page_title: Halifax Stanfield International Airport
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Halifax Stanfield International Airport / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: Departure area and shops, Halifax International Airport
context_page_description: Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality. It serves the Halifax region, mainland Nova Scotia and adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield, the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
  The airport, owned by Transport Canada since it opened in 1960, has been operated since 2000 by the Halifax International Airport Authority. It forms part of the National Airports System.
  Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic. It handled a total of 4,316,079 passengers in 2018 and 84,045 aircraft movements in 2017. It is a hub for Air Canada Express, Cougar Helicopters, Maritime Air Charter, PAL Airlines and SkyLink Express.
caption: Airport Square with elevators to observation deck
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