Halifax International Airport

Halifax International Airport (also known as HIA) is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia, and serves Halifax Regional Muncipality and central Nova Scotia as well as nearby areas of the Maritime provinces. It is the 7th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, serving 3.2 million passengers in 2004, and the 20th busiest by aircraft movements. Its IATA Airport Code is YHZ. Since 2000 it has been operated by the private organization, Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA). The airport is headquarters to the regional airline Air Canada Jazz. The terminal was recently renamed for Robert Stanfield.

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Enfield, Nova Scotia - Halifax Regional Muncipality - Maritime - 7th busiest airport in Canada - IATA Airport Code - Air Canada Jazz - Robert Stanfield

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Halifax International Airport fared well in the 2004 AETRA survey for passenger satisfaction, produced by IATA and Airports Council International. Halifax International Airport was ranked the best airport in the Americas, as well as the best airport in the < 5 million pax/year category, best domestic service and third best for most improvement. Since 1998, Halifax International Airport has been undergoing an extensive renovation program. The next phase of this program was announced in September 2004.

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IATA - Airports Council International

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On September 11, 2001, Halifax International Airport was part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, as it took 44 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. Much of this was because flights that were coming from Europe were told to avoid the major airports in Central Canada, like Lester B. Pearson in Toronto and Montréal-Dorval. http://www.hiaa.ca/default.asp?id=190&pagesize=1&sfield=content.id&search=373&mn=70.1.14.64.73

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September 11 - 2001 - Operation Yellow Ribbon - Vancouver - Lester B. Pearson - Montréal-Dorval

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The airport was moved outside of the city to nearby Enfield to try and cut back on the number of days fog would play into factor for the take-off and landing of planes. The HIA has started a major multi-year expansion project which will include a rehabilition of the run-ways, a new terminal expansion, a new parking lot and internal beautifications including an observation tower. the project will cost over 90 million dollars. The Airport has already completed the observation tower and the internal beautifications but the parking lot, terminal expansion and run-ways rehabilitation are yet to be done. The run-way construction is also making the HIA suffer due to the fact it is harder for planes to take off and land. the work should be completed by around 2008.

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In 2003 the airport handled a total of 78,923 landings and departures with 2,973,187 passengers.

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