Canada flag Halifax Airport (YHZ)

Country Canada | North America | Regional Hub | IATA: YHZ | ICAO: CYHZ | Elevation 477 ft · 145 m | Local time —

Destinations
37
Flights / day
83
Busiest route
Toronto
Top airline
Air Canada

Halifax Stanfield Airport averages 83 flights per day to 37 destinations, with 15 domestic routes and 21 international routes. A total of 18 airlines operate at YHZ, led by Air Canada. This airport provides direct service to 12 countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Halifax Stanfield connects to Anchorage, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 55 mins. Updated: October 12, 2026

Route Network

Halifax Stanfield Airport connects 36 destinations worldwide, with Toronto standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Anchorage, and the shortest flight is to Deer Lake.

Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 5 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
800 mi · 1,288 km
19
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 4 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
593 mi · 955 km
11
per day
Canada flag St. John's (YYT) – Canada 4 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
547 mi · 880 km
11
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
500 mi · 804 km
5
per day
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 2 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,327 mi · 3,745 km
4
per day
Canada flag Deer Lake (YDF) – Canada 4 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
415 mi · 668 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 3 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
612 mi · 986 km
4
per day
Canada flag Hamilton (YHM) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
823 mi · 1,325 km
2
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YHU) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YHU
2
per day
Canada flag Gander (YQX) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
506 mi · 814 km
2
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,288 mi · 3,682 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
413 mi · 665 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Detroit (DTW) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,008 mi · 1,622 km
1
per day
Canada flag Kitchener (YKF) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
840 mi · 1,352 km
1
per day
United Kingdom flag London (LHR) – United Kingdom 1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,849 mi · 4,585 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
691 mi · 1,112 km
1
per day
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,601 mi · 2,577 km
1
per day
Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 2 airlines
6 hr 40 mins
2,752 mi · 4,429 km
1
per day
Canada flag Goose Bay (YYR) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YYR
6
per week
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,778 mi · 4,471 km
6
per week
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 1 airline
7 hr 10 mins
3,253 mi · 5,235 km
5
per week
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
5 hr 55 mins
2,579 mi · 4,151 km
4
per week
United States of America flag New York (LGA) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
596 mi · 959 km
4
per week
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
3,029 mi · 4,875 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Anchorage (ANC) – United States of America 1 airline
7 hr 55 mins
3,474 mi · 5,590 km
3
per week
Iceland flag Reykjavik (KEF) – Iceland 1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
2,049 mi · 3,297 km
3
per week
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 1 airline
7 hr 15 mins
3,325 mi · 5,351 km
3
per week
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
3,043 mi · 4,898 km
2
per week
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
7 hr 5 mins
3,227 mi · 5,194 km
2
per week
Bermuda flag Hamilton (BDA) – Bermuda 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
867 mi · 1,395 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,866 mi · 4,613 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
810 mi · 1,303 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Bedford (BED) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
423 mi · 680 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,236 mi · 1,989 km
1
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YMX) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YMX
1
per week
United States of America flag Providence (PVD) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → PVD
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 12, 2026.

Halifax Stanfield Airport is served by 18 airlines, with Air Canada in the lead at 21% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 52% of routes. nine carriers operate only one route each. A total of 13 airlines operate international routes, compared with seven airlines serving domestic routes. Korean Air is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Anchorage with a flight time of 7 hrs 55 mins.

Air Canada (12 routes)
WestJet (12 routes)
Porter Airlines (6 routes)
PAL Airlines (6 routes)
PTR (4 routes)
American Airlines (3 routes)
Flair Airlines (2 routes)
Morningstar Air Express (2 routes)
United Airlines (2 routes)
Flight Alaska (1 routes)
Delta Air Lines (1 routes)
Korean Air (1 routes)
Icelandair (1 routes)
Edelweiss Air (1 routes)
BermudAir (1 routes)
Jet Linx Aviation (1 routes)
Flexjet (1 routes)
Air Saint Pierre (1 routes)

Halifax Stanfield Airport provides direct service to 12 countries across two continents. The route network is 42% domestic and 58% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 68/day
United States of America - 10/day
United Kingdom - 1/day
Portugal - 1/day
Germany - 1/day
Ireland - 1/day
France - 1/day
Iceland - 0/day
Switzerland - 0/day
Netherlands - 0/day
Spain - 0/day
Bermuda - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
on-time
2 min (+106.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
4 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 18

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
21 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
1

Oct 18

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
1

Oct 17

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
18 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
1

Oct 17

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Oct 17

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
26 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
1 min late
1 min (+52.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min (+60.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
40 flights (7 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 14

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
10

Oct 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
11

Oct 12

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
8

Oct 11

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
5
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (-28.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
2 min (-538.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
88 flights (30 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 14

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
10

Oct 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
11

Oct 12

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
8

Oct 11

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
5

Oct 10

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
4

Oct 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
1

Oct 8

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Oct 7

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 6

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 5

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
6

Oct 3

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Oct 2

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 28

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
5

Sep 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Sep 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 23

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 22

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
5

Sep 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 19

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#322 (83 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#504 (37 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,518 ft 3,206 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
10,518 ft 3,206 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
7,710 ft 2,350 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
7,710 ft 2,350 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt

Runway Length

9 aircraft cannot operate at Halifax Stanfield Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,518 ft (3,206 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Halifax Stanfield (IATA: YHZ) operates around 83 flights per day to 37 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 15 domestic and 21 international routes, with Air Canada as the leading carrier and Toronto currently the busiest connection. From YHZ, passengers can reach 12 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,206 m (10,518 ft).

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