Shearwater Heliport ![]() Halifax/Shearwater Heliport 12 Wing Shearwater CFB Shearwater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: