transat American Airlines Envoy (airline) Condor Flugdienst Corsair International Continental Airlines Icelandair Northwest Airlines Porter Airlines Prince Edward Air Skyservice Sunwing Airlines MK Airlines
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