Halifax / CFB Shearwater Heliport

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IATA: YAW

ICAO: CYAW

TC: YAW


METAR: SPECI CYAW 171246Z 20020G36KT 1/8SM -SHRA FG VV001 10/10 A2966 RMK FG8 DENSITY ALT -5FT VIS VRB 0-1/4 SLP046

TAF: TAF CYAW 171140Z 1712/1724 19020G35KT 0SM -DZ FG VV001 TEMPO 1712/1716 19030G40KT 1/2SM SHRA FG VV003 PROB30 1712/1716 VRB35G45KT 3/4SM TSRA BR OVC004CB FM171600 21018G30KT 1/4SM -DZ FG VV001 TEMPO 1716/1719 1SM -SHRA BR VV004 FM171900 22018G30KT 3/4SM -DZ -SHRA BR VV004 BECMG 1719/1721 P6SM NSW BKN012 OVC050 FM172200 23015G25KT P6SM BKN015 OVC080 RMK NXT FCST BY 171800Z

Reporting Station: CYAW (0.4 NM at True Heading of 235)
Visibility: 0.13SM
Flight Category: LIFR
Altimeter: 1004.5
Temperature: 10 C (50 F)
Dewpoint: 10 C (50 F)

METAR: METAR CXMI 171200Z AUTO 17034G42KT 09/09 RMK AO1 PK WND 17046/1146 SLP042 T00930093 56028

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: CXMI (2.7 NM at True Heading of 213)
Visibility: SM
Flight Category: N/A
Altimeter: N/A
Temperature: 9.3 C (48.74 F)
Dewpoint: 9.3 C (48.74 F)

Location

Latitude: 
44-38-22.9272N (44.639702)
Longitude: 
063-29-57.8436W (-63.499401)
Elevation: 
144 feet MSL (44 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
16.2 W (as of March 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -4.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -3.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

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Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Heliport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1144 feet (349 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

TWR:  119
GND:  121.7
HALIFAX APP/DEP:  119.2
ATIS:  129.175
ATF:  126.2
OPS:  30.88
PMSV METRO:  34.46
   

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: [X] 10/28
[X] 16/34
16H/34H
Longest Runway: [X] 16/34 is 8998 ft (2743 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

YAW Heliport Runway Details

Runway [X] 10/28  5692 ft x 200 ft (1735 m x 61 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway [X] 10

Runway [X] 28

Elevation: 
167 132
Latitude: 
44.63890075683 44.63999938964
Longitude: 
-63.51610183715 -63.49440002441
Runway True Alignment: 
84.8 264.8
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
167 132

Runway [X] 16/34  8998 ft x 200 ft (2743 m x 61 m)

Runway [X] 16

Runway [X] 34

Elevation: 
136 119
Latitude: 
44.64939880371 44.63079833984
Longitude: 
-63.50569915771 -63.48289871215
Runway True Alignment: 
139 319
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Threshold Elevation: 
136 119

Runway 16H/34H  3500 ft x 112 ft (1067 m x 34 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 16H

Runway 34H

Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
Yes Yes

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