Canada flag Halifax Airport (YHZ)

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

Destinations
46
Flights / day
97
Busiest route
Toronto
Top airline
WestJet

Halifax Stanfield Airport averages 97 flights per day to 46 destinations, with 18 domestic routes and 28 international routes. A total of 18 airlines operate at YHZ, led by WestJet. This airport provides direct service to 14 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: July 18, 2026

Route Network

Halifax Stanfield Airport connects 46 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
21
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 4 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
593 mi · 955 km
13
per day
Canada flag St. John's (YYT) – Canada 3 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
6
per day
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,327 mi · 3,745 km
5
per day
United States of America flag New York (LGA) – United States of America 2 airlines
—
YHZ → LGA
4
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 3 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
612 mi · 986 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 4 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
413 mi · 665 km
2
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,288 mi · 3,682 km
2
per day
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YWG
2
per day
Canada flag Deer Lake (YDF) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
415 mi · 668 km
2
per day
Canada flag Gander (YQX) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
506 mi · 814 km
2
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 Kitchener (YKF) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
840 mi · 1,352 km
2
per day
Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 2 airlines
6 hr 40 mins
2,752 mi · 4,429 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → PHL
1
per day
United States of America flag Detroit (DTW) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → DTW
1
per day
Canada flag Goose Bay (YYR) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YYR
1
per day
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 1 airline
—
YHZ → AMS
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
Canada flag Toronto (YTZ) – Canada 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
790 mi · 1,271 km
1
per day
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
—
YHZ → LIS
6
per week
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
—
YHZ → BCN
5
per week
Denmark flag Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark 1 airline
—
YHZ → CPH
5
per week
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
—
YHZ → DUB
5
per week
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 1 airline
—
YHZ → FRA
5
per week
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 1 airline
—
YHZ → CDG
5
per week
Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 1 airline
—
YHZ → MAD
4
per week
Belgium flag Brussels (BRU) – Belgium 1 airline
—
YHZ → BRU
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
YHZ → EDI
3
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
YHZ → LGW
3
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YMX) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YMX
3
per week
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → DCA
3
per week
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 1 airline
—
YHZ → ZRH
3
per week
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 3 airlines
—
YHZ → ORD
3
per week
Bermuda flag Hamilton (BDA) – Bermuda 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
867 mi · 1,395 km
2
per week
Canada flag Regina (YQR) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YQR
2
per week
Iceland flag Reykjavik (KEF) – Iceland 1 airline
—
YHZ → KEF
2
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
1
per week
United States of America flag Buffalo (BUF) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
768 mi · 1,237 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Denver (APA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → APA
1
per week
United States of America flag Linden (LDJ) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → LDJ
1
per week
Canada flag Saskatoon (YXE) – Canada 1 airline
—
YHZ → YXE
1
per week
United States of America flag Teterboro (TEB) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → TEB
1
per week
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YHZ → IAD
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

Halifax Stanfield Airport is served by 18 airlines, with WestJet in the lead at 25% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 52% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of 14 airlines operate international routes, compared with seven airlines serving domestic routes. Atlas Air is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Anchorage with a flight time of 7 hrs 55 mins.

WestJet (17 routes)
Air Canada (12 routes)
Porter Airlines (6 routes)
PAL Airlines (6 routes)
American Airlines (5 routes)
PTR (3 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
Flair Airlines (2 routes)
Morningstar Air Express (2 routes)
Delta Air Lines (2 routes)
NetJets Aviation (2 routes)
Flight Alaska (1 routes)
Edelweiss Air (1 routes)
Envoy Air (1 routes)
BMA (1 routes)
Icelandair (1 routes)
Atlas Air (1 routes)
VJA (1 routes)

Halifax Stanfield Airport provides direct service to 14 countries across two continents. The route network is 39% domestic and 61% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 75/day
United States of America - 13/day
United Kingdom - 2/day
Netherlands - 1/day
Portugal - 1/day
Spain - 1/day
Denmark - 1/day
Ireland - 1/day
Germany - 1/day
France - 1/day
Belgium - 0/day
Switzerland - 0/day
Bermuda - 0/day
Iceland - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min late
1 min (+6,540.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
3 min early
2 min (-412.2%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
4 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jul 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
2
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
on-time
min (+22.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
min (-85.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
59 flights (7 day total)

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
12

Jul 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
8

Jul 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
9

Jul 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
13

Jul 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
9
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (-3.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
1 min (+83.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
158 flights (30 day total)

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
12

Jul 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
8

Jul 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
9

Jul 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
13

Jul 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
9

Jul 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
11

Jul 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
8

Jul 2

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
11

Jul 1

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
9

Jun 30

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 29

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 28

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
9

Jun 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Jun 25

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 24

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
7

Jun 23

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 22

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 21

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
9

Jun 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jun 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
6

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#302 (97 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#436 (46 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

10 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
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 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 97 flights per day to 46 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 18 domestic and 28 international routes, with WestJet as the leading carrier and Toronto currently the busiest connection. From YHZ, passengers can reach 14 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,206 m (10,518 ft).

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