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 , on the eastern shore of in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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  • Type: Heliport
  • Description: airport and military air base in Nova Scotia, Canada and wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force
  • Also known as: “12 ERE”, “12 Wg”, “12 Wing”, “12e ERE”, “12e Escadre”, “12e Escadre Shearwater”, “base des Forces canadiennes Shearwater”, “BFC Shearwater”, “CFB Shearwater”, “CYAW”, “Héliport Shearwater”, “HMCS Shearwater”, “NCSM Shearwater”, “Shearwater Heliport”, “YAW”, “سی اف بی شیروتر”, and “シェアウォーター空軍基地”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: De Said Lake and Shearwater Aviation Museum.

Lake
This is a list of lakes in .

Museum
The is an aviation museum… is situated 2 km southwest of Shearwater Airport.

Church
Photo: Lachoneus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a temple… is situated 3½ km north of Shearwater Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colby Village and Cole Harbour.

Suburb
is a subdivision… is situated 3 km north of Shearwater Airport.

Town
Photo: Coastal Elite, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dartmouth is a city in the of , on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. is situated 4 km north of Shearwater Airport.

Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of , on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour.

Shearwater Airport

Latitude
44.63972° or 44° 38′ 23″ north
Longitude
-63.49944° or 63° 29′ 58″ west
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
IATA airport code
YAW
ICAO airport code
CYAW
UN/LOCODE
CA YAW
Open location code
87PRJGQ2+V6
Geo­Names ID
6301440
Wiki­data ID
Q1032134
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Shearwater Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shearwater Airport”
  • Chinese: “海鷗”
  • French: “Base des Forces canadiennes Shearwater”
  • French: “héliport Shearwater”
  • German: “Canadian Forces Base Shearwater”
  • Japanese: “シャーウォーター空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Halifax”
  • Persian: “سی‌اف‌بی شیروتر”
  • Polish: “12 Wing Shearwater”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سی‌اف‌بی شیئرووتر”
  • Swedish: “Shearwater Airport”
  • Tajik: “Си‌уф‌бе ширутр”
  • Tajik: “Шиеруотер”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Willowdale and Shearwater.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ives Knoll and Smelt Brook.

Halifax Region: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Dartmouth and Enfield.

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