CFB Shearwater

Shearwater Heliport Halifax/Shearwater Heliport 12 Wing Shearwater CFB Shearwater
IATA: none ICAO: CYAW WMO: 71601
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Government of Canada
Operator	DND
Location	Shearwater, Nova Scotia
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	144 ft / 44 m
Coordinates	44°38′14″N 063°30′08″W / 44.63722°N 63.50222°W / 44.63722; -63.50222
Website	rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca
Map
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Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 16H/34H 3,500 1,067 Asphalt Pad 2 111 34 Concrete Pad 3 111 34 Concrete Pad 5 117 36 Asphalt Pad 6 117 36 Asphalt
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2]

Shearwater Heliport (ICAO: CYAW), 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 (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) east southeast^[1] of Shearwater, Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Following a base rationalization program in the mid-1990s, the Canadian Forces closed CFB Shearwater as a separate Canadian Forces base and realigned the property's various facilities into CFB Halifax. These include:

• Shearwater Heliport, which is operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The primary RCAF lodger unit is 12 Wing, commonly referred to as 12 Wing Shearwater. 12 Wing provides maritime helicopter operations in support of the Royal Canadian Navy's Atlantic Fleet (MARLANT) from the Shearwater Heliport and Pacific Fleet (MARPAC) from the Patricia Bay Heliport in British Columbia. 12 Wing is also headquartered at Shearwater Heliport.
• Shearwater Jetty, the former CFB Shearwater Annex, which provides dock facilities in support of Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic and MARLANT warships.