YHZ

Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Airport Code

YHZ stands for Halifax Stanfield International Airport, an airport code abbreviation.

Atlantic Canada's busiest airport, located about 35 kilometers north of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is named for former premier and federal party leader Robert Stanfield.

Example: Lobster crates are loaded at YHZ for overnight flights to China.

Usage notes

ICAO code CYHZ. On September 11, 2001, Halifax received more diverted transatlantic flights than any other Canadian airport during Operation Yellow Ribbon, after US airspace was closed. Live lobster exports by air are an important cargo business.

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