Airports / Canada / YHZ
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport
CYHZ / YHZHalifax, CanadaELEV 477 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
CFB Greenwood (YZX).
Overview
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ / YHZ) is a large commercial airport serving Halifax, Canada. The field lies at an elevation of 477 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Gateway Facilities ULC and Jazz Aviation LP base aircraft at YHZ. Useful alternates include CFB Greenwood (YZX, 60 nm), Charlottetown Airport (YYG, 86 nm), and Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM, 89 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YHZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Robert L. Stanfield International Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YHZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYHZ
IATA
YHZ
FAA / Local
CYHZ
Elevation
477 ft
Coordinates
44.8808° N · 63.5086° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 477 ft, YHZ sits lower than 65% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmYZXCFB GreenwoodGreenwood
- 86nmYYGCharlottetown AirportCharlottetown
- 89nmYQMGreater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International AirportMoncton
- 95nmYSUSummerside AirportSlemon Park
- 99nmYDGDigby / Annapolis Regional AirportDigby
- 102nmYPSPort Hawkesbury AirportPort Hawkesbury
Location
Open the full mapCYHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Halifax, Canada