Canada flag Halifax Airport (YHZ)

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

Destinations
42
Flights / day
75
Busiest route
Toronto
Top airline
WestJet

Halifax Stanfield Airport averages 75 flights per day to 42 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and 24 international routes. A total of 15 airlines operate at YHZ, led by WestJet. 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: June 9, 2026

Route Network

Halifax Stanfield Airport connects 40 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 4 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
800 mi · 1,288 km
20
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
593 mi · 955 km
8
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
500 mi · 804 km
7
per day
Canada flag St. John's (YYT) – Canada 3 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
547 mi · 880 km
6
per day
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,327 mi · 3,745 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
612 mi · 986 km
3
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,288 mi · 3,682 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 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 Kitchener (YKF) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
840 mi · 1,352 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 1 airline
YHZ → ORD
1
per day
United States of America flag Detroit (DTW) – United States of America 1 airline
YHZ → DTW
1
per day
Canada flag Gander (YQX) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
506 mi · 814 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
YHZ → PHL
1
per day
Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 1 airline
6 hr 40 mins
2,752 mi · 4,429 km
1
per day
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 1 airline
YHZ → AMS
6
per week
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
413 mi · 665 km
6
per week
Canada flag Goose Bay (YYR) – Canada 1 airline
YHZ → YYR
6
per week
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
YHZ → LIS
6
per week
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
YHZ → DUB
5
per week
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 1 airline
YHZ → CDG
5
per week
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
YHZ → BCN
4
per week
Denmark flag Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark 1 airline
YHZ → CPH
4
per week
Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 1 airline
YHZ → MAD
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 Regina (YQR) – Canada 1 airline
YHZ → YQR
3
per week
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 1 airline
YHZ → DCA
3
per week
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 1 airline
YHZ → FRA
2
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YHU) – Canada 1 airline
YHZ → YHU
2
per week
Canada flag Saskatoon (YXE) – Canada 1 airline
YHZ → YXE
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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 25 mins
1,595 mi · 2,567 km
1
per week
Bermuda flag Hamilton (BDA) – Bermuda 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
867 mi · 1,395 km
1
per week
United States of America flag New York (LGA) – United States of America 1 airline
YHZ → LGA
1
per week
United States of America flag Portland (PWM) – United States of America 1 airline
YHZ → PWM
1
per week
Iceland flag Reykjavik (KEF) – Iceland 1 airline
YHZ → KEF
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 June 9, 2026.

Halifax Stanfield Airport is served by 15 airlines, with WestJet in the lead at 33% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 69% of routes. nine carriers operate only one route each. A total of 11 airlines operate international routes, compared with six 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 (11 routes)
Porter Airlines (7 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
Flair Airlines (2 routes)
American Airlines (2 routes)
PAL Airlines (1 routes)
Flight Alaska (1 routes)
Pascan Aviation (1 routes)
Atlas Air (1 routes)
Bermudair Limited (1 routes)
Delta Air Lines (1 routes)
WUP (1 routes)
Icelandair (1 routes)
Air Saint Pierre (1 routes)

Halifax Stanfield Airport provides direct service to 12 countries across two continents. The route network is 40% domestic and 60% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 59/day
United States of America - 8/day
United Kingdom - 2/day
Netherlands - 1/day
Portugal - 1/day
Ireland - 1/day
France - 1/day
Spain - 1/day
Denmark - 1/day
Germany - 0/day
Bermuda - 0/day
Iceland - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min late
min (+155.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min early
7 min (-388.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
2 flights (24 hour total)

Jun 13

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jun 13

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jun 13

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
1 min late
2 min (-71.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
2 min (-168.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
21 flights (7 day total)

Jun 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 11

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 9

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
5

Jun 8

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 7

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (+52.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
min (-27.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
116 flights (30 day total)

Jun 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 11

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 9

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
5

Jun 8

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 7

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 6

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
5

Jun 5

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Jun 4

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Jun 3

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 2

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 1

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
4

May 31

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

May 30

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
5

May 29

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
10

May 28

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

May 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
2

May 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
3

May 25

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
7

May 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
6

May 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

May 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
1

May 21

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

May 20

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
4

May 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

May 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

May 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
10

May 16

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

May 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
5

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#326 (75 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#433 (42 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 75 flights per day to 42 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 16 domestic and 24 international routes, with WestJet 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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