:Halifax Stanfield International Airport

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An airfield in the West End, known as Chebucto Field, was built as the Halifax Civic Airport by the City of Halifax in 1931 on the former site of Blueball Farm. It served as the city's main airport until 1941, when it was closed and leased to the federal government to serve as an army camp in World War II.{{cite book |last1=McGrath |first1=T.M. |title=History of Canadian Airports |date=1992 |publisher=Lugus Publications |isbn=0921633114 |pages=119–121}} Today Saunders Park, named after the first Halifax airport manager and Aero Club manager Donald Saunders, and some parts of the residential area of Westmount Subdivision, mark the site. RCAF Station Shearwater subsequently functioned as Halifax's primary airport until the current airport was opened. In October 1945, the City of Halifax asked the federal Department of Transport for help choosing a site for a new civil airport.{{cite web|title=History of Halifax (Stanfield) International Airport|url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/History-in-English1.pdf|publisher=Halifax International Airports Authority|date=December 2015|access-date=2017-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427004017/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/History-in-English1.pdf|archive-date=2017-04-27|url-status=live}}

A key factor was to find a site near Halifax with a minimal number of days per year when fog would affect airport operation. Lucasville was favoured, but after a year of study it was found to have similar average visibility to the frequently foggy airport at Shearwater.{{cite news |last1=Dennis |first1=Eric |title=Site approved for modern $5,000,000 airport for Halifax |work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald |date=12 October 1954}} A site near Kelly Lake was then scrutinized based on a recommendation by Trans-Canada Air Lines. After two years of monitoring, the site was officially approved in 1954 for construction of a modern, C$5 million airport. The land was purchased by the City of Halifax on April 5, 1955, while the Department of Transport was tasked with building the airport.{{sfn|Burrows|1987|p=42}}

Construction of the new airport began in November 1955.{{cite news|title=$18,000,000 Airport at Halifax To Be Formally Opened Today|work=The New York Times|date=10 September 1960|page=42}} The runways were built by Diamond Construction of Halifax. The modernist terminal building was designed by Gilleland and Strutt, an architecture firm which previously designed a similar-looking terminal at Ottawa.{{cite news|last1=Ziobrowski|first1=Peter|title=Modernity and Air Travel – Halifax International Air Terminal Building|newspaper=Built Halifax|url=http://halifaxbloggers.ca/builthalifax/2013/09/modernity-and-air-travel-halifax-international-air-terminal-building/|publisher=BuiltHalifax|date=3 September 2013|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724042046/http://halifaxbloggers.ca/builthalifax/2013/09/modernity-and-air-travel-halifax-international-air-terminal-building/|archive-date=24 July 2014|url-status=live}}

The new airport was substantially completed in June 1960, and a temporary licence for daytime visual flight rules (VFR) operations was issued that month.{{cite book |title=Halifax International Airport Master Plan |date=July 1986 |location=Transport Canada}} An opening gala was held on Dominion Day of 1960, the same day a licence permitting full operations was issued.{{sfn|Burrows|1987|p=42}} At 4:50 am on August{{nbsp}}1, 1960 the first airplane landed there, a Vickers Viscount running the Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 400 between Montreal and Newfoundland. It was piloted by Halifax native W.E. Barnes. The first overseas flight arrived an hour later, travelling from London en route to Montreal.{{cite news|title=New Canadian Airport|work=The New York Times|date=2 August 1960|page=59}} The airport was formally inaugurated on September 10, 1960, by the Minister of Transport, George Hees.{{cite news|title=Halifax Opens New Airport|work=The New York Times|date=11 September 1960|page=42}} The ultimate cost of construction was about $18 million.{{sfn|Burrows|1987|p=42}}

Passenger numbers grew steadily during the first few decades of operation. The passenger terminal was substantially renovated in 1966.{{sfn|Burrows|1987|p=43}} A {{convert|5000|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} passenger terminal extension opened in July 1976, which saw the installation of the airport's first three air bridges.{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Thomas |title=Nova Scotia has confidence in recovery but warns about tough years ahead |work=The Globe and Mail |date=15 July 1976 |page=B3}} New temporary passenger walkways were constructed in 1988 to serve regional carriers. By 1990, approximately 2,500,000 passengers passed through the airport annually, up from about 180,000 when it first opened. A {{convert|400|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} southern expansion was opened in December 1994 by Minister of Transport Doug Young, while the check-in area was expanded in 1998.

Owing to the National Airports Policy, announced in 1994, the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) was founded in November 1995. Management of the airport was officially passed from Transport Canada to HIAA on February 1, 2000.

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Following the September 11 attacks in 2001 the airport took part in Operation Yellow Ribbon, commenced to accept United States civilian flights after the Federal Aviation Administration closed down U.S. airspace. Halifax airport took in 47 flights—more flights than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation—carrying about 7,300 passengers—more passengers than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation other than Vancouver, which registered 8,500. Much of this was because flights that were coming from Europe were told to avoid the major airports in Central Canada, like Toronto Pearson, Montréal-Dorval, and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport.{{cite web|year = 2009|url = http://www.navcanada.ca/NavCanada.asp?Language=en&Content=ContentDefinitionFiles\Newsroom\Backgrounders\911crisis.xml|title = NAV CANADA and the 9/11 Crisis|publisher = NAV CANADA|access-date = 2009-03-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120418034929/http://www.navcanada.ca/NavCanada.asp?Language=EN&Content=contentdefinitionfiles%5Cnewsroom%5Cbackgrounders%5C911crisis.xml|archive-date = April 18, 2012|url-status = dead}}

Shortly after the attacks, the airport was advised that as many as 40 to 50 planes would divert to Halifax. In response, runway 15/33 (now 14/32) was shut down to accommodate the parked aircraft. The first diverted aircraft, a United Airlines Boeing 767, arrived at 11:35 am.{{cite web |title=September 11, 2001 |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/airport-authority/airport-history/september-11-2001/ |website=Halifax Stanfield International Airport |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004103745/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/airport-authority/airport-history/september-11-2001/ |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=dead }} The number of arriving passengers greatly outstripped the capacity of the airport, which faced processing 7,000–8,000 people with an arrivals facility designed to handle 900 per hour.{{cite journal |last1=Connell |first1=Gina |title=Communicating in a crisis |journal=Communication World |date= 2002 |volume=19 |issue=6 |pages=18–21 |location=San Francisco}} The Halifax municipal government was tasked with providing emergency shelter, food, transportation and care to the stranded travellers, who were housed in city sports complexes and schools, churches, universities, military bases, as well as the homes of private citizens.{{cite web |title=HRM Trying to Accommodate as Many as 10,000 International Travelers |url=http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2001/010911usaccommodations.php |website=News Releases |publisher=Halifax Regional Municipality |date=11 September 2001 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004062537/http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2001/010911usaccommodations.php |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT |url=http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2001/010911usaccommodations2psa.php |website=News Releases |publisher=Halifax Regional Municipality |date=11 September 2001 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004062523/http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2001/010911usaccommodations2psa.php |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Mayor Kelly Says HRM Returning to Normal |url=http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2001/010917usterror16.php |website=News Releases |publisher=Halifax Regional Municipality |date=17 September 2011 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004062538/http://legacycontent.halifax.ca/mediaroom/pressrelease/pr2001/010917usterror16.php |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=live }} A memorial ceremony was held in the airport terminal on September 14, 2001.

To honour the people of Gander and Halifax for their support during the operation, Lufthansa named a new Airbus A340-300 Gander-Halifax on May 16, 2002. That airplane is listed with the registration D-AIFC,[http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&maxres=500&keywords=D-AIFC D-AIFC at] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171301/http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&maxres=500&keywords=D-AIFC |date=2007-09-30 }} airliners.net and is the first aircraft of the whole fleet with a city name outside of Germany. On September 11, 2006, five years after the attacks, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Halifax airport and delivered a speech of thanks.{{cite web|last1=Rice|first1=Condoleezza|title=Remarks to Halifax International Airport Officials and Staff|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/72041.htm|publisher=United States Department of State|date=11 September 2006|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522235628/https://2001-2009.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/72041.htm|archive-date=22 May 2017|url-status=live}}

After the December 2003 death of Robert Stanfield, the former Premier of Nova Scotia and federal Leader of the Official Opposition, several proposals were made in Nova Scotia to honour the widely respected politician. In early 2005 the airport's governing board voted to rename the terminal building after Stanfield.{{cite news |title=Halifax to rename airport after Robert Stanfield: report |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/halifax-to-rename-airport-after-robert-stanfield-report-1.530667 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 January 2005}} The terminal was officially rechristened in a ceremony held on September 9, 2005, when the Stanfield family unveiled a brass memorial plaque in the airport observation floor.{{cite news |last1=Lewandowski |first1=John |title=Halifax terminal to bear Stanfield name |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/halifax-terminal-to-bear-stanfield-name/article18247700/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=10 September 2005}}

On Friday February 9, 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the airport and formally renamed the entire facility from "Halifax International Airport" to "Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport" in a further honour to Stanfield; at that time the terminal name was dropped and reverted to its original status.{{cite news |title=Canada's New Government Renames Halifax International Airport in Honour of Robert L. Stanfield |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2007/02/canadas-new-government-renames-halifax-international-airport-in-honour-of-robert-l-stanfield/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=9 February 2007 |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170328/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2007/02/canadas-new-government-renames-halifax-international-airport-in-honour-of-robert-l-stanfield/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Halifax International Airport fared well in the 2005 AETRA survey for passenger satisfaction, produced by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International. The airport was ranked the best airport in the Americas for the second year in a row, as well as the best airport in the less than 5 million passengers a year category for the third year in a row (worldwide), and best domestic airport for the second year in a row.{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Don|title=Travelers call Incheon best airport|work=International Herald Tribune|date=8 March 2006|page=15}}

In March 2007, the airport earned two first-place finishes in the 2006 Airports Council International (ACI) Service Quality Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For the fourth consecutive year, it ranked first in overall passenger satisfaction for airports worldwide with under five million passengers. In addition, the airport ranked first in the Americas in the new category of Airport People Awards, and second in the best domestic airport worldwide category.{{Cite web |url=http://www.airports.org/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-7-46%5E12875_9_2__ |title=World's top customer service airports for 2006 |access-date=2018-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206205728/http://www.airports.org/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-7-46%5E12875_9_2__ |archive-date=2012-02-06 |url-status=dead }}

In early 2010, Halifax Stanfield was rated by passengers as the Best Airport in the World in its class (under 5 million) for the seventh year in a row.

In 2011 it won third Best Airport in North America of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International,[http://www.airportservicequalityawards.com/best-airport-region-north-america "ASQ Award for Best Airport in North America"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309051615/http://www.airportservicequalityawards.com/best-airport-region-north-america |date=2012-03-09 }} Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13 as well as 3rd Best Airport by Size in the 2 to 5 million passenger category.[http://www.airportservicequalityawards.com/best-airport-size-2-5-million-passengers "ASQ Award for Best Airport by Size (2-5m)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903133203/http://www.airportservicequalityawards.com/best-airport-size-2-5-million-passengers |date=2012-09-03 }} Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13

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The Air Terminal Building (ATB) was opened in August 1960. It cost about C$4.5 million to construct and, upon opening, included health, immigration and customs facilities for international passengers; a restaurant; a control tower and administrative offices; and two observation decks that projected onto the apron. It was designed by Gilleland and Strutt of Ottawa, in collaboration with C.D. Davidson of Halifax as well as A.W. Ramsey, chief architect at the Department of Transport. The main contractor was Ellis-Don.{{cite journal |last1=Strutt |first1=J.W. |title=Three International Air Terminals |journal=Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Journal |date=December 1960 |volume=37 |issue=12 |pages=509–526}} The modern complex contained Nova Scotia's first set of escalators.{{cite web |title=After 50 Years of Service Nova Scotia's First Escalators Retire |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2008/07/after-50-years-of-service-nova-scotias-first-escalators-retire/ |website=News Releases |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=21 July 2008 |access-date=5 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075124/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2008/07/after-50-years-of-service-nova-scotias-first-escalators-retire/ |archive-date=6 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Today, the terminal serves over four million passengers per year. The growth experienced in the decades since the airport's construction has necessitated constant renovations, and there is often construction occurring there. Since the HIAA took over management of the airport in 2000, over $200 million has been invested in improvements to the terminal building.

A new international arrivals area, three times larger than the previous one, opened at the north end of the terminal in August 2001. The upper level of this expansion included a space reserved for United States border preclearance facilities (see below).{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2001 |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2001-Annual-Report.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=2002 |access-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075131/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2001-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-06 |url-status=live }} A new domestic arrivals hall, accommodating three baggage reclaim belts and a Nova Scotia visitor's centre, officially opened on December 18, 2002.{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2002 |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2002-Annual-Report-.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=2003 |access-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075127/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2002-Annual-Report-.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-06 |url-status=live }} Work also began in 2002 on a significant renovation to the central lobby of the terminal building. This expanded retail and dining space opened as the Airport Square on November 9, 2003. A third-storey public observation deck opened at the same time.{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2003 |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2003-Annual-Report-in-English.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=2004 |access-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075049/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2003-Annual-Report-in-English.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-06 |url-status=live }} A southern terminal expansion was completed in 2005, expanding the departures holdroom, adding three new jet bridges, and creating a dedicated commuter aircraft facility with new ground-loading gates.{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2005 |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2005-Annual-Report.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=2006 |access-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075137/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2005-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-06 |url-status=live }}

In December 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved Halifax for U.S. border preclearance. It took effect in late 2006. HIAA used to be the busiest airport in Canada without U.S. customs preclearance.{{cn|date=February 2024}} On September 12, 2007, the airport authority announced the construction of a 2,300 space, five-storey parking garage, which was completed on March 12, 2009.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Several improvements to the terminal were made in 2018–19. A three-storey extension to the central portion of the terminal building was constructed, projecting into the centre apron. The ground floor houses an expanded security screening area, increasing capacity and allowing for the implementation of "CATSA Plus", the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority's latest checkpoint design, which requires more space. The second floor contains an expanded, double-height passenger waiting area, with additional seating, as well as new dining and retail space.{{cite web |title=Construction on Air Terminal Building & Security Infrastructure Upgrades Underway at Halifax Stanfield |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2018/03/halifax-stanfield-begins-construction-air-terminal-building-security-infrastructure-upgrades/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174945/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2018/03/halifax-stanfield-begins-construction-air-terminal-building-security-infrastructure-upgrades/ |archive-date=31 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Construction at Halifax Stanfield |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/development-2/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |access-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174744/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/development-2/ |archive-date=31 August 2018 |url-status=live }} At the same time, new security features were added around the terminal, including anti-ramming bollards, blast-resistant glazing, more security cameras, and new access control features.{{cite news |last1=Davie |first1=Emma |title=Halifax airport beefs up security by installing concrete posts, adding cameras |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-stanfield-international-airport-security-concrete-cameras-1.4720122 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 June 2018}} Lastly, the domestic baggage claim area was renovated for cosmetic reasons.{{cite news |last1=Groff |first1=Meghan |title=Air passengers asked to plan ahead and arrive early |url=https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/air-passengers-asked-to-plan-ahead-and-arrive-early-1030285 |work=Halifax Today |date=29 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174841/https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/air-passengers-asked-to-plan-ahead-and-arrive-early-1030285 |archive-date=31 August 2018 |url-status=live }} Ceilings were raised, column sizes were reduced, and new flooring was installed.

The terminal now has a total of 32 gate positions, with 13 using airbridges (gates 12, 14–16, 18, 20, 22–24, and 26–28).{{cite web |title=Halifax Stanfield International Airport 2017 Economic Impact Report |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HSIA-2017-Economic-Impacts-Final-Report_August-2-2018_Chris-Lowe-Group.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=August 2018 |access-date=2018-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052623/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HSIA-2017-Economic-Impacts-Final-Report_August-2-2018_Chris-Lowe-Group.pdf |archive-date=2018-09-06 |url-status=live }} The remaining gates are ground-loading positions. Gates 22–24 and 26–28 are swing gates: a glassed-in secure corridor allows incoming international passengers and pre-cleared departing US passengers to be segregated from those in the domestic/international departure lounge; when used for US departures, these gates are numbered 52–54 and 56–58, respectively. Gates 2 (a-e) to 9 are ground-loading positions dedicated to domestic regional operations. Gates 34 to 46 are ground-loading gate positions for US flights.

Halifax Stanfield has had two runways, arranged perpendicular to each other, since opening in 1960. In press releases the airport authority refers to the longer one as the "main runway" and the shorter as the "secondary runway".

All taxiways are {{convert|75|ft|m}} wide except for the 50-foot-wide taxiway K.{{cite web |title=Airport Specs |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/airport-authority/media-centre/airport-facts-and-stats/airport-specs/ |website=Halifax Stanfield International Airport |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |access-date=1 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806055110/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/airport-authority/media-centre/airport-facts-and-stats/airport-specs/ |archive-date=6 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

The airport opened with (using the present-day naming scheme) taxiways A, B (formerly part of A), C, D (section between the apron and the main runway), G, E, F, and H. Then-taxiway B and most of taxiway D (now M and D; see below) were constructed in 1982, providing a taxi route paralleling runway 14/32.{{sfn|Burrows|1987|p=60}} In 2010, extension of the taxiway system resulted in an increased airside area, creating space for several newly constructed large hangars. Canadian Helicopters, Cougar Helicopters, Gateway Facilities, and IMP Group operate these new hangars along taxiways J and K.

In November 2012, an extension of both ends of runway 05/23 was completed to accommodate larger, wide-body aircraft. This increased its length from {{convert|8800|ft|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on}} to {{convert|10500|ft|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}. This increase resulted in the renaming of several taxiways: taxiway B became M, and the end of taxiway A was renamed B. Taxiway F was also extended to meet the threshold of runway 23. In 2016 a new apron was constructed off taxiway J to serve primarily as a place to park cargo freighters.{{cite web |title=Halifax Stanfield International Airport 2016 Economic Impact Report |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HSIA-2016-Economic-Impacts-Report_Oct-31-2017-Revised.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=31 October 2017 |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194651/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HSIA-2016-Economic-Impacts-Report_Oct-31-2017-Revised.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2018 |url-status=live }}

The airport covers a total of 2,372 acres (960 ha) of land.

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As early as the 1980s, the private sector expressed interest in building a hotel next to the airport terminal. In May 1988, Halifax-based Keddy's Motor Inns, a major Maritime hotel chain, signed a contract with Transport Canada to build a $20-million, 200-room hotel on Transport Canada-owned land opposite the terminal.{{cite news |title=Company News |work=The Globe and Mail |date=26 October 1988 |page=B4}} Work on the Pegasus Hotel began in May 1990.{{cite news |title=Empty airport hotel shell to become rubble |agency=Canadian Press |date=17 January 1995}} After over $4 million had been spent, construction was halted in December 1990 by the main contractor, GEM Construction Specialists, due to unpaid work.{{cite news |title=Keddy's contractor tumbles |work=The Globe and Mail |date=27 June 1991 |page=B6}} Keddy's faced financial troubles and was $35 million in debt, and project funding from a consortium of Hong Kongese and Taiwanese immigrant investors fell through.{{cite news |last1=Beeby |first1=Dean |title=Federal 'bungling' blamed for Halifax airport eyesore |work=Kitchener-Waterloo Record |date=18 January 1992 |page=B8}} The federal government searched for a company interested in completing the project, but the only proposal received was deemed inadequate. The unfinished shell of the hotel was considered an embarrassing eyesore, and Transport Canada demolished it in 1996.{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Kevin |title=Putting up a parking lot: boon or boondoggle? |work=The Globe and Mail |date=23 January 1995 |location=Toronto |page=A3}}{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Tom |title=New Sheraton hotel to open at Halifax Stanfield airport |work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald |date=14 May 2008}}

The airport authority announced on May 13, 2008, that a letter of intent had been signed with New Castle Hotels and Southwest Properties for construction of a 176-room Sheraton hotel. It was estimated to cost about $30 million and would have included a fitness centre, swimming pool, conference centre, and dining facilities. In early 2009 the airport authority and the developers jointly agreed to postpone construction of the hotel due to the global economic downturn.{{cite web |title=Construction of Sheraton Hotel at Airport on Hold for up to Twelve Months |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2009/02/construction-of-sheraton-hotel-at-airport-on-hold-for-up-to-twelve-months/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=5 February 2009 |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141040/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2009/02/construction-of-sheraton-hotel-at-airport-on-hold-for-up-to-twelve-months/ |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=dead }} In early 2010 the developers pulled out of the deal.{{cite news |last1=Lambie |first1=Chris |title=Flip-flops from room to terminal |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/27283-flip-flops-room-terminal |work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905065600/http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/27283-flip-flops-room-terminal |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}

On October 26, 2011, the airport authority announced the construction of an on-site 14-storey, 169-room, Alt Hotel. Linked to both the passenger terminal and the parking garage by an enclosed footbridge, the $27 million building was built by Marco Construction of Halifax and opened in 2013. Operated by Groupe Germain Hospitalité, the hotel includes conference and banquet facilities, a fitness centre, a pool, and a 24-hour cafe.{{cite web|title=Alt Hotel Halifax Airport|url=http://www.althotels.com/en/halifaxairport/|publisher=Le Germain Hotels|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514172254/http://www.althotels.com/en/halifaxairport/|archive-date=14 May 2017|url-status=live}} It was built with soundproof windows to block aircraft noise.{{cite news |last1=Zaccagna |first1=Remo |title=Boutique hotel to open doors at airport in April |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/188338-boutique-hotel-to-open-doors-at-airport-in-april |work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905065450/http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/188338-boutique-hotel-to-open-doors-at-airport-in-april |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}

File:Boeing 767-233 ER C-GDSP Air Canada, Halifax International Nova Scotia - Canada, August 1990. (5619676335).jpg Boeing 767-200 parked at the gate in 1990]]The airport is served by several fixed-base operators (FBOs), which handle fueling, ground handling, hangarage, catering, etc. They include Air Canada Technical Services, Aircraft Service International, Gateway Facilities, Halifax International Fuel Facility Consortium (HIFFC), Inland Technologies, Innotech-Execaire, PAL Aviation Services, Shell AeroCentre, Strategic Aviation, and Swissport.{{cite web |title=Fixed-base Operators |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/at-the-airport/for-pilots/fixed-base-operators/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829034954/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/at-the-airport/for-pilots/fixed-base-operators/ |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Fuelling agents |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/at-the-airport/for-pilots/fuelling-agents/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170345/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/at-the-airport/for-pilots/fuelling-agents/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Ground handlers |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/at-the-airport/for-pilots/ground-handlers/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170252/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/at-the-airport/for-pilots/ground-handlers/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=live }}

Halifax Regional Police provides policing services.{{cite news|last1=Willick|first1=Frances|title=Halifax police win airport contract, to take over security from RCMP|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1325807-halifax-police-win-airport-contract-to-take-over-security-from-rcmp|work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald|date=4 December 2015|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408063818/http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1325807-halifax-police-win-airport-contract-to-take-over-security-from-rcmp|archive-date=8 April 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Woodford|first1=Zane|title=Details emerge about Halifax Regional Police contract for airport security|url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2016/01/18/halifax-regional-police-airport-security-contract-details.html|work=Metro Halifax|date=19 January 2016|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407234457/http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2016/01/18/halifax-regional-police-airport-security-contract-details.html|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status=dead}} Emergency rescue and firefighting services are based in the Combined Services Complex (CSC), which also houses the airport's maintenance operations. The C$24-million, {{convert|6000|sqm|sqft|adj=on}} building opened in 2010, replacing the previous fire hall (built 1981) as well as the former maintenance garage, which opened with the airport in 1960.{{cite news |title=Airport Authority Announces Plans to Build Combined Services Complex New Structure to House Fire Hall and Maintenance Facility |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2008/08/airport-authority-announces-plans-to-build-combined-services-complex-new-structure-to-house-fire-hall-and-maintenance-facility/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170415/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2008/08/airport-authority-announces-plans-to-build-combined-services-complex-new-structure-to-house-fire-hall-and-maintenance-facility/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} The complex includes a fire station, vehicular wash and storage bays, offices, conference rooms, staff rooms, sleeping quarters, and an emergency communications centre.{{cite web |title=Halifax International Airport Authority Combined Services Centre |url=http://www.marcogroup.ca/projects/halifax-international-airport-combined-services-centre/ |publisher=Marco Group |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203237/http://www.marcogroup.ca/projects/halifax-international-airport-combined-services-centre/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=HSIA Combined Services Building |url=http://www.oscoconstructiongroup.com/Resources/Docs/Project_Profiles-concrete/HSIA%20Combined%20Services%20-%20Screen.pdf |publisher=Strescon Limited |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630171250/http://www.oscoconstructiongroup.com/Resources/Docs/Project_Profiles-concrete/HSIA%20Combined%20Services%20-%20Screen.pdf |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=live }} The CSC was the first LEED certified building at the airport.{{cite web |title=New Building at Halifax Stanfield Receives LEED® Certification Combined Services Complex Awarded Silver Status |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2013/04/new-building-at-halifax-stanfield-receives-leed-certification-combined-services-complex-awarded-silver-status/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=18 April 2013 |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170321/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2013/04/new-building-at-halifax-stanfield-receives-leed-certification-combined-services-complex-awarded-silver-status/ |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Halifax International Airport was one of a handful of sites in eastern North America designated an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle if a launch was aborted following liftoff. The airport kept in contact with Transport Canada and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during each shuttle launch.{{cite news|last1=Lambie|first1=Chris|title=Halifax possible shuttle pit stop|work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald|date=5 July 2006}}

The airport is located adjacent to the Aerotech Business Park, a municipally-run business park originally catering towards aviation companies. The zoning has since been changed to allow for other types of companies to locate there. The largest tenants are Pratt & Whitney Canada and L3 Communications.

The latest airport master plan was published in January 2011. Many of its proposals have since been realised, such as construction of an on-site hotel, the southern terminal expansion, and extensions of the main runway. Possible future plans outlined in this document include new taxiways and parking stands, another de-icing area, space for new logistics and aviation services development, and a major expansion of the public road network (partly built) to facilitate development of a large commercial area between the airport and the highway.{{cite web |author1=Jacobs Consultancy |title=Master Plan: Halifax Stanfield International Airport |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Master-Plan-Summary.pdf |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=January 2011 |access-date=2018-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704100118/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Master-Plan-Summary.pdf |archive-date=2017-07-04 |url-status=live }}

On November 15, 2018, transport minister Marc Garneau announced Government of Canada funding, via the National Trade Corridors Fund, toward a $36-million expansion of the airport's air cargo handling facilities. The federal government will contribute $18 million, while $5 million will come from the province and $13 million from the airport authority. The expansion will be built on forested land adjacent to the existing cargo area.{{cite news |last1=Withers |first1=Paul |title=Booming seafood exports leads to $36M cargo expansion at Halifax airport |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-cargo-logistics-park-halifax-airport-1.4906860 |publisher=CBC News |date=15 November 2018 |access-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116200313/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-cargo-logistics-park-halifax-airport-1.4906860 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=live }}

{{Airport-dest-list

| Air Canada | London–Heathrow, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Montego Bay (resumes December 4, 2025),{{cite web |title=Air Canada NW25 Sun Destinations Service Changes – 06APR25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250407-acnw25sun |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Villamizar |first1=Helwing |title=Air Canada Announces Major Winter Latin America Expansion |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/air-canada-winter-latin-america-expansion |website=Airways |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}} Nassau (resumes December 5, 2025),{{Cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250506-acnw25sun|title=Air Canada NW25 Sun Destinations Network Expansion|website=AeroRoutes|date=May 7, 2025}} Vancouver

| {{nowrap|Air Canada Express}} | Boston, Deer Lake, Gander, Goose Bay, Newark, Ottawa, St. John's (NL)

| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Cancún, Montréal–Trudeau, Orlando, Punta Cana, Tampa

| Air Saint-Pierre | Saint-Pierre

| Air Transat | Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, Holguin, Montego Bay, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero

| American Airlines | Seasonal: Philadelphia

| American Eagle | Seasonal: Boston, Chicago–O'Hare (begins June 21, 2025),{{cite news |last1=Shon |first1=Stella |title=American Airlines Adds Flights to Quebec, Calgary, Bozeman, and More From These U.S. Hubs |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/american-airlines-adds-flights-quebec-174648790.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=Yahoo Life |publisher=Travel + Leisure |date=2024-12-23}} New York–LaGuardia,{{cite web|url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2023/American-Airlines-adds-more-ways-to-escape-to-the-Cape-and-coves-of-New-England-in-2024-NET-RTS-10/default.aspx|title=American Airlines adds more ways to escape to the Cape and coves of New England in 2024|website=American Airlines Newsroom|date=12 October 2023|access-date=12 October 2023}} Washington–National

| BermudAir | Bermuda{{cite web|url= https://bernews.com/2024/03/bermudair-launches-flights-canada/|title=BermudAir to Launch Flights to Canada|website=Bernews|date=March 28, 2024}}

| Delta Connection | Seasonal: New York–LaGuardia{{cite web |title=Non-Stop Flights - Halifax Stanfield International Airport |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/flights/non-stop/|access-date=14 June 2024}}

| {{nowrap|Discover Airlines}} | Seasonal: Frankfurt

| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zurich (begins July 3, 2025){{cite web |title=Edelweiss fliegt neu nach Seattle und Halifax (german)|date=13 August 2024 |url=https://www.blick.ch/wirtschaft/neuer-look-neue-ferienziele-neue-kabine-alles-neu-bei-edelweiss-das-musst-du-wissen-id20034904.html |access-date=August 13, 2024 |publisher=blick.ch}}

|Flair Airlines | Kitchener/Waterloo, Toronto–Pearson

| Icelandair | Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/11/02/2772492/0/en/Icelandair-extends-network-with-new-destinations-and-increased-frequency.html | title=Icelandair extends network with new destinations and increased frequency | date=2 November 2023 }}

| {{nowrap|Pascan Aviation}} | Saint John (NB),{{cite web |title=Pascan Aviation New Brunswick Network Addition From Sep 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240813-p6sep24nb |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 August 2024}} Sydney (NS){{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sydney-halifax-flights-returning-to-mccurdy-airport-in-october-1.7302656|title=Sydney-Halifax flights returning to J.A. Douglas McCurdy airport in October|website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=22 August 2024}}

| Porter Airlines | Hamilton (ON) (begins June 3, 2025),{{cite web|url= https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250204793744/en/Porter-Airlines-Landing-in-Hamilton-With-Four-Routes |title= Porter Airlines Landing in Hamilton With Four Routes |publisher=Business Wire|date=February 4, 2025|accessdate=February 4, 2025}} Montréal–Trudeau, Ottawa, St. John's (NL), Toronto–Billy Bishop, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Deer Lake, Orlando,{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240626378544/en/Porter-More-Than-Doubles-Capacity-to-Five-Florida-Destinations-This-Winter-Adds-West-Palm-Beach-Service|title=Porter More Than Doubles Capacity to Five Florida Destinations This Winter, Adds West Palm Beach Service|website=Business Wire|date=26 June 2024}} Tampa

| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Holguín, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero

| United Express | Newark{{cite web|url= https://ishrionaviation.com/news/united-new-canada-alaska-routes |title= United Airlines Adds New Alaska and Canada Routes |date=January 18, 2024|accessdate=January 18, 2024}}
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare (resumes May 24, 2025)Velani, Bhavya [https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/01/31/united-airlines-three-new-routes-from-chicago/ United Airlines Adds Three New Routes from Chicago], Aviation A to Z, January 31, 2025, retrieved 2025-01-31

| WestJet | Calgary, Edmonton, Orlando, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Amsterdam (begins May 29, 2025),{{cite web |title=WestJet announces Halifax-Amsterdam flights for summer 2025 |url=https://www.paxnews.com/news/airline/westjet-announces-halifax-amsterdam-flights-summer-2025 |website=Paxnews |access-date=18 February 2025}} Barcelona (begins June 27, 2025),{{cite web |title=Hola Barcelona! WestJet connects Halifax to the Mediterranean with seasonal non-stop service starting summer 2025 |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/hola-barcelona-westjet-connects-halifax-to-the-mediterranean-with-seasonal-non-stop-service-starting-summer-2025-851844265.html |website=Newswire |access-date=24 March 2025}} Cancún, Dublin, Edinburgh,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231115-wsns24inc | title=WestJet NS24 Long-Haul Network Expansion }} London–Gatwick, Paris–Charles de Gaulle (resumes May 16, 2025),{{cite web |title=WestJet NS25 Network & Frequency Changes – 17NOV24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241117-wsns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 November 2024}} Regina (begins June 29, 2025),{{cite web |title=WestJet 3Q25 Atlantic Canada Service Increases |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250425-ws3q25ac |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=25 April 2025}} Saskatoon (begins June 28, 2025), Vancouver (resumes July 1, 2025), Winnipeg

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{{Airport-dest-list

| Air Canada Cargo | Basel/Mulhouse,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230301-accbsl|title=AIR CANADA CARGO ADDS BASEL/MULHOUSE SERVICE IN APRIL 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=March 1, 2023|accessdate=March 1, 2023}} Deer Lake, Frankfurt, Liège, London–Heathrow, Madrid, Ottawa, St. John's, Saint John, Sydney (NS), Toronto–Pearson{{cite web |title=Route Planner |url=https://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/shipping/routes-network/ |publisher=Air Canada Cargo |access-date=6 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052753/https://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/shipping/routes-network/ |archive-date=6 September 2018 |url-status=live }}

| {{nowrap|ASL Airlines Belgium}} | Liège

| Atlas Air{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=Atlas Air|access-date=December 22, 2023}} | Anchorage, Hahn, Hangzhou, Mexico City–AIFA, New York–JFK

| Cargojet | Cologne/Bonn, Hamilton (ON), London-Heathrow, Moncton

| FedEx Express | Moncton

| FedEx Feeder | Montreal–Mirabel

| Korean Air Cargo | Anchorage, Seoul–Incheon{{cite web |title=Korean Air Cargo celebrates 10 years at Halifax Stanfield International Airport |url=https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/korean-air-cargo-celebrates-10-years-at-halifax-stanfield-international-airport/ |website=Skies Mag |access-date=11 May 2025 |date=5 September 2024}}

| Sky Lease Cargo | Changsha{{cite web |title=Halifax Stanfield Attracts Additional Cargo Flights to China |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2018/08/halifax-stanfield-attracts-additional-cargo-flights-china/ |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=14 August 2018 |access-date=6 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052607/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2018/08/halifax-stanfield-attracts-additional-cargo-flights-china/ |archive-date=6 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}

| TC Ventus Freight | Moncton, Orlando

| WestJet Cargo | Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver

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The following companies operate from private hangars or FBOs at the airport:

• Cougar Helicopters
• Exploits Valley Air Services (Deploys a Beech 1900D aircraft for charters to Eastern Canada, Greenland, and Northeastern US)
• Maritime Air Charter
• Provincial Airlines (also leases a Beech Super King Air 200 to Emergency Health Services for use as air ambulance when the EHS helicopter is unavailable)
• Sable Aviation

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• On 17 March 1965, a Handley Page Dart Herald operated by Eastern Provincial Airways and bound for Sydney, NS, crashed in Upper Musquodoboit, about 15 minutes after taking off from Halifax. While climbing, the aircraft broke apart due to corrosion. The three crew members and five passengers on board were all killed.{{cite news |title=Eight Killed in Crash Of Maritime Plane |work=The Globe and Mail |date=18 March 1965 |page=45}}{{cite news |title=Plane corrosion likely cause of air crash |work=The Globe and Mail |date=3 December 1965 |page=3}}
• On December 18, 1979, a Piper Navajo light plane working a courier service crashed at Halifax airport, killing two and destroying many documents detailing transactions from 59 banks in Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton.{{cite news |title=Banks may take 2 years to sort out lost records |work=The Globe and Mail |agency=Canadian Press |date=31 December 1979 |page=3}}
• On July 17, 1987, a four-seat Bell 206 helicopter operated by Versatile Air Services crashed next to Highway 102 near the airport. Two were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.{{cite news |title=Helicopter crashes in ditch alongside busy Halifax highway |work=Ottawa Citizen |agency=Canadian Press |date=18 July 1987 |page=F14}}
• On the night of September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111, a scheduled flight from New York City to Geneva, declared a pan-pan after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. The flight crew attempted to divert to Halifax after dumping fuel, but crashed into the sea at the entrance of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, about 60 km from the airport. All 229 passengers and crew were killed.{{cite book|title=Aviation Investigation Report A98H0003: In-Flight Fire Leading to Collision with Water|date=27 March 2003|publisher=Transportation Safety Board of Canada|url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98h0003/a98h0003.asp|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504195805/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98h0003/a98h0003.asp|archive-date=4 May 2017|url-status=dead}}
• On October 14, 2004, MK Airlines Flight 1602, a Boeing 747-200F, crashed during takeoff from runway 23. All seven crew members died.{{cite book|title=Aviation Investigation Report A04H0004: Reduced Power at Take-off and Collision with Terrain|date=6 April 2006|publisher=Transportation Safety Board of Canada|isbn=0-662-43546-X|url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2004/a04h0004/a04h0004.asp|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227130701/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2004/a04h0004/a04h0004.asp|archive-date=27 December 2016|url-status=live}}
• On March 29, 2015, Air Canada Flight 624 crashed while attempting to land at the airport, shortly after midnight in stormy weather. All 137 passengers and crew survived. The crash cut power to the airport and damaged runway 05's antenna array. The aircraft was destroyed.{{cite news|title=Air Canada AC624 touched down 335 metres short of runway, TSB says|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/air-canada-ac624-touched-down-335-metres-short-of-runway-tsb-says-1.3013979|work=CBC News|date=29 March 2015|access-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115614/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/air-canada-ac624-touched-down-335-metres-short-of-runway-tsb-says-1.3013979|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite book|title=Aviation Investigation Report A15H0002: Collision with terrain|date=18 May 2017|publisher=Transportation Safety Board of Canada|isbn=978-0-660-08379-7|url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2015/a15h0002/a15h0002.asp|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530091118/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2015/a15h0002/a15h0002.asp|archive-date=30 May 2017|url-status=live}}
• On November 7, 2018, Sky Lease Cargo Flight 4854, a Boeing 747-400F, overran runway 14 while landing and came to a rest near the Old Guysborough Road. All four occupants survived.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-airport-landing-747-1.4895103|title=747 cargo jet goes off runway at Halifax airport|work=CBC|access-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107151505/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-airport-landing-747-1.4895103|archive-date=7 November 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Cargo plane goes off runway while landing in Halifax, sending 5 crew members to hospital |url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2018/11/07/cargo-plane-goes-off-runway-on-landing-in-halifax-sending-five-crew-to-hospital.html |work=Toronto Star |date=7 November 2018 |access-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107144605/https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2018/11/07/cargo-plane-goes-off-runway-on-landing-in-halifax-sending-five-crew-to-hospital.html |archive-date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Update #1: Halifax Stanfield Responds to an Aircraft off the End of Runway 14/32 upon Landing |url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2018/11/update-1-halifax-stanfield-responds-aircraft-off-end-runway-1432-upon-landing/ |website=News Releases |publisher=Halifax International Airport Authority |date=7 November 2018 |access-date=10 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110080503/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/2018/11/update-1-halifax-stanfield-responds-aircraft-off-end-runway-1432-upon-landing/ |archive-date=10 November 2018 |url-status=live }} The aircraft was destroyed.{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Rob |title=Crowd watches as backhoe removes plane debris after Halifax runway overrun |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-airport-skylease-runway-overrun-1.4901699 |publisher=CBC |date=12 November 2018}}
• On December 28, 2024, PAL Airlines flight 2259, a De Havilland Dash 8-400 operating on behalf of Air Canada Express, had its left main landing gear collapse while landing on Runway 23, causing its left wing, engine nacelle, and propeller to strike the ground, and resulting in visible sparks and flame. The 73 passengers and 4 crew aboard were all safely evacuated. The TSB deployed a team to investigate the incident.{{cite news | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-airport-rough-landing-plane-fire-1.7419854 | title = Passengers say plane filled with smoke after fiery landing in Halifax | last = Woodbury | first = Richard | date = 28 Dec 2024 | website = CBC News Nova Scotia | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | access-date = 29 Dec 2024 | language = en}}{{cite web | url = https://avherald.com/h?article=522270dc&opt=0 | title = Accident: PAL DH8D at Halifax on Dec 28th 2024, main gear collapse on landing | last = Hradecky | first = Simon | date = 29 Dec 2024 | website = The Aviation Herald | access-date = 29 Dec 2024 | language = en}}{{cite news | url = https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/tsb-investigating-airplane-landing-incident-at-halifax-airport-1.7159557 | title = TSB investigating airplane landing incident at Halifax airport | last1 = MacInnis | first1 = Jonathan | last2 = Heudes | first2 = Jennifer | date = 29 Dec 2024 | website = CTV News Atlantic | access-date = 29 Dec 2024 | language = en }}

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MetroX route 320 is an express bus service that travels between the city centre and the airport, with intermediate stops at the Dartmouth Bridge Terminal and the suburb of Fall River. The route is operated by Halifax Transit (formerly Metro Transit) and runs all day on both weekdays and weekends.{{cite web|title=MetroX Service|url=https://www.halifax.ca/transit/MetroExpress.php|publisher=Halifax Transit|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424083216/http://www.halifax.ca/transit/MetroExpress.php|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=live}}

The airport is located at Exit 6 of Highway 102, which connects Halifax to the Trans-Canada Highway. It is a 28-minute drive from Halifax City Hall, the centre of Downtown Halifax. There are numerous car rental agencies located in the lower level of the airport car park.{{cite web|title=Car rentals|url=https://halifaxstanfield.ca/transportation/car-rentals/|publisher=Halifax Stanfield International Airport|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218201243/https://halifaxstanfield.ca/transportation/car-rentals/|archive-date=18 February 2017|url-status=live}}

Aside from the parking garage connected to the terminal, the airport also offers Park 'N Fly Airport Parking, a long-term parking service, the brand name licensed to the airport by Hong Kong company CK Hutchison Holdings.

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• Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum – located nearby, offering both military and civil aviation exhibits
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• {{cite book|last=Burrows|first=Kenneth C.|title=The Aero Tech Park as a Model for Industrial Development from an Environmental Perspective|year=1987|publisher=Saint Mary's University|location=Halifax|url=http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/01/22625/burrows_kenneth_c_masters_1987.PDF}}

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• {{official website|https://halifaxstanfield.ca/}}

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