Satellite and aerial maps of CFB Shearwater with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Rainbow Haven Beach , Nova Scotia | 5.2 | 072 | |
Halifax Harbour , Nova Scotia | 5.6 | 250 | CAHAL |
CFB Halifax , Nova Scotia | 8.2 | 289 | |
Halifax Infirmary , Nova Scotia | 8.3 | 279 | CHQE |
Halifax Shipyards , Nova Scotia | 9.7 | 292 | |
Bedford Basin , Nova Scotia | 13.6 | 297 | CABDF |
CFB Shearwater |
1918 to present | ||
44° 38' 0'' N 63° 29' 0'' W | ||
3.5nm SE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | ||
ICAO: CYAW | IATA: YAW | |
Elevation: 167 feet |
Opened in Aug 1918 as US Naval Air Station Halifax on the eastern shore of Halifax Bay, near Dartmouth, to support anti-submarine patrols off the Canadian east coast. With the end of WWI, the Canadian Naval Air Service was disbanded in Dec 1918 and the base was put under maintenance. It reopened in Feb 1920 with the creation of the Canadian Air Force, as Canadian Air Board Station Dartmouth. As the RCAF was contracting to a peace time strength after WWII, the RCN required an east coast base. The base was handed over to Naval control on 1 Dec 1948 and was renamed RCNAS Shearwater.
In Aug 1951, rotary wing operations began when the first Bell HTL-4s arrived, followed by Sikorsky HO4Ss in Apr 1952. In May 1963, the first of 41 Sea Kings started to replace the HO4Ss. On 1 Feb 1968, the armed forces of Canada were consolidated into the Canadian Armed Forces and the base was renamed CFB Shearwater. In the summer of 1981, the CS-2 Trackers of VT406 left for CFB Summerside. When the EW unit 434 Sqd moved to Greenwood (NS) in May 1995, this left Shearwater as a Sea King only base. CAF 12 Wing also has operational control over MH443 at Patricia Bay near Victoria (BC) on the Pacific coast, which departed from Shearwater in Jul 1989.
List of units at CFB Shearwater |
Years | Unit | |
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1974- | 423MHS | CH-148 Cyclone, CH-124 Sea King, |
1974/89 | 443MHS | CH-124 Sea King, |
1972- | 406MOTS | CH-148 Cyclone, CH-124 Sea King, |
CCG Atlantic Region |
CFB Shearwater News |
Canadian 423 Squadron to Celebrate 75th Anniversary
18-Apr-17 - Royal Canadian Air Force 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, based at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia, is celebrating 75 years since its formation in 1942 next May 17-19Canadian Coast Guard Accepts Bell 429 in Shearwater
14-Mar-16 - Delivery of 15 new Bell 429 helicopters for Canadian Coast Guard is on budget and ahead of schedule with 12 already in service. In addition, seven new Bell 412 will be delivered starting in 2017Canada Accepts Six Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone
19-Jun-15 - The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is a major step closer to operating a new world-class maritime helicopter fleet with the official acceptance of six CH-148 Cyclones on June 19, 2015. List of aircraft and events at CFB Shearwater |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Type | Serial | Dates |
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CH-124 | 12401 | 14dec12 15nov21 |
CH-124 | 12403 | 24jun10 |
CH-124 | 12403 / 403 | 07sep03 |
CH-124 | 12405 | 12sep99 |
CH-124 | 12406 | 11sep10 |
CH-124 | 12410 | 11sep10 |
CH-124 | 12414 | 07aug15 |
CH-124 | 12417 | 26jul18 |
CH-124 | 12429 | 04jun09 |
CH-124 | 12431 | 14dec12 13jan21 |
CH-124 | 12433 | 12sep99 |
CH-124 | 12434 | 01aug13 |
CH-124 | 12436 | 02sep09 |
CH-124 | 12437 | 04jun09 |
CH-124 | 12440 | 12sep99 |
CH-124 | 12441 | sep23 |
CH-146 | 146408 | 12sep99 |
CH-146 | 146426 | 12sep99 |
CH-146 | 146445 | 12sep99 |
CH-146 | 146471 | 12sep99 |
CH-148 | 148810 | 12mar20 06nov20 |
CH-148 | 148813 | 23jul20 |
CH-148 | 148821 | 07jan21 20jan21 |
CH-148 | 148826 | 12jan21 22jan21 |
CH-149 | 149909 / 909 | 07sep03 |
SH-60B | 164462 | 12sep99 |
MH-53E | 164769 | 12sep99 |
HO4S-3 | 55885 | 14dec12 |
HO4S-3 | 55891 | 14dec12 |
HH-65 | 6514 | 12sep99 |
105CBS-2 | C-GCHW | 11sep10 |
429 | C-GCPI | 14mar16 09jun16 08jan19 |
429 | C-GCPJ | 10jan19 |
429 | C-GCQS | 17sep16 |
EH101 | I-LIOI | 12sep99 |
CH-148 | N8040J | 08jan15 |
EH101 | ZK101 | dec99 |