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Organizers of the "Nova Scotia International Air Show" continued to make use the Shearwater airfield for both ground displays and the air show component until 2002. Modifications to the airfield from 2002 onward as part of the Shearwater Heliport Conversion Project saw runways closed, eliminating the
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Base rationalization and defence budget cutbacks for the Canadian Forces during the mid-1990s saw a largely administrative move when the formation CFB Shearwater stood down and the facilities transferred to the formation CFB Halifax and aircraft operations becoming the responsibility of newly formed
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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. From 2004 to 2008 the show was held at Halifax Stanfield
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and continuing rain prevented the pilots from seeing the unlit mirror in time to take evasive action; one aircraft struck the mirror at high speed, shearing off the left-hand wingtip and auxiliary wingtip fuel tank, demolishing the mirror, and damaging the tow truck. The pilot was able to maintain
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effective 31 July 2008. This land for the old runway 16/34 was then transferred by the Department of National Defence to the Canada Lands Company for sale. On 3 April 2009 the land for the old runway 16/34 was re-transferred from Canada Lands Company back to DND, however its future use is unknown.
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Following the end of the First World War, the United States Navy gifted its aircraft and flying facilities in Nova Scotia to the Canadian government. The six aircraft at Sydney were shipped to Halifax for storage and the buildings sold at auction. One of the five stations established by the Flying
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directional control and stop the Banshee on the runway, but the impact caused irreparable internal damage to the airframe, and the aircraft was written off. The incident is attributed to the failure of Shearwater air traffic controllers to alert the pilots that the mirror was parked on the runway.
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in 1933). The headquarters of No. 5 Squadron moved to Dartmouth on 1 November 1934. When the RCAF decided, in 1937, to primarily operate landplanes for the defence of the Atlantic coast, Dartmouth was one of four locations selected for construction of a land aerodrome. The station officially
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Though the scale of flying operations had increased substantially in 1923 and 1924, the year-round maintenance operations did not continue after the winter of 1923–24. At the end of the 1924 flying season the station was placed on "care and maintenance" with only a skeleton staff to maintain the
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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. Shearwater Heliport opened July 31, 2008, consisting of a new 16H/34H and various helipads for
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Defence cutbacks and unit and facility realignments from 1994 to 1996 saw CFB Shearwater stand down as a separate formation and the facility merged as an airfield attached to CFB Halifax. At this time, the military-organized "Shearwater International Air Show" was transferred to a civilian
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buildings. The station re-opened in the late spring of 1925 to resume photographic survey operations and artillery co-operation exercises. In July 1925, retroactive to 1 April, all the RCAF's civil operations stations were re-designated as numbered squadrons, with Dartmouth becoming
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in 2009 but returned to Shearwater in 2010, the first time since 2003 that an air show was held at the historic airfield (but again with no ground component). In 2011 the air show was renamed the "Atlantic Canada International Airshow" and was held at the
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In addition to serving as the main repair and overhaul depot for the Air Board's HS-2L flying boats, the Dartmouth Air Station also conducted flying operations. In most years the station flew fewer hours than the other Air Board stations, though some
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Shearwater Jetty - docks and shore-based infrastructure largely supports the fleet operations of Maritime Forces Atlantic and function as the home to Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic (FDU-A), as well as providing secure docking facilities (isolated from
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at the former NAS Halifax. Initially, the station's primary role was overhauling the HS-2L flying boats and dispatching them by air or rail to other stations, where they formed the backbone of civil government flying operations for several years.
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facility, a new 12 Air Maintenance Squadron facility with six repair bays, and a new Operational Support Facility where the Helicopter Operational Test and Evaluation Facility (HOTEF) and various 12 Wing headquarter functions will be located.
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International Airport which allowed for both static (ground) display and air show at the same venue, however the airport was deemed unsuitable due to numerous interruptions in the air show component by civilian air traffic movements.
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The Shearwater Heliport is the location of the headquarters of 12 Wing, whose sole purpose is to support and operate shipborne helicopters for the Royal Canadian Navy. 12 Wing is a RCAF unit and reports to 1 Canadian Air Division.
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No. 4 Squadron was inactive from the end of the 1925 flying season, but re-opened the station in 1927 and flew more hours than any previous year. Operations for 1927 were mainly photographic surveys using a
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to land at Shearwater, forcing the airshow to remove the static (ground) display component of the event, with the air show component continuing to be staged in the skies over Shearwater (using the nearby
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Helicopter Operational and Test Evaluation Facility (HOTEF) is responsible for researching and testing state-of-the-art equipment to help enable crews to operate efficiently, ashore or while deployed.
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in June. Changes to the organization of the air stations were deferred to the fall to avoid administrative issues during the flying season. On 25 November 1922 the Dartmouth Air Station was renamed
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Shearwater Heliport - heliport and related infrastructure largely supports the operations of 12 Wing, a unit of the RCAF which provides maritime helicopter services to the Royal Canadian Navy; and
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as the location of CFB Shearwater, coupled with the popularity of the Halifax area among military aircrew, resulted in heavy international participation from the RCAF, as well as the USAF,
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with a variation of 23 degrees west and elevation of 141 ft (43 m). The field was listed as "all hard surfaced" and had four runways but only the first is readable as follows:
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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
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Following the cancellation of part-time training for military pilots on 31 March 1922, the Air Board restructured its flying operations, merging the Flying Operations Branch into the
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As part of the heliport conversion project, the old runway 16/34 was permanently closed and placed outside (east) of a new fence for the Shearwater Heliport, as shown in the
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and the civilian personnel were commissioned or enlisted into the Canadian Air Force. The name changed again when the Canadian Air Force was granted the
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Current operations at Shearwater are administratively and operationally part of CFB Halifax and revolve around two functionally separate facilities:
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By the 1980s this air show came to be named the "Shearwater International Air Show" and was a popular event for military aviation enthusiasts in
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was officially formed at Halifax to control the five patrol detachments on the east coast (additional detachments had been formed at
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adjunct facilities formerly aligned with CFB Shearwater such as the Hartlen Point Golf Course are now attached to CFB Halifax
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12 Air Maintenance Squadron provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to 12 Wing's operational squadrons.
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where the long and wide runways at Shearwater hosted some of the largest aircraft in the world, including the
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is an operational squadron which operates CH-148 Cyclone helicopters for Maritime Forces Pacific warships.
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again on 1 April 1938 when a station headquarters was established to control both No. 5 Squadron and
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is an operational training squadron for training all maritime helicopter aircrew in the Canadian Forces.
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mechanism, and most RCN and US Navy Banshees were grounded until improved fittings could be installed.
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By January 1943 the runway information had been updated and the four runways were listed as follows:
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landing exercise was postponed due to rain. Two VF-870 Banshees were subsequently cleared for a
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Shearwater Jetty, the former CFB Shearwater Annex, which provides dock facilities in support of
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organization that saw the event renamed to the "Nova Scotia International Air Show."
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Shearwater Heliport's primary mission remains as a heliport in support of the
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In May 1932 detachments of the Ottawa Air Station were formed at Dartmouth,
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in early October. None of these changes, nor the official formation of the
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Contract Awarded for the Heliport Conversion Project in 12 Wing Shearwater
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warships with shipborne helicopters operated by 12 Wing, a unit of the
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change its name to Canadian Forces Base Shearwater (CFB Shearwater).
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warships including nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.
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List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada
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Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic) is also based at Shearwater.
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is an operational squadron at Shearwater Heliport which provides
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12 Wing's squadrons at Shearwater Heliport in Nova Scotia and at
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and tow truck that had been left on runway 16R after an earlier
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The combined land and sea-based aerodromes were used to station
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on 1 April 1924, substantially altered the role of the station.
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12 Wing. 12 Wing is headquartered at Shearwater and reports to
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Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering
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was Officer-in-Charge US Naval Air Force in Canada, with six
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12 Wing operates out of two locations with four squadrons:
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Air Board, Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force
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Government Announces Reacquisition of Land at Shearwater
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Beginning in the 1970s, CFB Shearwater began hosting an
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By 2002 only runway 10/28 remained open. As part of the
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during their first season of operations in 1920 was the
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For the Condor-class sloop named HMCS Shearwater, see
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flying boats operating from NAS Halifax and six from
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and realigned the property's various facilities into
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12 Wing Shearwater
HMS Shearwater (1900)



IATA
ICAO
WMO
Military
Government of Canada
DND
Shearwater, Nova Scotia
Time zone
AST
UTC−04:00
DST
UTC−03:00
AMSL
Coordinates
44°38′14″N 063°30′08″W / 44.63722°N 63.50222°W / 44.63722; -63.50222
rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca
CYAW is located in Nova Scotia
CYAW is located in Canada
Helipads
Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
ICAO
Canadian Forces
nautical miles
Shearwater, Nova Scotia

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