Owned by transport Canada, the Halifax/Stanfield International Airport was established in 2000. It is located in Nova Scotia, Canada and serves the nearby municipality of Halifax, as well as maritime provinces in the vicinity, which comprise a part of the 3.5 billion passengers that are served every year.

It takes pride in being awarded 6 years in a row for excellent customer service by the Airport Service Quality program and is the only airport in the Atlantic side of Canada to offer pre-clearance to the United States. Aside from international flights using over 20 airline companies, the airport also offers air cargo services.

Since the airport does not have online access to airlines’ ticketing databases, the airport recommends that the airline company be contacted for inquiries and bookings. Some of the numerous airlines that base in the airport are Thomas Cook, United Airlines, WestJet, Northwest Air Lines, Corsairfly, Continental Express Airlines, Air Canada, and American Airlines.

The Halifax/Stanfield Airport offers meeting rooms, seasonal airport tours for students and adults alike, several categorized paid parking locations on a first-come-first-served basis, as well as accessible parking for the disabled. Customer service representatives called the Tartan Team offer personalized assistance if it is needed aside from the Information kiosk.

Taxis and limousines are available, as well as car hire in the Halifax/Stanfield International Airport’s lower level in the parkade. Car rental brands include Hertz, Avis, Alamo, Enterprise, and Dollar/Thrifty. Bus services can shuttle to and from hotels and other sites, it is more practical to avail of the cheap car hire in Halifax/Stanfield Airport.