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Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport (Canada)
Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport is located near Halifax, with Eastern Passage at 2mi↑, Cole Harbour at 3mi↑, ColeRidge Estates at 3mi↑, Halifax at 4mi↑, Dartmouth at 4mi↑, Dartmouth Crossing at 5mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also heliports in Canada
aerial view of Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYAW
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 44 m = 144ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Coming to Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport
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- CFB Greenwood airport at 73mi : book on Trip.com
- Digby airport at 113mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport CYAW
METAR for Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport CYAW
CYAW 052000Z 29014KT 15SM FEW025 M06/M13 A3013 RMK SC1 DENSITY ALT -2686FT LAST OBS /NEXT 081100 UTC SLP206
Decoded METAR for Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport CYAW
METAR issued by CYAW on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 20:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 7 days and 172 hours and -10068 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is -6°C = 21°F, dew point is -13°C = 9°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 58 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.13inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 290°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500ft = 760m.
Remarks : SC1 DENSITY ALT light intensity 2686FT LAST OBS /NEXT 081100 UTC Sea Level Pressure SLP=206
TAF for Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport CYAW
CYAW 051740Z 0518/0606 30015G25KT P6SM FEW025 BECMG 0520/0522 28010G20KT FM052200 28010G20KT P6SM SCT200 FM060400 27008KT P6SM BKN020 RMK NXT FCST BY 060000Z
Decoded TAF for Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport CYAW
TAF issued by CYAW on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 17:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 7 days and 6 hours and 32 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0518/0606 30015G25KT P6SM FEW025
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0520/0522 28010G20KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 280°
from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM052200 28010G20KT P6SM SCT200
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 20000ft = 6100m
from Friday, December 5, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 6, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM060400 27008KT P6SM BKN020
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport
Around Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Eastern Passage
- MoMA (New York) at 595mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 677mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 2943mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 2984mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 2984mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 2985mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 2985mi↑
- San Sebastian at 2985mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 2986mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 2998mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 2998mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 2998mi↑
- for Halifax / CFB Shearwater airport at 0mi↑
- for Halifax (South End) airport at 3mi↑
- for Halifax (South Battery) airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to Halifax / CFB Shearwater heliport (Canada)
- Halifax (South End) heliport ( CHS7) at 3mi↑
- Halifax (South Battery) heliport ( CDY2) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Halifax (South Battery) heliport ( CA-0154) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Halifax (IWK Health Centre) heliport ( CIW2) at 4mi↑
- Halifax (Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre) heliport (CHQE ) at 4mi↑NOTAM
- Halifax (Windsor Park) heliport ( CYP2) at 6mi↑
- Porters Lake South seaplane base ( CLS4) at 9mi↑
- Porters Lake airport ( CCF4) at 11mi↑
- Porters Lake Waterdrome seaplane base ( CDD2) at 11mi↑
- Fall River Water seaplane base ( CFR3) at 12mi↑
- Halifax / Stanfield International airport (CYHZ YHZ ) at 17mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Dauphinee (Mill) Lake Water airport ( CA-0698) at 29mi↑defunct airport
- Shubenacadie airport ( CA-0592) at 32mi↑defunct airport
- Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital heliport ( CA-0757) at 33mi↑
- East Gore Eco Airpark airport ( CCY4) at 35mi↑
- Stanley airport ( CCW4) at 38mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
