Shearwater Airport
Shearwater Heliport, formerly known as Canadian Forces Base Shearwater and commonly referred to as CFB Shearwater and formerly named HMCS Shearwater, is a Canadian Forces facility located 4.5 nautical miles east-southeast of Shearwater, Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Heliport
- Description: airport in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “CFB Shearwater”, “CYAW”, “Shearwater Heliport”, and “YAW”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Said Lake and Shearwater Aviation Museum.
Shearwater Aviation Museum
Museum
The Shearwater Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at CFB Shearwater in Shearwater, Nova Scotia. The museum acquires, conserves, organizes, researches and interprets to Canadian Forces personnel and the public at large for their study, education and enjoyment, artifacts and documents which exemplify the history of Canadian maritime military aviation. Shearwater Aviation Museum is situated 2 km southwest of Shearwater Airport.
Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
Church
Photo: Lachoneus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Halifax Nova Scotia Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The intent to build the temple was announced by the First Presidency on May 7, 1998. Halifax Nova Scotia Temple is situated 3½ km north of Shearwater Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colby Village and Cole Harbour.
Colby Village
Suburb
Colby Village is a subdivision of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, notable for being the home of Sidney Crosby and Bissett Park. There are four schools located in Colby Village: Colby Village Elementary, Caldwell Road Elementary, Astral Drive Elementary, and Astral Drive Junior High. Colby Village is situated 3 km north of Shearwater Airport.
Cole Harbour
Town
Photo: Coastal Elite, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dartmouth is a city in the Halifax Region of Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has the nickname the "City of Lakes" due to its large number of lakes. Cole Harbour is situated 4 km north of Shearwater Airport.
Dartmouth
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmouth is a city in the Halifax Region of Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has the nickname the "City of Lakes" due to its large number of lakes.
Shearwater Airport
- Categories: airport, military museum, air base, and transportation
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Shearwater Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shearwater Airport”
- Chinese: “海鷗”
- French: “12e Escadre Shearwater”
- French: “base des Forces canadiennes Shearwater”
- French: “Base des Forces canadiennes Shearwater”
- French: “BFC Shearwater”
- French: “CFB Shearwater”
- French: “Héliport Shearwater”
- French: “Shearwater Heliport”
- German: “Canadian Forces Base Shearwater”
- German: “CFB Shearwater”
- German: “CYAW”
- Indonesian: “CYAW”
- Indonesian: “YAW”
- Japanese: “シェアウォーター空軍基地”
- Japanese: “シャーウォーター空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Halifax”
- Persian: “CYAW”
- Persian: “YAW”
- Persian: “سی اف بی شیروتر”
- Persian: “سیافبی شیروتر”
- Polish: “12 Wing Shearwater”
- South Azerbaijani: “سیافبی شیئرووتر”
- Swedish: “Shearwater Airport”
- Tajik: “Сиуфбе ширутр”
- Tajik: “Шиеруотер”
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