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YAW Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAW / CYAW |
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| Location: | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°38'13"N by 63°30'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAW |
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Facts about Shearwater Heliport (YAW):
- Because of Shearwater Heliport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Shearwater Heliport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the late 1990s and early 2000s the Shearwater airfield was scaled back significantly as the facility transitioned to a heliport with surplus lands identified and transferred to Canada Lands Company.
- The closest airport to Shearwater Heliport (YAW) is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of YAW.
- The inconvenience of not having a ground component for the "Nova Scotia International Air Show" as a result of the Shearwater Heliport Conversion Project saw the entire event moved to Halifax Stanfield International Airport beginning in 2004.
- In addition to being known as "Shearwater Heliport", other names for YAW include "Halifax/Shearwater Heliport", "12 Wing Shearwater" and "CFB Shearwater".
- Beginning in the 1970s, CFB Shearwater began hosting an Armed Forces Day every fall, typically on the weekend following Labour Day, and included an air show where the long and wide runways at Shearwater hosted some of the largest aircraft in the world, including the U.S.
- These changes allowed for heliport operations including instrument approaches and were accompanied with the construction of other non-airfield facilities in support of the Maritime Helicopter Project.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.76 miles (26.97 km) N | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada |    |
| 2 | 73.38 miles (118.09 km) WNW | CFB Greenwood (YZX) | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 3 | 112.54 miles (181.11 km) W | Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 4 | 115.64 miles (186.10 km) N | Charlottetown Airport (YYG) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 5 | 117.05 miles (188.37 km) NNW | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 6 | 125.58 miles (202.10 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 7 | 125.63 miles (202.18 km) N | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 8 | 125.77 miles (202.41 km) WNW | Saint John Airport (YSJ) | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 9 | 139.72 miles (224.85 km) WSW | Yarmouth Airport (YQI) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 165.10 miles (265.71 km) WNW | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 11 | 170.38 miles (274.20 km) WNW | Fredericton International Airport (YFC) | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 12 | 188.78 miles (303.80 km) NNW | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 13 | 197.89 miles (318.48 km) ENE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 202.50 miles (325.89 km) WNW | Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN) | Princeton, Maine, United States | |
| 15 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) NNE | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,763.43 miles (18,931.37 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,719.91 miles (18,861.33 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,693.27 miles (18,818.44 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,678.56 miles (18,794.77 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,677.97 miles (18,793.82 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,657.63 miles (18,761.09 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,628.52 miles (18,714.25 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,569.75 miles (18,619.66 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,562.59 miles (18,608.13 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,559.06 miles (18,602.45 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,467.50 miles (18,455.11 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,443.31 miles (18,416.18 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,442.80 miles (18,415.35 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,415.41 miles (18,371.27 km) S | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,369.97 miles (18,298.14 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |