YHZ — Halifax / Stanfield International Airport
- IATA code
- YHZ
- ICAO code
- CYHZ
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 4,020,914
- 2025 · +4.4% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 18
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−4 / UTC−3
- America/Halifax
- Elevation
- 145 m
- 476 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,200 m
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About YHZ
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport is a large airport serving Halifax, Canada. It opened in 1960 and is run by Halifax International Airport Authority. 4,020,914 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 18 nonstop routes from YHZ.
Wikidata (CC0) · Statistics Canada. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from YHZ
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| YHZ → FRA | 5,251 km | 79,587 |
| YHZ → EWR | 988 km | 75,153 |
| YHZ → MCO | 2,411 km | 47,817 |
| YHZ → LGA | 961 km | 42,434 |
| YHZ → PHL | 1,113 km | 35,414 |
| YHZ → DTW | 1,627 km | 14,947 |
| YHZ → DCA | 1,305 km | 13,781 |
| YHZ → ORD | 1,994 km | 12,955 |
| YHZ → TPA | 2,523 km | 4,221 |
| YHZ → FLL | 2,565 km | 3,615 |
| YHZ → BOS | 667 km | 2,775 |
| YHZ → IAD | 1,329 km | 1,760 |
| YHZ → ATL | 2,185 km | 557 |
| YHZ → JFK | 963 km | 229 |
| YHZ → CLT | 1,828 km | 128 |
| YHZ → FWA | 1,817 km | 67 |
| YHZ → BGR | 420 km | 66 |
| YHZ → PWM | 560 km | 43 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at YHZ on flights to and from the US
- YX Republic Airline · 1,461 flights
- 9E Endeavor Air · 496 flights
- AA American Airlines · 438 flights
- PD Porter Airlines Limited (PACL) · 268 flights
- WS Westjet · 170 flights
- OO SkyWest Airlines · 168 flights
- AC Air Canada · 150 flights
- MQ Envoy Air · 32 flights
- TS Air Transat · 30 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YYG | Charlottetown Airport | 159 km |
| YQM | Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport | 165 km |
| YSJ | Saint John Airport | 193 km |
| YFC | Fredericton International Airport | 260 km |
| YQY | Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport | 305 km |
Distance from YHZ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,200 m | 61 m | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 2,347 m | 61 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 44.8808, -63.5086
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