Halifax International Airport (YHZ) Canada
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Address: Halifax
International Airport, PO Box 40, Elmsdale, Nova Scotia, BON 1MO,
Canada
Location: The airport is located 35km (21 miles) north of
Halifax
Website: www.hiaa.ca
E-mail: info@hiaa.ca
Telephone: 902 873 4422
Country Dialing Code: 1
Timezone: GMT - 4 (GMT - 3 in summer)
Number of Terminals: 1
An information booth (tel:
902 873 1223) is located on the main level, near Domestic Arrivals.
It is open 0900-2100 Monday-Sunday.
Money
and communications: Several bureaux de change, a postbox
and a fax machine are available. There are also two ATMs on the
main level and on the Departures level.
Eating and drinking: There are numerous cafés and
restaurants (tel: 902 873 3666) on the main and Departures level of the terminal
building.
Shopping: Shops, which include a gift shop, book shop and
duty-free shop, are generally open 0700-2100.
Luggage: Left luggage (tel: 902 873 1039) is held by the
Canadian Corps of Commisionaires.
Other facilities: There is an airport chapel located on the
mezzanine level
The airport has barrier-free access and TDD telephones. It is wheelchair accessible and has reserved parking, as well as lifts between floors.
There is a fax machine at the airport. Internet access is also available. Meeting rooms are available in the Airport Hotel (tel: 800 667 3333 toll free USA and Canada only).
Avis (tel: 902 429 0963), Budget (tel: 902 492 7500), Dollar (tel: 902 860 0203), Thrifty (tel: 902 873 3527), Hertz (tel: 902 873 3700) and National (tel: 902 873 3505) are all represented at the airport. Their desks are located in the Domestic Arrivals hall.
Short- and long-term parking (tel: 902 873 1423) is available in open-air car parks, which are patrolled 24 hours a day. There are 1410 spaces in the long-term car park and 224 short-term spaces at parking meters. The terminal can be accessed from two levels; passengers either walk through the south or centre entrances from the lower level or walk through the south or centre entrances next to the drop-off points on the main level.
The airport can be reached from Hwy-102 leading north out of Halifax.
Road:
Taxi: Taxi services are available from in front of the Domestic Arrivals area.
Limousine: Limousine services are available from in front of the Domestic
Arrivals area. Bus: Zincks Bus Company (tel: 902 873 2091) runs a shuttle
service from the airport via numerous hotels in the area to Metro Halifax
(tel: 902 490 6600). Acadian Lines (tel: 902 454 9321) also operates a bus
service to/from the airport. Shuttles depart for Sydney, Annapolis Valley,
Yarmouth, Truro and Prince Edward Island. Further details are available from
the information booth (tel: 902 873 1223). General information on transport
is available from the Ground Transportation Inspector (tel: 902 873 1410)
The Airport Hotel (tel: 800 667 3333) is situated 1km (0.6 miles) from the airport and runs a free shuttle service. The Inn On The Lake (tel: 800 463 6465 toll free USA and Canada only) is located 10km (6.2 miles) from the airport.