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.
NASA, Public domain.- Heliport
- …lies at an elevation of 50 metres (164 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code YAW
- …has the ICAO airport code CYAW
- Description: airport and military air base in Nova Scotia, Canada and wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Also known as“12 Wg”“12 Wing”“12 Wing Shearwater”“Canadian Forces Base Shearwater”“CFB Shearwater”“CYAW”“HMCS Shearwater”“Shearwater Heliport”“YAW”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover De Said Lake and Shearwater Aviation Museum.
De Said Lake
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3½ km north of Shearwater Airport
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colby Village and Cole Harbour.
Cole Harbour
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4 km north of Shearwater Airport
Dartmouth
Dartmouth is a city in the Halifax Region of Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour.
Shearwater Airport
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Latitude
44.63972° or 44° 38′ 23″ north
Longitude
-63.49944° or 63° 29′ 58″ west
UN/LOCODE
CA YAW
Open location code
87PRJGQ2+V6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Shearwater Airport” goes by many names.
Shearwater AirportCebuano
海鷗Chinese
CYAWIndonesian
YAWIndonesian
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Japanese
Lapangan Terbang HalifaxMalay
CYAWPersian
YAWPersian
سیافبی شیروترPersian
12 Wing ShearwaterPolish
سیافبی شیئرووترSouth Azerbaijani
Shearwater AirportSwedish
Сиуфбе ширутрTajik
ШиеруотерTajik
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