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Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport (IATA: YHZ, ICAO: CYHZ) is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality. It serves the Halifax region, mainland Nova Scotia, and adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield, the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Aéroport international Stanfield d'Halifax (French)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorHalifax International Airport Authority
ServesHalifax Regional Municipality
LocationGoffs, Nova Scotia
OpenedAugust 1, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-08-01)
Focus city for
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL477 ft / 145 m
Coordinates44°52′47″N 063°30′37″W / 44.87972°N 63.51028°W / 44.87972; -63.51028
Public transit access MetroX  320 
Websitehalifaxstanfield.ca
Map
CYHZ
Location within Nova Scotia
CYHZ
CYHZ (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 10,500 3,200 Asphalt/concrete
14/32 7,700 2,347 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers3,579,293
Sources: CFS,[1] HIAA[2]

The airport, owned by Transport Canada since it opened in 1960, has been operated since 2000 by the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA). It forms part of the National Airports System.

Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada,[3] Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic. It handled a total of 3,579,293 passengers in 2023[2] and 84,045 aircraft movements in 2017. It is a hub for Air Canada Express, Cougar Helicopters, Maritime Air Charter, and PAL Airlines.

History edit

 
The airport terminal soon after construction in 1960

Background edit

An airfield in the West End, known as Chebucto Field, was built as the Halifax Civic Airport by the City of Halifax in 1931 on the former site of Blueball Farm. It served as the city's main airport until 1941, when it was closed and leased to the federal government to serve as an army camp in World War II.[4] Today Saunders Park, named after the first Halifax airport manager and Aero Club manager Donald Saunders, and some parts of the residential area of Westmount Subdivision, mark the site. RCAF Station Shearwater subsequently functioned as Halifax's primary airport until the current airport was opened. In October 1945, the City of Halifax asked the federal Department of Transport for help choosing a site for a new civil airport.[5]

A key factor was to find a site near Halifax with a minimal number of days per year when fog would affect airport operation. Lucasville was favoured, but after a year of study it was found to have similar average visibility to the frequently foggy airport at Shearwater.[6] A site near Kelly Lake was then scrutinized based on a recommendation by Trans-Canada Air Lines. After two years of monitoring, the site was officially approved in 1954 for construction of a modern, C$5 million airport.[6] The land was purchased by the City of Halifax on April 5, 1955, while the Department of Transport was tasked with building the airport.[7][5]

Construction and early years edit

Construction of the new airport began in November 1955.[8] The runways were built by Diamond Construction of Halifax. The modernist terminal building was designed by Gilleland and Strutt, an architecture firm which previously designed a similar-looking terminal at Ottawa.[8][9]

The new airport was substantially completed in June 1960, and a temporary licence for daytime visual flight rules (VFR) operations was issued that month.[10] An opening gala was held on Dominion Day of 1960, the same day a licence permitting full operations was issued.[7][10] At 4:50 am on August 1, 1960 the first airplane landed there, a Vickers Viscount running the Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 400 between Montreal and Newfoundland. It was piloted by Halifax native W.E. Barnes. The first overseas flight arrived an hour later, travelling from London en route to Montreal.[11] The airport was formally inaugurated on September 10, 1960, by the Minister of Transport, George Hees.[12] The ultimate cost of construction was about $18 million.[7]

Passenger numbers grew steadily during the first few decades of operation. The passenger terminal was substantially renovated in 1966.[13] A 5,000-square-metre (54,000 sq ft) passenger terminal extension opened in July 1976, which saw the installation of the airport's first three air bridges.[5][14] New temporary passenger walkways were constructed in 1988 to serve regional carriers.[4] By 1990, approximately 2,500,000 passengers passed through the airport annually, up from about 180,000 when it first opened. A 400-square-metre (4,300 sq ft) southern expansion was opened in December 1994 by Minister of Transport Doug Young, while the check-in area was expanded in 1998.[5]

Owing to the National Airports Policy, announced in 1994, the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) was founded in November 1995. Management of the airport was officially passed from Transport Canada to HIAA on February 1, 2000.[5]

Operation Yellow Ribbon edit

 
Lufthansa's Gander Halifax plane

Following the September 11 attacks in 2001 the airport took part in Operation Yellow Ribbon, commenced to accept United States civilian flights after the Federal Aviation Administration closed down U.S. airspace. Halifax airport took in 47 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, Montréal-Dorval, and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport.[15]

Shortly after the attacks, the airport was advised that as many as 40 to 50 planes would divert to Halifax. In response, runway 15/33 (now 14/32) was shut down to accommodate the parked aircraft. The first diverted aircraft, a United Airlines Boeing 767, arrived at 11:35 am.[16] The number of arriving passengers greatly outstripped the capacity of the airport, which faced processing 7,000–8,000 people with an arrivals facility designed to handle 900 per hour.[17] The Halifax municipal government was tasked with providing emergency shelter, food, transportation and care to the stranded travellers, who were housed in city sports complexes and schools, churches, universities, military bases, as well as the homes of private citizens.[18][19][20] A memorial ceremony was held in the airport terminal on September 14, 2001.[16]

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,[21] and is the first aircraft of the whole fleet with a city name outside of Germany. On September 11, 2006, five years after the attacks, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Halifax airport and delivered a speech of thanks.[22]

Renaming edit

After the December 2003 death of Robert Stanfield, the former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Leader of the Official Opposition, several proposals were made in Nova Scotia to honour the widely respected politician. In early 2005 the airport's governing board voted to rename the terminal building after Stanfield.[23] The terminal was officially rechristened in a ceremony held on September 9, 2005, when the Stanfield family unveiled a brass memorial plaque in the airport observation floor.[24]

On Friday February 9, 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the airport and formally renamed the entire facility from "Halifax International Airport" to "Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport" in a further honour to Stanfield; at that time the terminal name was dropped and reverted to its original status.[25]

Awards edit

Halifax International 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 airport for the second year in a row.[26]

In March 2007, the 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.[27]

In early 2010, Halifax Stanfield was rated by passengers as the Best Airport in the World in its class (under 5 million) for the seventh year in a row.

In 2011 it won third Best Airport in North America of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International,[28] as well as 3rd Best Airport by Size in the 2 to 5 million passenger category.[29]

Facilities edit

 
Domestic arrivals hall and escalators to U.S. departures
 
Airport Square with elevators to observation deck
 
Check-in hall

Terminal edit

The Air Terminal Building (ATB) was opened in August 1960. It cost about C$4.5 million to construct and, upon opening, included health, immigration and customs facilities for international passengers; a restaurant; a control tower and administrative offices; and two observation decks that projected onto the apron. It was designed by Gilleland and Strutt of Ottawa, in collaboration with C.D. Davidson of Halifax as well as A.W. Ramsey, chief architect at the Department of Transport. The main contractor was Ellis-Don.[30] The modern complex contained Nova Scotia's first set of escalators.[31]

Today, the terminal serves over four million passengers per year. The growth experienced in the decades since the airport's construction has necessitated constant renovations, and there is often construction occurring there. Since the HIAA took over management of the airport in 2000, over $200 million has been invested in improvements to the terminal building.[32]

A new international arrivals area, three times larger than the previous one, opened at the north end of the terminal in August 2001. The upper level of this expansion included a space reserved for United States border preclearance facilities (see below).[33] A new domestic arrivals hall, accommodating three baggage reclaim belts and a Nova Scotia visitor's centre, officially opened on December 18, 2002.[34] Work also began in 2002 on a significant renovation to the central lobby of the terminal building. This expanded retail and dining space opened as the Airport Square on November 9, 2003. A third-storey public observation deck opened at the same time.[35] A southern terminal expansion was completed in 2005, expanding the departures holdroom, adding three new jet bridges, and creating a dedicated commuter aircraft facility with new ground-loading gates.[36]

In December 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved Halifax for U.S. border preclearance. It took effect in late 2006. HIAA used to be the busiest airport in Canada without U.S. customs preclearance.[citation needed] On September 12, 2007, the airport authority announced the construction of a 2,300 space, five-storey parking garage, which was completed on March 12, 2009.[citation needed]

Several improvements to the terminal were made in 2018–19. A three-storey extension to the central portion of the terminal building was constructed, projecting into the centre apron. The ground floor houses an expanded security screening area, increasing capacity and allowing for the implementation of "CATSA Plus", the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority's latest checkpoint design, which requires more space. The second floor contains an expanded, double-height passenger waiting area, with additional seating, as well as new dining and retail space.[37][38] At the same time, new security features were added around the terminal, including anti-ramming bollards, blast-resistant glazing, more security cameras, and new access control features.[39] Lastly, the domestic baggage claim area was renovated for cosmetic reasons.[40] Ceilings were raised, column sizes were reduced, and new flooring was installed.[38]

The terminal now has a total of 32 gate positions, with 13 using airbridges (gates 12, 14–16, 18, 20, 22–24, and 26–28).[32] The remaining gates are ground-loading positions. Gates 22–24 and 26–28 are swing gates: a glassed-in secure corridor allows incoming international passengers and pre-cleared departing US passengers to be segregated from those in the domestic/international departure lounge; when used for US departures, these gates are numbered 52–54 and 56–58, respectively. Gates 2 (a-e) to 9 are ground-loading positions dedicated to domestic regional operations. Gates 34 to 46 are ground-loading gate positions for US flights.

Runways and taxiways edit

Halifax Stanfield has had two runways, arranged perpendicular to each other, since opening in 1960.[10] In press releases the airport authority refers to the longer one as the "main runway" and the shorter as the "secondary runway".

Number Length Width
05/23 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) 61 metres (200 ft)
14/32 2,346 metres (7,700 ft) 61 metres (200 ft)

All taxiways are 75 feet (23 m) wide except for the 50-foot-wide taxiway K.[41]

The airport opened with (using the present-day naming scheme) taxiways A, B (formerly part of A), C, D (section between the apron and the main runway), G, E, F, and H.[10] Then-taxiway B and most of taxiway D (now M and D; see below) were constructed in 1982, providing a taxi route paralleling runway 14/32.[42] In 2010, extension of the taxiway system resulted in an increased airside area, creating space for several newly constructed large hangars. Canadian Helicopters, Cougar Helicopters, Gateway Facilities, and IMP Group operate these new hangars along taxiways J and K.

In November 2012, an extension of both ends of runway 05/23 was completed to accommodate larger, wide-body aircraft. This increased its length from 8,800 ft (2,682 m) to 10,500 ft (3,200 m). This increase resulted in the renaming of several taxiways: taxiway B became M, and the end of taxiway A was renamed B. Taxiway F was also extended to meet the threshold of runway 23. In 2016 a new apron was constructed off taxiway J to serve primarily as a place to park cargo freighters.[43][32]

The airport covers a total of 2,372 acres (960 ha) of land.[41]

Hotel edit

 
Alt Hotel

As early as the 1980s, the private sector expressed interest in building a hotel next to the airport terminal.[10] In May 1988, Halifax-based Keddy's Motor Inns, a major Maritime hotel chain, signed a contract with Transport Canada to build a $20-million, 200-room hotel on Transport Canada-owned land opposite the terminal.[44] Work on the Pegasus Hotel began in May 1990.[45] After over $4 million had been spent, construction was halted in December 1990 by the main contractor, GEM Construction Specialists, due to unpaid work.[46] Keddy's faced financial troubles and was $35 million in debt, and project funding from a consortium of Hong Kongese and Taiwanese immigrant investors fell through.[47] The federal government searched for a company interested in completing the project, but the only proposal received was deemed inadequate.[45] The unfinished shell of the hotel was considered an embarrassing eyesore, and Transport Canada demolished it in 1996.[48][49]

The airport authority announced on May 13, 2008, that a letter of intent had been signed with New Castle Hotels and Southwest Properties for construction of a 176-room Sheraton hotel. It was estimated to cost about $30 million and would have included a fitness centre, swimming pool, conference centre, and dining facilities.[49] In early 2009 the airport authority and the developers jointly agreed to postpone construction of the hotel due to the global economic downturn.[50] In early 2010 the developers pulled out of the deal.[51]

On October 26, 2011, the airport authority announced the construction of an on-site 14-storey, 169-room, Alt Hotel.[51] Linked to both the passenger terminal and the parking garage by an enclosed footbridge, the $27 million building was built by Marco Construction of Halifax and opened in 2013. Operated by Groupe Germain Hospitalité, the hotel includes conference and banquet facilities, a fitness centre, a pool, and a 24-hour cafe.[52] It was built with soundproof windows to block aircraft noise.[53]

Operations edit

The airport is served by several fixed-base operators (FBOs), which handle fueling, ground handling, hangarage, catering, etc. They include Air Canada Technical Services, Aircraft Service International, Gateway Facilities, Halifax International Fuel Facility Consortium (HIFFC), Inland Technologies, Innotech-Execaire, PAL Aviation Services, Shell AeroCentre, Strategic Aviation, and Swissport.[54][55][56]

Halifax Regional Police provides policing services.[57][58] Emergency rescue and firefighting services are based in the Combined Services Complex (CSC), which also houses the airport's maintenance operations. The C$24-million, 6,000-square-metre (65,000 sq ft) building opened in 2010, replacing the previous fire hall (built 1981) as well as the former maintenance garage, which opened with the airport in 1960.[59] The complex includes a fire station, vehicular wash and storage bays, offices, conference rooms, staff rooms, sleeping quarters, and an emergency communications centre.[60][61] The CSC was the first LEED certified building at the airport.[62]

Halifax International Airport was one of a handful of sites in eastern North America designated an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle if a launch was aborted following liftoff. The airport kept in contact with Transport Canada and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during each shuttle launch.[63]

Business park edit

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 largest tenants are Pratt & Whitney Canada and L3 Communications.[5][32]

Ongoing developments edit

The latest airport master plan was published in January 2011. Many of its proposals have since been realised, such as construction of an on-site hotel, the southern terminal expansion, and extensions of the main runway. Possible future plans outlined in this document include new taxiways and parking stands, another de-icing area, space for new logistics and aviation services development, and a major expansion of the public road network (partly built) to facilitate development of a large commercial area between the airport and the highway.[64]

On November 15, 2018, transport minister Marc Garneau announced Government of Canada funding, via the National Trade Corridors Fund, toward a $36-million expansion of the airport's air cargo handling facilities. The federal government will contribute $18 million, while $5 million will come from the province and $13 million from the airport authority. The expansion will be built on forested land adjacent to the existing cargo area.[65]

Airlines and destinations edit

 
An Air Canada Boeing 767-200 parked at the gate in 1990

Passenger edit

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada London–Heathrow, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Vancouver
Air Canada Express Boston, Deer Lake, Gander, Goose Bay, Newark, Ottawa, St. John's
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Cancún, Montréal–Trudeau, Orlando, Punta Cana, Tampa
Air Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre
Air Transat Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, Holguin, Montego Bay, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero
American Airlines Seasonal: Philadelphia
American Eagle Seasonal: Boston, New York–LaGuardia (begins June 5, 2024),[66] Washington–National
BermudAir Bermuda (begins May 25, 2024)[67]
Canada Jetlines Orlando, Toronto–Pearson (both begin June 2, 2024)[68]
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt
Delta Connection New York–LaGuardia (begins June 7, 2024)
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt
Flair Airlines Kitchener/Waterloo, Montréal–Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto–Pearson
Icelandair Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík (resumes May 31, 2024)[69]
Porter Airlines Montréal–Trudeau, Ottawa, St. John's, Toronto–Billy Bishop, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Deer Lake (begins June 4, 2024)[70]
Sunwing Airlines Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Holguín, Montego Bay, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero
United Express Seasonal: Newark (resumes May 23, 2024)[71]
WestJet Calgary, Edmonton, Orlando, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Cancún, Dublin (resumes June 19, 2024),[72] Edinburgh (begins June 20, 2024),[72] Hamilton (ON), London–Gatwick,[72] Vancouver, Winnipeg

Cargo edit

Charter edit

The following companies operate from private hangars or FBOs at the airport:

Statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at YHZ airport. See Wikidata query.
 
Aerial view of the airport in 2011, prior to the extension of runway 05/23
Annual passenger traffic (enplaned and deplaned) at Halifax Airport, 1996 through 2023[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][2]
Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers
2030 2020 995,426 2010 3,508,153 2000 2,980,970 1990
2029 2019 4,188,443 2009 3,417,164 1999 3,089,552 1989
2028 2018 4,316,079 2008 3,578,931 1998 3,006,572 1988
2027 2017 4,083,188 2007 3,469,062 1997 2,933,630 1987 2,140,000[84]
2026 2016 3,908,799 2006 3,378,601 1996 2,744,720 1986
2025 2015 3,702,705 2005 3,229,111 1995 1985
2024 2014 3,663,039 2004 3,242,389 1994 1984
2023 3,579,293 2013 3,585,864 2003 2,973,187 1993 1983
2022 3,107,425 2012 3,605,701 2002 2,853,778 1992 1982
2021 1,076,458 2011 3,594,164 2001 2,852,061 1991 1981

Incidents and accidents edit

  • On 17 March 1965, a Handley Page Dart Herald operated by Eastern Provincial Airways and bound for Sydney, NS, crashed in Upper Musquodoboit, about 15 minutes after taking off from Halifax. While climbing, the aircraft broke apart due to corrosion. The three crew members and five passengers on board were all killed.[85][86]
  • On December 18, 1979, a Piper Navajo light plane working a courier service crashed at Halifax airport, killing two and destroying many documents detailing transactions from 59 banks in Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton.[87]
  • On July 17, 1987, a four-seat Bell 206 helicopter operated by Versatile Air Services crashed next to Highway 102 near the airport. Two were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.[88]
  • On the night of September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111, a scheduled flight from New York City to Geneva, declared a pan-pan after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. The flight crew attempted to divert to Halifax after dumping fuel, but crashed into the sea at the entrance of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, about 60 km from the airport. All 229 passengers and crew were killed.[89]
  • On October 14, 2004, MK Airlines Flight 1602, a Boeing 747-200F, crashed during takeoff from runway 23. All seven crew members died.[90]
  • On March 29, 2015, Air Canada Flight 624 crashed while attempting to land at the airport, shortly after midnight in stormy weather. All 137 passengers and crew survived. The crash cut power to the airport and damaged runway 05's antenna array. The aircraft was destroyed.[91][92]
  • On November 7, 2018, Sky Lease Cargo Flight 4854, a Boeing 747-400F, overran runway 14 while landing and came to a rest near the Old Guysborough Road. All four occupants survived.[93][94][95] The aircraft was destroyed.[96]

Ground transport edit

 
MetroX bus destined for downtown

Bus edit

MetroX route 320 is an express bus service that travels between the city centre and the airport, with intermediate stops at the Dartmouth Bridge Terminal and the suburb of Fall River. The route is operated by Halifax Transit (formerly Metro Transit) and runs all day on both weekdays and weekends.[97]

Car edit

The airport is located at Exit 6 of Highway 102, which connects Halifax to the Trans-Canada Highway. It is a 28-minute drive from Halifax City Hall, the centre of Downtown Halifax. There are numerous car rental agencies located in the lower level of the airport car park.[98]

Aside from the parking garage connected to the terminal, the airport also offers Park 'N Fly Airport Parking, a long-term parking service, the brand name licensed to the airport by Hong Kong company CK Hutchison Holdings.

See also edit

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External links edit

  •   Media related to Halifax International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  • Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Halifax International Airport from Nav Canada as available.

halifax, stanfield, international, airport, iata, icao, cyhz, canadian, airport, goffs, nova, scotia, rural, community, halifax, regional, municipality, serves, halifax, region, mainland, nova, scotia, adjacent, areas, neighbouring, maritime, provinces, airpor. Halifax Stanfield International Airport IATA YHZ ICAO CYHZ is a Canadian airport in Goffs Nova Scotia a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality It serves the Halifax region mainland Nova Scotia and adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Halifax Stanfield International AirportAeroport international Stanfield d Halifax French IATA YHZICAO CYHZWMO 71395SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerTransport CanadaOperatorHalifax International Airport AuthorityServesHalifax Regional MunicipalityLocationGoffs Nova ScotiaOpenedAugust 1 1960 63 years ago 1960 08 01 Focus city forAir Canada Porter AirlinesTime zoneAST UTC 04 00 Summer DST ADT UTC 03 00 Elevation AMSL477 ft 145 mCoordinates44 52 47 N 063 30 37 W 44 87972 N 63 51028 W 44 87972 63 51028Public transit accessMetroX 320 Websitehalifaxstanfield wbr caMapCYHZLocation within Nova ScotiaShow map of Nova ScotiaCYHZCYHZ Canada Show map of CanadaRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 05 23 10 500 3 200 Asphalt concrete 14 32 7 700 2 347 AsphaltStatistics 2023 Total passengers3 579 293Sources CFS 1 HIAA 2 The airport owned by Transport Canada since it opened in 1960 has been operated since 2000 by the Halifax International Airport Authority HIAA It forms part of the National Airports System Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada 3 Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic It handled a total of 3 579 293 passengers in 2023 2 and 84 045 aircraft movements in 2017 It is a hub for Air Canada Express Cougar Helicopters Maritime Air Charter and PAL Airlines Contents 1 History 1 1 Background 1 2 Construction and early years 1 3 Operation Yellow Ribbon 1 4 Renaming 2 Awards 3 Facilities 3 1 Terminal 3 2 Runways and taxiways 3 3 Hotel 3 4 Operations 3 5 Business park 4 Ongoing developments 5 Airlines and destinations 5 1 Passenger 5 2 Cargo 5 3 Charter 6 Statistics 7 Incidents and accidents 8 Ground transport 8 1 Bus 8 2 Car 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory edit nbsp The airport terminal soon after construction in 1960 Background edit An airfield in the West End known as Chebucto Field was built as the Halifax Civic Airport by the City of Halifax in 1931 on the former site of Blueball Farm It served as the city s main airport until 1941 when it was closed and leased to the federal government to serve as an army camp in World War II 4 Today Saunders Park named after the first Halifax airport manager and Aero Club manager Donald Saunders and some parts of the residential area of Westmount Subdivision mark the site RCAF Station Shearwater subsequently functioned as Halifax s primary airport until the current airport was opened In October 1945 the City of Halifax asked the federal Department of Transport for help choosing a site for a new civil airport 5 A key factor was to find a site near Halifax with a minimal number of days per year when fog would affect airport operation Lucasville was favoured but after a year of study it was found to have similar average visibility to the frequently foggy airport at Shearwater 6 A site near Kelly Lake was then scrutinized based on a recommendation by Trans Canada Air Lines After two years of monitoring the site was officially approved in 1954 for construction of a modern C 5 million airport 6 The land was purchased by the City of Halifax on April 5 1955 while the Department of Transport was tasked with building the airport 7 5 Construction and early years edit Construction of the new airport began in November 1955 8 The runways were built by Diamond Construction of Halifax The modernist terminal building was designed by Gilleland and Strutt an architecture firm which previously designed a similar looking terminal at Ottawa 8 9 The new airport was substantially completed in June 1960 and a temporary licence for daytime visual flight rules VFR operations was issued that month 10 An opening gala was held on Dominion Day of 1960 the same day a licence permitting full operations was issued 7 10 At 4 50 am on August 1 1960 the first airplane landed there a Vickers Viscount running the Trans Canada Airlines Flight 400 between Montreal and Newfoundland It was piloted by Halifax native W E Barnes The first overseas flight arrived an hour later travelling from London en route to Montreal 11 The airport was formally inaugurated on September 10 1960 by the Minister of Transport George Hees 12 The ultimate cost of construction was about 18 million 7 Passenger numbers grew steadily during the first few decades of operation The passenger terminal was substantially renovated in 1966 13 A 5 000 square metre 54 000 sq ft passenger terminal extension opened in July 1976 which saw the installation of the airport s first three air bridges 5 14 New temporary passenger walkways were constructed in 1988 to serve regional carriers 4 By 1990 approximately 2 500 000 passengers passed through the airport annually up from about 180 000 when it first opened A 400 square metre 4 300 sq ft southern expansion was opened in December 1994 by Minister of Transport Doug Young while the check in area was expanded in 1998 5 Owing to the National Airports Policy announced in 1994 the Halifax International Airport Authority HIAA was founded in November 1995 Management of the airport was officially passed from Transport Canada to HIAA on February 1 2000 5 Operation Yellow Ribbon edit nbsp Lufthansa s Gander Halifax plane Further information Operation Yellow Ribbon Following the September 11 attacks in 2001 the airport took part in Operation Yellow Ribbon commenced to accept United States civilian flights after the Federal Aviation Administration closed down U S airspace Halifax airport took in 47 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 Montreal Dorval and Ottawa Macdonald Cartier International Airport 15 Shortly after the attacks the airport was advised that as many as 40 to 50 planes would divert to Halifax In response runway 15 33 now 14 32 was shut down to accommodate the parked aircraft The first diverted aircraft a United Airlines Boeing 767 arrived at 11 35 am 16 The number of arriving passengers greatly outstripped the capacity of the airport which faced processing 7 000 8 000 people with an arrivals facility designed to handle 900 per hour 17 The Halifax municipal government was tasked with providing emergency shelter food transportation and care to the stranded travellers who were housed in city sports complexes and schools churches universities military bases as well as the homes of private citizens 18 19 20 A memorial ceremony was held in the airport terminal on September 14 2001 16 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 21 and is the first aircraft of the whole fleet with a city name outside of Germany On September 11 2006 five years after the attacks United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Halifax airport and delivered a speech of thanks 22 Renaming edit After the December 2003 death of Robert Stanfield the former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Leader of the Official Opposition several proposals were made in Nova Scotia to honour the widely respected politician In early 2005 the airport s governing board voted to rename the terminal building after Stanfield 23 The terminal was officially rechristened in a ceremony held on September 9 2005 when the Stanfield family unveiled a brass memorial plaque in the airport observation floor 24 On Friday February 9 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the airport and formally renamed the entire facility from Halifax International Airport to Halifax Robert L Stanfield International Airport in a further honour to Stanfield at that time the terminal name was dropped and reverted to its original status 25 Awards editHalifax International 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 airport for the second year in a row 26 In March 2007 the 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 27 In early 2010 Halifax Stanfield was rated by passengers as the Best Airport in the World in its class under 5 million for the seventh year in a row In 2011 it won third Best Airport in North America of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International 28 as well as 3rd Best Airport by Size in the 2 to 5 million passenger category 29 Facilities edit nbsp Domestic arrivals hall and escalators to U S departures nbsp Airport Square with elevators to observation deck nbsp Check in hall Terminal edit The Air Terminal Building ATB was opened in August 1960 It cost about C 4 5 million to construct and upon opening included health immigration and customs facilities for international passengers a restaurant a control tower and administrative offices and two observation decks that projected onto the apron It was designed by Gilleland and Strutt of Ottawa in collaboration with C D Davidson of Halifax as well as A W Ramsey chief architect at the Department of Transport The main contractor was Ellis Don 30 The modern complex contained Nova Scotia s first set of escalators 31 Today the terminal serves over four million passengers per year The growth experienced in the decades since the airport s construction has necessitated constant renovations and there is often construction occurring there Since the HIAA took over management of the airport in 2000 over 200 million has been invested in improvements to the terminal building 32 A new international arrivals area three times larger than the previous one opened at the north end of the terminal in August 2001 The upper level of this expansion included a space reserved for United States border preclearance facilities see below 33 A new domestic arrivals hall accommodating three baggage reclaim belts and a Nova Scotia visitor s centre officially opened on December 18 2002 34 Work also began in 2002 on a significant renovation to the central lobby of the terminal building This expanded retail and dining space opened as the Airport Square on November 9 2003 A third storey public observation deck opened at the same time 35 A southern terminal expansion was completed in 2005 expanding the departures holdroom adding three new jet bridges and creating a dedicated commuter aircraft facility with new ground loading gates 36 In December 2004 U S Customs and Border Protection approved Halifax for U S border preclearance It took effect in late 2006 HIAA used to be the busiest airport in Canada without U S customs preclearance citation needed On September 12 2007 the airport authority announced the construction of a 2 300 space five storey parking garage which was completed on March 12 2009 citation needed Several improvements to the terminal were made in 2018 19 A three storey extension to the central portion of the terminal building was constructed projecting into the centre apron The ground floor houses an expanded security screening area increasing capacity and allowing for the implementation of CATSA Plus the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority s latest checkpoint design which requires more space The second floor contains an expanded double height passenger waiting area with additional seating as well as new dining and retail space 37 38 At the same time new security features were added around the terminal including anti ramming bollards blast resistant glazing more security cameras and new access control features 39 Lastly the domestic baggage claim area was renovated for cosmetic reasons 40 Ceilings were raised column sizes were reduced and new flooring was installed 38 The terminal now has a total of 32 gate positions with 13 using airbridges gates 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 and 26 28 32 The remaining gates are ground loading positions Gates 22 24 and 26 28 are swing gates a glassed in secure corridor allows incoming international passengers and pre cleared departing US passengers to be segregated from those in the domestic international departure lounge when used for US departures these gates are numbered 52 54 and 56 58 respectively Gates 2 a e to 9 are ground loading positions dedicated to domestic regional operations Gates 34 to 46 are ground loading gate positions for US flights Runways and taxiways edit Halifax Stanfield has had two runways arranged perpendicular to each other since opening in 1960 10 In press releases the airport authority refers to the longer one as the main runway and the shorter as the secondary runway Number Length Width 05 23 3 200 metres 10 500 ft 61 metres 200 ft 14 32 2 346 metres 7 700 ft 61 metres 200 ft All taxiways are 75 feet 23 m wide except for the 50 foot wide taxiway K 41 The airport opened with using the present day naming scheme taxiways A B formerly part of A C D section between the apron and the main runway G E F and H 10 Then taxiway B and most of taxiway D now M and D see below were constructed in 1982 providing a taxi route paralleling runway 14 32 42 In 2010 extension of the taxiway system resulted in an increased airside area creating space for several newly constructed large hangars Canadian Helicopters Cougar Helicopters Gateway Facilities and IMP Group operate these new hangars along taxiways J and K In November 2012 an extension of both ends of runway 05 23 was completed to accommodate larger wide body aircraft This increased its length from 8 800 ft 2 682 m to 10 500 ft 3 200 m This increase resulted in the renaming of several taxiways taxiway B became M and the end of taxiway A was renamed B Taxiway F was also extended to meet the threshold of runway 23 In 2016 a new apron was constructed off taxiway J to serve primarily as a place to park cargo freighters 43 32 The airport covers a total of 2 372 acres 960 ha of land 41 Hotel edit nbsp Alt Hotel As early as the 1980s the private sector expressed interest in building a hotel next to the airport terminal 10 In May 1988 Halifax based Keddy s Motor Inns a major Maritime hotel chain signed a contract with Transport Canada to build a 20 million 200 room hotel on Transport Canada owned land opposite the terminal 44 Work on the Pegasus Hotel began in May 1990 45 After over 4 million had been spent construction was halted in December 1990 by the main contractor GEM Construction Specialists due to unpaid work 46 Keddy s faced financial troubles and was 35 million in debt and project funding from a consortium of Hong Kongese and Taiwanese immigrant investors fell through 47 The federal government searched for a company interested in completing the project but the only proposal received was deemed inadequate 45 The unfinished shell of the hotel was considered an embarrassing eyesore and Transport Canada demolished it in 1996 48 49 The airport authority announced on May 13 2008 that a letter of intent had been signed with New Castle Hotels and Southwest Properties for construction of a 176 room Sheraton hotel It was estimated to cost about 30 million and would have included a fitness centre swimming pool conference centre and dining facilities 49 In early 2009 the airport authority and the developers jointly agreed to postpone construction of the hotel due to the global economic downturn 50 In early 2010 the developers pulled out of the deal 51 On October 26 2011 the airport authority announced the construction of an on site 14 storey 169 room Alt Hotel 51 Linked to both the passenger terminal and the parking garage by an enclosed footbridge the 27 million building was built by Marco Construction of Halifax and opened in 2013 Operated by Groupe Germain Hospitalite the hotel includes conference and banquet facilities a fitness centre a pool and a 24 hour cafe 52 It was built with soundproof windows to block aircraft noise 53 Operations edit The airport is served by several fixed base operators FBOs which handle fueling ground handling hangarage catering etc They include Air Canada Technical Services Aircraft Service International Gateway Facilities Halifax International Fuel Facility Consortium HIFFC Inland Technologies Innotech Execaire PAL Aviation Services Shell AeroCentre Strategic Aviation and Swissport 54 55 56 Halifax Regional Police provides policing services 57 58 Emergency rescue and firefighting services are based in the Combined Services Complex CSC which also houses the airport s maintenance operations The C 24 million 6 000 square metre 65 000 sq ft building opened in 2010 replacing the previous fire hall built 1981 as well as the former maintenance garage which opened with the airport in 1960 59 The complex includes a fire station vehicular wash and storage bays offices conference rooms staff rooms sleeping quarters and an emergency communications centre 60 61 The CSC was the first LEED certified building at the airport 62 Halifax International Airport was one of a handful of sites in eastern North America designated an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle if a launch was aborted following liftoff The airport kept in contact with Transport Canada and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during each shuttle launch 63 Business park edit 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 largest tenants are Pratt amp Whitney Canada and L3 Communications 5 32 Ongoing developments editThe latest airport master plan was published in January 2011 Many of its proposals have since been realised such as construction of an on site hotel the southern terminal expansion and extensions of the main runway Possible future plans outlined in this document include new taxiways and parking stands another de icing area space for new logistics and aviation services development and a major expansion of the public road network partly built to facilitate development of a large commercial area between the airport and the highway 64 On November 15 2018 transport minister Marc Garneau announced Government of Canada funding via the National Trade Corridors Fund toward a 36 million expansion of the airport s air cargo handling facilities The federal government will contribute 18 million while 5 million will come from the province and 13 million from the airport authority The expansion will be built on forested land adjacent to the existing cargo area 65 Airlines and destinations edit nbsp An Air Canada Boeing 767 200 parked at the gate in 1990 Passenger edit AirlinesDestinationsAir CanadaLondon Heathrow Montreal Trudeau Toronto Pearson Seasonal VancouverAir Canada ExpressBoston Deer Lake Gander Goose Bay Newark Ottawa St John sAir Canada RougeSeasonal Cancun Montreal Trudeau Orlando Punta Cana TampaAir Saint PierreSaint PierreAir TransatSeasonal Cancun Cayo Coco Fort Lauderdale Holguin Montego Bay Orlando Puerto Plata Punta Cana Santa Clara VaraderoAmerican AirlinesSeasonal PhiladelphiaAmerican EagleSeasonal Boston New York LaGuardia begins June 5 2024 66 Washington NationalBermudAirBermuda begins May 25 2024 67 Canada JetlinesOrlando Toronto Pearson both begin June 2 2024 68 CondorSeasonal FrankfurtDelta ConnectionNew York LaGuardia begins June 7 2024 Discover AirlinesSeasonal FrankfurtFlair AirlinesKitchener Waterloo Montreal Trudeau Ottawa Toronto PearsonIcelandairSeasonal Reykjavik Keflavik resumes May 31 2024 69 Porter AirlinesMontreal Trudeau Ottawa St John s Toronto Billy Bishop Toronto Pearson Seasonal Deer Lake begins June 4 2024 70 Sunwing AirlinesSeasonal Cancun Cayo Coco Cayo Largo del Sur Holguin Montego Bay Orlando Puerto Plata Punta Cana Santa Clara VaraderoUnited ExpressSeasonal Newark resumes May 23 2024 71 WestJetCalgary Edmonton Orlando Toronto PearsonSeasonal Cancun Dublin resumes June 19 2024 72 Edinburgh begins June 20 2024 72 Hamilton ON London Gatwick 72 Vancouver Winnipeg Cargo edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message AirlinesDestinationsAir Canada CargoBasel Mulhouse 73 Deer Lake Frankfurt Liege London Heathrow Madrid Ottawa Saint John St John s Sydney NS Toronto Pearson 74 ASL Airlines BelgiumLiegeAtlas Air 75 Anchorage Hahn Hangzhou Mexico City AIFA New York JFKCargojetCologne Hamilton ON London Heathrow MonctonFedEx ExpressMonctonFedEx FeederMontreal MirabelKorean Air CargoAnchorage Seoul IncheonSky Lease CargoChangsha 76 TC Ventus FreightMoncton OrlandoWestJet CargoCalgary Toronto Pearson Charter edit The following companies operate from private hangars or FBOs at the airport Cougar Helicopters Maritime Air Charter Provincial Airlines also leases a Beech Super King Air 200 to Emergency Health Services for use as air ambulance when the EHS helicopter is unavailable Sable AviationStatistics editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Annual passenger traffic at YHZ airport See Wikidata query nbsp Aerial view of the airport in 2011 prior to the extension of runway 05 23 Annual passenger traffic enplaned and deplaned at Halifax Airport 1996 through 2023 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 2 Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers 2030 2020 995 426 2010 3 508 153 2000 2 980 970 1990 2029 2019 4 188 443 2009 3 417 164 1999 3 089 552 1989 2028 2018 4 316 079 2008 3 578 931 1998 3 006 572 1988 2027 2017 4 083 188 2007 3 469 062 1997 2 933 630 1987 2 140 000 84 2026 2016 3 908 799 2006 3 378 601 1996 2 744 720 1986 2025 2015 3 702 705 2005 3 229 111 1995 1985 2024 2014 3 663 039 2004 3 242 389 1994 1984 2023 3 579 293 2013 3 585 864 2003 2 973 187 1993 1983 2022 3 107 425 2012 3 605 701 2002 2 853 778 1992 1982 2021 1 076 458 2011 3 594 164 2001 2 852 061 1991 1981Incidents and accidents editOn 17 March 1965 a Handley Page Dart Herald operated by Eastern Provincial Airways and bound for Sydney NS crashed in Upper Musquodoboit about 15 minutes after taking off from Halifax While climbing the aircraft broke apart due to corrosion The three crew members and five passengers on board were all killed 85 86 On December 18 1979 a Piper Navajo light plane working a courier service crashed at Halifax airport killing two and destroying many documents detailing transactions from 59 banks in Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton 87 On July 17 1987 a four seat Bell 206 helicopter operated by Versatile Air Services crashed next to Highway 102 near the airport Two were injured and the aircraft was destroyed 88 On the night of September 2 1998 Swissair Flight 111 a scheduled flight from New York City to Geneva declared a pan pan after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit The flight crew attempted to divert to Halifax after dumping fuel but crashed into the sea at the entrance of St Margarets Bay Nova Scotia about 60 km from the airport All 229 passengers and crew were killed 89 On October 14 2004 MK Airlines Flight 1602 a Boeing 747 200F crashed during takeoff from runway 23 All seven crew members died 90 On March 29 2015 Air Canada Flight 624 crashed while attempting to land at the airport shortly after midnight in stormy weather All 137 passengers and crew survived The crash cut power to the airport and damaged runway 05 s antenna array The aircraft was destroyed 91 92 On November 7 2018 Sky Lease Cargo Flight 4854 a Boeing 747 400F overran runway 14 while landing and came to a rest near the Old Guysborough Road All four occupants survived 93 94 95 The aircraft was destroyed 96 Ground transport edit nbsp MetroX bus destined for downtown Bus edit MetroX route 320 is an express bus service that travels between the city centre and the airport with intermediate stops at the Dartmouth Bridge Terminal and the suburb of Fall River The route is operated by Halifax Transit formerly Metro Transit and runs all day on both weekdays and weekends 97 Car edit The airport is located at Exit 6 of Highway 102 which connects Halifax to the Trans Canada Highway It is a 28 minute drive from Halifax City Hall the centre of Downtown Halifax There are numerous car rental agencies located in the lower level of the airport car park 98 Aside from the parking garage connected to the terminal the airport also offers Park N Fly Airport Parking a long term parking service the brand name licensed to the airport by Hong Kong company CK Hutchison Holdings See also editPortals nbsp Canada nbsp Aviation Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum located nearby offering both military and civil aviation exhibitsReferences edit Canada Flight Supplement Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 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