Toronto Pearson International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Greater Toronto Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Greater Toronto Area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Malton, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 29, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Focus city for | Air Transat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 569 ft / 173 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°40′36″N079°37′50″W / 43.67667°N 79.63056°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public transit access | Pearson station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FAA airport diagram from 2004, which shows the old Aeroquay 1, the then-new Terminal 1, the former Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and the Infield Terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement [1] Environment Canada [2] Transport Canada [3] Movements from Statistics Canada [4] Toronto Pearson Traffic Summary [5] |
Toronto Pearson International Airport [lower-alpha 1] ( IATA : YYZ, ICAO : CYYZ) is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe. The airport is named in honour of Lester B. Pearson, who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968) and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his humanitarian work in peacekeeping. [6]
Toronto Pearson is located 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) northwest of Downtown Toronto with the majority of the airport situated in Mississauga and a small portion of the airfield, along Silver Dart Drive north of Renforth Drive, extending into Toronto's western district of Etobicoke. [7] It has five runways and two passenger terminals along with numerous cargo and maintenance facilities on a site that covers 1,867 hectares (4,613 acres). [8]
Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada, handling 44.8 million passengers in 2023. [9] [10] As of 2019, it was the second-busiest international air passenger gateway in North America and the 24th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic. [9]
Toronto Pearson is the primary hub for Air Canada. [11] It also serves as a hub for WestJet, cargo airline FedEx Express, and as a base of operations for Air Transat and Sunwing Airlines. Toronto Pearson is operated by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System. [12] The airport also maintains facilities for United States border preclearance. [13]
An extensive network of non-stop domestic flights is operated from Toronto Pearson by several airlines to all major and many secondary cities across all provinces and territories of Canada. [14] Since 2014, over 75 airlines operated around 1,250 daily departures from the airport to more than 180 destinations across five continents. [15] [16] [17]
In 1937, the Government of Canada agreed to support the building of two airports in the Toronto area. One site selected was on the Toronto Islands, which is the present-day Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The other site selected was an area northwest of Toronto near the town of Malton in what was then Toronto Township (which would later become Mississauga to avoid confusion with the nearby city of Toronto), which was originally intended to serve as an alternate to the downtown airport but instead would become its successor due to having a much larger space without being constrained by Lake Ontario and Toronto Inner Harbour. [18] The first scheduled passenger flight at the Malton Airport was a Trans-Canada Air Lines DC-3 that landed on August 29, 1939. [19]
During World War II, the Royal Canadian Air Force established a base at the airport as a component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. RCAF Station Malton was home to several training schools and was in operation between 1940 and 1946. [20]
In 1958, the municipal government of Toronto sold the Malton Airport to the Government of Canada, which subsequently changed the name of the facility to Toronto International Airport, under the management of Transport Canada. [21] The airport was officially renamed Lester B. Pearson International Airport in 1984, in honour of Toronto-born Lester B. Pearson, the 14th prime minister of Canada and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) assumed management, operation, and control of the airport in 1996, and has used the name Toronto Pearson International Airport for the facility since the transition. [22]
Since Toronto has more than one airport, YTO is used for the area designation, while Pearson is coded YYZ, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is YTZ and Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport in Markham, until its closure on November 24, 2023, was YKZ. YZ was the code for the station in Malton, Ontario, where Pearson Airport is located and hence the IATA code for Pearson Airport is YYZ. The telegraph station in Toronto itself was coded TZ, which is why Toronto's smaller Billy Bishop Airport is coded YTZ. [23]
Toronto Pearson International Airport has two active public terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Both terminals are designed to handle all three sectors of travel (domestic, transborder, and international), which results in terminal operations at Toronto Pearson being grouped for airlines and airline alliances, rather than for domestic and international routes. Terminal 1 has a capacity of 30 million passengers annually and Terminal 3 has a capacity of 17 million passengers annually. [24]
A third public terminal, the Infield Concourse (IFC), currently acts as an extension of Terminal 3 providing additional bridged gates.
The original Terminal 1 was demolished in 2004 [25] while Terminal 2 was permanently closed and demolished in 2007. Both were replaced by a larger Terminal 1. Terminal 3 retains its numbering to prevent confusion and the Terminal 2 designation is reserved for a future terminal separate from Terminal 3. [26]
The current Terminal 1 opened in 2004, replacing Aeroquay One (also referred to by its retronym: the original Terminal 1) and Terminal 2. [27] Measuring over 346,000 square metres (3,724,000 sq ft), [28] Terminal 1 is the largest airport terminal in Canada and the 12th largest in the world by floor space. Air Canada and all other Star Alliance airlines that serve Pearson Airport are based at Terminal 1 under the "Move under One Roof" policy. SkyTeam carrier ITA Airways and non-alliance carriers Air North, and Emirates also use Terminal 1. [29] Sunwing Airlines previously had its base at Terminal 1 until it moved to Terminal 3 on May 1, 2016. [30]
Terminal 1 was designed by a joint venture known as Airports Architects Canada made up of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Adamson Associates Architects and Moshe Safdie and Associates. [27] It contains 58 gates, with two of them being able to accommodate the Airbus A380.[ citation needed ]
Along with the standard customs and immigration facilities, Terminal 1 also contains special customs "B" checkpoints along the international arrivals walkway. Passengers connecting from an international or trans-border arrival to another international (non-U.S.) departure in Terminal 1 go to one of these checkpoints for passport control and immigration checks, then are immediately directed to Pier E for departure. This alleviates the need to recheck bags, pass through security screening, and relieves congestion in the primary customs hall. [31] International-to-domestic passengers use the same corridor and a bus for one-stop security procedures, which avoids having to re-clear security if coming from another country with a mutual agreement. [32]
The terminal has a total of eight lounges, with five of the lounges being Air Canada–operated lounges (three Maple Leaf Lounges, one Maple Leaf Express Lounge and one Signature Suite) and three being Plaza Premium operated. Both Air Canada and Plaza Premium have lounges in the Domestic, International and Transborder zones, with the Signature Suite being in the International Zone. [33] [34]
In addition to the eight lounges, Air Canada operates the Air Canada Cafe, in which premium passengers have the ability to enter the café to get premium coffee, tea and grab-and-go snacks. [35]
In the domestic section of the arrivals level, there are some retailers both before and after security checkpoints, [36] such as 7-Eleven (convenience goods), which was renovated and expanded in late 2022 [37] and will remain the only "dry" 7-Eleven location in Ontario as Pearson Airport does not allow the bulk sale of alcoholic beverages outside of duty-free areas amid the expansion of the sale of alcoholic beverages to all other 7-Eleven locations and most other convenience stores in Ontario on September 5, 2024. [38]
An eight-level parking garage with 8,400 public parking spaces (including 700 rental car spaces) [28] across from Terminal 1 is connected to the terminal by several elevated and enclosed pedestrian walkways. [21]
Terminal 1 is home to the ThyssenKrupp Express Walkway, the world's fastest moving walkway. [39]
Terminal 3 opened in 1991. The building is a 178,000-square-metre (1,916,000 sq ft) facility designed by B+H Architects and Scott Associates Architects Inc. [40]
Originally, Terminal 3 was a major tenant for Canadian Airlines (defunct since 2001). Today, the terminal serves as a hub for Porter Airlines and WestJet, a focus city for Air Transat, and an operating base for Flair Airlines and Sunwing Airlines — all of which are unaffiliated with any airline alliance. It is also used by all foreign SkyTeam (except ITA Airways) and Oneworld airlines that serve Pearson Airport, along with Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Etihad Airways, Pakistan International Airlines, Philippine Airlines and all other airlines that are unaffiliated with an airline alliance (except Air North and Emirates). Terminal 3 has 46 gates.
A five-level parking garage with 3,800 public parking spaces (including 600 rental car spaces) [28] is located directly across from the terminal along with Sheraton Hotel, both of which are connected to Terminal 3 by an elevated pedestrian walkway. [21] [41]
Since June 2018, the GTAA has used the Infield Terminal to act as an extension of Terminal 3 to provide additional bridged gates. Passengers on flights arriving or departing from gates at the Infield Terminal are transported by bus to/from Terminal 3. [42]
American Airlines has an Admirals Club in the US Pre-clearance departures area.
The Infield Concourse (IFC) was originally built to handle traffic displaced during the development and construction of the current Terminal 1. [43] Its 11 gates were opened gradually throughout 2002 and 2003, [44] and a business lounge was opened in 2005. [45] [44] In 2009, the Infield Concourse was closed for regular operations in conjunction with the official opening of the newly constructed Terminal 1. However, the GTAA retained plans to reactivate the IFC for regular operations whenever necessary to accommodate seasonal or overflow demand.
The terminal was substantially renovated in late 2015 to serve as a dedicated terminal for incoming government-sponsored refugees of the Syrian civil war. [46] Further renovations were completed at the Infield Concourse in early 2018 and on June 5, 2018, the terminal was reactivated for summer operations by the GTAA to act as an extension of Terminal 3 with the purpose of providing required additional bridged gates. Passengers are transported by bus between Terminal 3 and the IFC. [42] Effective December 2019, Sunwing Airlines moved their operations from Terminal 3 to the IFC.
Due to its intermittent usage for passenger traffic, the Infield Concourse is frequently used as a location to film major motion pictures and television productions. [47]
Skyservice FBO operates an 800-square-metre (8,611 sq ft) private VIP terminal at Toronto Pearson on Midfield Road in the infield area of the airport. [48] [49] The terminal handles most private aircraft arriving and departing at Toronto Pearson, providing passenger services that include a 24/7 concierge, private customs and immigration facilities, personalized catering, showers, direct handling of baggage, and VIP ground transportation services. [48] [50]
Toronto Pearson has five runways, three of which are aligned in the east–west direction, and two in the north–south direction. A large network of taxiways, collectively measuring over 40 km (25 mi) in length, [51] provides access between the runways and the passenger terminals, air cargo areas, and airline hangar areas. [52]
Number | Length [1] | Width [1] | ILS | Alignment |
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05/23 | 11,120 ft (3,390 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Cat. IIIa (05), Cat. I (23) | East–West |
06L/24R | 9,697 ft (2,956 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Cat. IIIa (6L), Cat. I (24R) | East–West |
06R/24L | 9,000 ft (2,700 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Cat. I (both directions) | East–West |
15L/33R | 11,050 ft (3,370 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Cat. I (both directions) | North–South |
15R/33L | 9,088 ft (2,770 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Cat. I (both directions) | North–South |
Toronto Pearson is home to the Toronto Area Control Centre, one of seven area control centres in Canada operated by Nav Canada. The airport uses a Traffic Management Unit (TMU), located in the apron control tower at Terminal 1, to control the movement of aircraft and other airport traffic on the ground. [53] The main air traffic control tower at Toronto Pearson is located within the infield operations area of the airport.
The airfield maintenance unit is responsible for general maintenance and repairs at Toronto Pearson. [54] During the winter months, the unit expands into a dedicated 24-hour snow removal team of more than 200 workers tasked with ensuring normal operations at the airport, as Toronto Pearson regularly experiences 110 to 130 centimetres (43 to 51 in) of total snow accumulation in a typical winter season. [55] [56] The airport employs over 94 pieces of snow removal equipment, including 11 Vammas PSB series, [57] 4 Oshkosh Corporation Snow Products HT-Series [58] snowplow units, and 14 snowmelters. [59]
Pearson Airport's Central De-icing Facility is the largest in the world, servicing over 10,500 aircraft each winter. [59] The six de-icing bays, covering a total area of 24 hectares (60 acres), can handle 12 aircraft simultaneously and take between 2 and 19 minutes to de-ice each aircraft dependent on factors such as active weather and aircraft specifications. [60] [55]
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) Fire and Emergency Service maintains three stations at the airport, with more than 80 firefighters providing fire and rescue operations at Pearson. [61] They are equipped with six crash tenders as well as several pumpers, aerial ladders, and heavy rescue units. [61] The GTAA Fire and Emergency Service operates in conjunction with the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI), located at the northwest end of the airport grounds. [62]
Toronto Pearson handles approximately half of all the international air cargo in Canada. [63] The airport has three main cargo facilities, known as Cargo West (Infield), Cargo East (VISTA), and Cargo North (FedEx). [64]
The Cargo West facility (also known as the Infield Cargo Area) is located between runways 15L/33R and 15R/33L. It is a multi-tenant facility including three large buildings with 52,600 square metres (566,000 sq ft) of warehouse space, a common use cargo apron, vehicle parking, and a truck maneuvering area. A four-lane vehicle tunnel connects the Infield Cargo Area to the passenger terminal area of the airport. [65]
The Cargo East facility (also known as the VISTA cargo area) is located north of Terminal 3. The VISTA cargo area is a multi-tenant facility of several buildings organized in a U-shape, with 29,500 square metres (318,000 sq ft) of warehouse space and an adjacent common-use cargo apron. [65]
The Cargo North facility is the Canadian hub for FedEx Express. The site occupies an area on the north side of the airport near runway 05/23 and is home to two buildings operated exclusively by FedEx with 32,100 square metres (346,000 sq ft) of warehouse space and a dedicated cargo apron. [65]
The Peel Regional Police is the primary law enforcement agency at Pearson Airport. [66] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) also maintain a Toronto Airport Detachment at Pearson Airport, which provides federal law enforcement services. [67]
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) is responsible for security screening procedures at Pearson Airport. Other government agencies with security operations at Pearson include the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and Transport Canada. In addition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from the United States also conduct operations at the airport to facilitate United States border preclearance. [68]
Pearson Airport has seven aircraft maintenance hangars, operated by Air Canada, Air Transat, WestJet, and the GTAA, which are used for line maintenance and routine aircraft inspections. [65] At the north end of the airfield are numerous independently operated hangars for charter aircraft and personal private aircraft based at Pearson Airport, along with passenger and maintenance facilities to service them. [69]
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority maintains administrative offices on Convair Drive, near the southeast corner of the airfield. Gate Gourmet and CLS Catering Services both operate dedicated flight kitchen facilities at Pearson Airport for airline catering services. [65] Aviation fuel is supplied by Esso Avitat (Jet A-1) and Shell Aerocentre (Jet A and A-1), both located in the infield operations area of the airport. [65]
FedEx has a large distribution centre on the north side of the airfield connected with multiple large jet parking bays and logistics handling facilities for servicing the Greater Toronto Area.
Bombardier Aviation's Bombardier Global Express business jet final assembly are completed at the factory located on the north side of Toronto Pearson since 2023.
Airlines | Destinations | Cargo Centre |
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Air Canada Cargo | Atlanta, Basel/Mulhouse, Chicago–O'Hare, [139] Cologne/Bonn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Guadalajara, Halifax, Istanbul, Liège, Lima, Madrid, Mexico City–AIFA, Miami, Quito, San Juan, St. John's | Cargo West |
Cathay Cargo | Anchorage, Hong Kong, New York–JFK | Cargo West |
China Southern Cargo | Qingdao, Vancouver | Cargo West |
EVA Air Cargo | Taipei–Taoyuan | Cargo West |
FedEx Express | Calgary, Edmonton, Indianapolis, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal–Mirabel, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie (ON), Sudbury, Timmins, Vancouver, Winnipeg | FedEx |
Korean Air Cargo | Anchorage, New York–JFK, Seoul–Incheon | Cargo West |
Lufthansa Cargo | Frankfurt | Cargo West |
TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon, Zaragoza | VISTA |
Turkish Cargo | Chicago–O'Hare, Istanbul, New York–JFK | Cargo West |
UPS Airlines | Anchorage, Louisville | VISTA |
WestJet Cargo | Calgary, Halifax, Miami, Vancouver | Cargo West |
The Union Pearson Express (UP Express) is an airport rail link running between Pearson Airport and Union Station in Downtown Toronto, with intermediate stops at Weston and Bloor GO Train stations. [140] Trains depart every 15 minutes from Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station and provide a 25-minute travel time to Union Station, the busiest intermodal transportation facility in Canada. [141] Union Station offers connections to numerous GO Transit regional rail and bus services as well as inter-city rail links on Via Rail's Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. Combined UP Express and inter-city tickets may be purchased from VIA Rail. [142] [143] The UP Express operates daily between 5:27 am and 12:57 am of the next calendar day. [144]
The Terminal Link (formerly the Link Train) is an automated people mover that facilitates inter-terminal transportation at Pearson Airport. It runs between Terminal 1, Terminal 3, and Toronto Pearson Viscount station located at the Viscount Value Park Lot, connecting directly to the airport terminals at Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station and Toronto Pearson Terminal 3 station. [145] The Terminal Link train operates daily, 24-hour service with trains departing all stations every 4 to 8 minutes. [146]
Several public transit bus services operate bus routes to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates daily, 24-hour public transit bus service from Pearson Airport to various subway stations in Toronto, with route 900 Airport Express being the main express bus service to the airport from Kipling station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway, [147] and route 52 Lawrence West / 352 Lawrence West Night / 952 Lawrence West Express operate service along Lawrence Avenue to Lawrence and Lawrence West stations on the subway's Line 1 Yonge–University. [148] [149] Additionally, route 900 Airport Express buses have a unique airport-themed livery and luggage racks. The TTC Blue Night Network operates local night bus routes to Warden Avenue in Toronto's east end via Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue, [150] Eglinton station via Eglinton Avenue [151] and Sunnybrook Hospital. [152] Although the airport terminals are situated outside of the Toronto city limits, TTC bus services at Pearson Airport do not require a supplementary fare. [153] TTC buses serve both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
Two public transit operators based in Peel Region also operate routes to the airport: Brampton Transit and MiWay. Brampton Transit operates all-day public transit bus service from Pearson Airport to the city of Brampton, with express service operating to Bramalea Terminal. [154] Brampton Transit buses arrive and depart from Terminal 1. MiWay operates all-day public transit bus service from Pearson Airport to the city of Mississauga, with express service to City Centre Transit Terminal, Humber College, [155] and Winston Churchill Transitway Station, [156] and local routes to Westwood Square Terminal, [157] Renforth station, [158] and Meadowvale Town Centre Terminal. [159] MiWay buses arrive and depart from Terminal 1, Terminal 3, Toronto Pearson Viscount station, and the infield operations area of the airport.
GO Transit operates two 24-hour bus routes from the airport to cities across the Greater Toronto Area: route 40 to Richmond Hill Terminal and Hamilton GO Centre [160] and route 94 to Pickering GO Station and Square One Bus Terminal. [161] GO Transit coaches arrive and depart from Terminal 1.
The airport is served by several long-distance coach, van and minibus shuttle operators, which provide transportation from the airport to various municipalities and regional airports throughout Southern Ontario and to select cities and towns in the U.S. states of New York and Michigan. [162]
Coach Canada's Megabus service provides bus service between Pearson Airport and Hamilton International Airport to the west as well as between Pearson Airport and destinations east of Toronto, such as Port Hope, Trenton, Belleville, Napanee, Kingston, and Cornwall. [163]
Toronto Pearson is directly accessible from Highway 427 and Highway 409 with Airport Road and Dixon Road providing local access to the airport. There are 12,200 parking spaces available in parking garages adjacent to Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, [28] in addition to several other parking lots located in the immediate area. [164]
Car rentals are available from various major car rental agencies located in the parking garages adjacent to both terminals. [165] Car rentals are also available from off-airport car rental agencies located near Toronto Pearson Viscount station, accessible from both terminals via the Terminal Link. [165]
Taxis and limousines can be accessed at designated taxi stands located outside of both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Only official airport-licensed taxis and limousines can legally pick up passengers at Toronto Pearson, [166] and all airport-licensed taxi and limo companies use GTAA-authorized flat rate fares for travel from the airport. [167] [168] [169]
Ridesharing services Uber and Lyft are available at Pearson Airport. Designated rideshare pickup zones are located at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Terminal 1 pickup is from the ground level, while Terminal 3 pickup is from the arrivals level. [170]
In February 2017, the GTAA announced a proposed transit hub to be located across from Terminal 3 that would connect with Union Pearson Express and may connect with other transit lines extended to the airport like Line 5 Eglinton LRT of the Toronto subway and GO Expansion (formerly known as GO Transit Regional Express Rail). [171] This proposal would eliminate the Terminal Link connecting Terminals 1 and 3 with a bridge from the transit hub to Terminal 3 and another bridge connecting Terminal 3 to Terminal 1. [171]
Since 2020, Metrolinx is planning the second phase of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, which is a western extension of the under-construction Line 5 Eglinton to a proposed transit hub at Pearson Airport across the terminals at the site of Viscount Station. The extension is scheduled to open in 2030–31. As of 2020, the segment to Pearson Airport is under study by Metrolinx and the GTAA. The line will connect the airport to Midtown Toronto and Scarborough with additional transfers to Downtown Toronto. [172] Metrolinx is also studying a potential connection with Line 6 Finch West to the transit hub with additional transfers to York University and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Other connections like the Mississauga Transitway are being studied. [173]
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Year | Total passengers | % change | Domestic c | % change | Transborder c | % change | International c | % change |
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2023 [174] | 44,800,000 | 25.8% | 16,500,000 | 15.3% | d | d | 28,500,000 | 32.9% |
2022 | 35,600,000 | 180.0% | 14,300,000 | 111.5% | d | d | 21,300,000 | 260.1% |
2021 | 12,700,000 | -4.5% | 6,800,000 | 24.4% | d | d | 5,900,000 | 25.66% |
2020 [175] | 13,307,077 | 73.65% | 5,449,924 | 70.39% | 3,032,582 | 78.09% | 4,824,571 | 73.56% |
2019 [176] | 50,499,431 | 2.0% | 18,108,953 | 1.2% | 13,847,414 | 1.9% | 18,543,064 | 2.9% |
2018 [177] | 49,507,418 | 5.0% | 17,860,337 | 2.2% | 13,570,570 | 5.6% | 18,076,511 | 7.6% |
2017 [178] | 47,130,358 | 6.3% | 17,475,217 | 3.4% | 12,855,891 | 6.6% | 16,799,250 | 9.3% |
2016 [179] | 44,335,198 | 8.0% | 16,906,560 | 6.6% | 12,054,296 | 8.1% | 15,374,342 | 9.6% |
2015 [180] | 41,036,847 | 6.4% | 15,859,289 | 4.4% | 11,154,435 | 6.2% | 14,023,123 | 8.9% |
2014 [180] | 38,571,961 | 6.8% | 15,192,126 | 5.6% | 10,506,070 | 6.8% | 12,874,220 | 8.3% |
2013 [180] | 36,107,306 | 3.4% | 14,385,001 | 5.4% | 9,838,121 | 3.9% | 11,884,184 | 0.7% |
2012 [180] | 34,911,850 | 4.4% | 13,646,163 | 4.3% | 9,464,858 | 5.4% | 11,800,829 | 3.7% |
2011 [180] | 33,435,277 | 4.7% | 13,078,513 | 2.7% | 8,979,103 | 4.1% | 11,377,661 | 7.6% |
2010 [181] | 31,936,098 | 5.2% | 12,730,680 | 0.1% | 8,628,851 | 6.9% | 10,576,567 | 10.6% |
2009 [181] | 30,368,339 | −6.0% | 12,730,047 | −7.8% | 8,074,027 | −8.3% | 9,564,265 | −1.5% |
2008 [181] | 32,334,831 | 2.8% | 13,812,866 | 0.5% | 8,805,898 | −0.8% | 9,716,067 | 10.1% |
2007 [181] | 31,446,199 | 2.1% | 13,744,155 | 3.3% | 8,879,180 | −0.3% | 8,822,864 | 2.8% |
2006 [181] | 30,794,581 | 2.9% | 13,309,531 | 3.1% | 8,906,324 | 1.2% | 8,578,726 | 4.6% |
2005 [181] | 29,914,750 | 4.5% | 12,906,457 | 2.1% | 8,803,505 | 4.5% | 8,204,788 | 8.6% |
2004 [181] | 28,615,981 | 15.7% | 12,636,748 | 14.6% | 8,422,537 | 15.1% | 7,556,696 | 18% |
2003 [181] | 24,739,312 | –––– | 11,021,760 | –––– | 7,316,287 | –––– | 6,401,265 | –––– |
The music video for the song "The Good in Everyone" by Canadian rock band Sloan was filmed on Convair Drive at the southwest end of runway 06L/24R at 43°39′35.2″N79°37′31.1″W / 43.659778°N 79.625306°W .
In 1987, Pink Floyd used a hangar at the airport for rehearsals for their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.
Canadian rock trio Rush had an instrumental piece titled "YYZ," which is on their 1981 album Moving Pictures. Two of the band's members, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, are natives of Toronto. The song, a favourite of fans, was frequently played by the band in concert.
A VHF omnidirectional range system at the airport broadcasts the YYZ identifier code in Morse code, which the band once heard when Lifeson was flying them into the airport. The band's drummer, Neil Peart, said in interviews that the rhythm stuck with them. [195] Peart and Lee have both said, "It's always a happy day when YYZ appears on our luggage tags." [196]
The piece's introduction repeatedly renders "Y-Y-Z" in Morse Code using various musical arrangements. [197]
In 2023, a Rush-themed specialty bar opened in Terminal 1. The bar, Henderson Brewing@YYZ, is run by Toronto-based craft brewery Henderson Brewery. [198]
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Chicago O'Hare International Airport is a major international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop business district. Operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covering 7,627 acres (3,087 ha), O'Hare has non-stop flights to 249 destinations in North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the North Atlantic region as of Summer 2024. As of 2024, O'Hare is considered the most connected airport in the US, and 5th most connected airport in the world. It is also the United States' 4th busiest airport, and 7th biggest airport.
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is an international airport in Oakland, California. The airport is located 7 miles (11 km) south of Downtown Oakland and 12 miles (19 km) east of San Francisco, serving the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The airport is owned by the Port of Oakland and has domestic passenger flights to cities throughout the United States and international flights to Mexico, El Salvador, and Portugal, in addition to cargo flights to China and Japan. The airport covers 2,600 acres (1,100 ha) of land. The airport is an operating base for Southwest Airlines, which operates point-to-point routes with bases instead of a traditional network with hubs.
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport or Montréal–Trudeau, formerly known and still commonly referred to as Montréal–Dorval International Airport, is an international airport in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It is the only Transport Canada designated international airport serving Montreal and is situated 20 km (12 mi) west of Downtown Montreal. The airport terminals are located entirely in the suburb of Dorval, while one runway is located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. Air Canada, the country's flag carrier, also has its corporate headquarters complex on the Saint-Laurent side of the airport. It also serves Greater Montreal and adjacent regions in Quebec and eastern Ontario, as well as the states of Vermont and northern New York in the United States. The airport is named in honour of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada and father of current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality. It serves the Halifax region, mainland Nova Scotia, and adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield, the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Calgary International Airport, branded as YYC Calgary International Airport, is an international airport that serves the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of downtown and covers an area of 20.82 square kilometres. With 18.5 million passengers in 2023 and 124,108 aircraft movements in 2021, Calgary International is the busiest airport in Alberta and the fourth-busiest in Canada by passenger traffic. This airport is served by the Calgary International Airport Emergency Response Service for aircraft rescue and firefighting protection. The region's petroleum and tourism industries have helped foster growth at the airport, which has nonstop flights to an array of destinations in North and Central America, Europe, and Asia. Calgary serves as the headquarters and primary hub for WestJet.
Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, originally called Montréal International Airport, widely known as Mirabel and branded as YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel, is a cargo and former international passenger airport in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, 21 nautical miles northwest of Montreal. It opened on October 4, 1975, and the last commercial passenger flight took off on October 31, 2004.
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is an international airport located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the seventh busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, serving 4,094,793 passengers in 2023, and the 11th busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements. Winnipeg International Airport is a hub for Calm Air, Perimeter Airlines, and cargo airline Cargojet, also serving as a focus city for WestJet and an operating base for Flair Airlines. The airport is co-located with Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, covering a total land area of 1,370 hectares.
Victoria International Airport serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 nautical miles north northwest of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula, with the bulk of the airport in North Saanich, and a small portion of the airfield extending into Sidney. The airport is run by the Victoria Airport Authority. YYJ has many nonstop daily flights to Vancouver International Airport, which is a major airport serving many global routes. Additionally, Victoria International has nonstop service to Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Montreal, Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), and several smaller cities in British Columbia and Yukon. The airport also has seasonal nonstop service to several Mexican resort destinations. Non-stop service between Victoria and the United States decreased by 50% at the beginning of September 2019 when Delta Airlines permanently ended its three daily flights to Seattle, after which only Alaska Airlines continued to fly the route.
Thunder Bay Airport is in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. With 108,130 aircraft movements in 2012, it was the fourth busiest airport in Ontario and the 16th busiest airport in Canada. During the same year, more than 761,000 passengers went through the airport.
Eppley Airfield, also known as Omaha Airport, is an airport in the midwestern United States, located three miles (5 km) northeast of downtown Omaha, Nebraska. On the west bank of the Missouri River in Douglas County, it is the largest airport in Nebraska, with more arrivals and departures than all other airports in the state combined. It is classified as a medium hub airport by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It is owned and operated by the Omaha Airport Authority (OAA).
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, or simply Hamilton Airport, is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The airport is part of the neighbourhood of Mount Hope, 6 nautical miles southwest of Downtown Hamilton and 64 km (40 mi) southwest of Toronto. The airport serves the city of Hamilton and adjacent areas of Southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area. It is the closest relief airport for Toronto Pearson International Airport capable of handling jet aircraft. The airport is named after John Carr Munro, a longtime Member of Parliament for Hamilton East.
Kelowna International Airport is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or 6.2 nautical miles northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 97.
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority is a Canadian non-profit organization that operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The airport is Canada's largest, that handled 49.5 million passengers in 2018. The headquarters of the GTAA are at 6301 Silver Dart Drive.
The Terminal Link is an automated people mover (APM) at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The wheelchair-accessible train runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is completely free-of-charge to ride. In 2012, it transported 17,000 passengers daily, 60 to 70% of whom were airport staff.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter trading as KF Cargo and Kelowna Flightcraft trading as KF Maintenance and Engineering is a cargo airline based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It operates long term cargo charters for couriers and freight companies, forest fire patrols, and aircraft sales and leasing in Canada and worldwide. It also provides maintenance and aircraft manufacturing services.
Singapore Changi Airport is a major international airport that serves Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. More than 100 airlines operate from the airport, with flights to destinations in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
In its early years, what is now Toronto Pearson International Airport was known as the Malton Airport. Established in 1937, it was built by the Toronto Harbour Commission and was originally intended to serve as an alternate airfield to the downtown Toronto Island Airport. Pearson instead became the primary airport for the Greater Toronto Area and the entire Golden Horseshoe region. Today, Toronto Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada and is among the busiest airports in the world.
The Pearson Regional Transit Centre also known as Union Station West is a proposed second intermodal transportation hub to serve the Greater Toronto Area. The transit hub will be located at the site of Viscount station currently serving the Link Train across from Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario. The transit hub will be accommodated with a new passenger and processing facility known as Terminal New. It will handle functions such as check-in, security screenings and baggage claim. The transit hub will also be at the centre of a new mixed-used area including office, retail and commercial space. The plan is to bring Line 5 Eglinton, Line 6 Finch West, the Mississauga Transitway, the Kitchener line and the Union Pearson Express together into the transit hub and it will relieve Union Station. The transit centre is planned to open in the early 2030s.
The Airport occupies some 1,867 ha (4,613 acres) and is adjacent to Highway 401, the main east/west highway route through southern Ontario and the busiest highway in North America. The bulk of the Airport (1,824 ha 4,507 acres) is within the City of Mississauga with 43 ha (106 acres) located within the City of Toronto.
Toronto Pearson now operates two main passenger terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
Air Canada's four hubs, Toronto (YYZ), the primary global hub, Montreal (YUL), the gateway to French international markets, Vancouver (YVR), the airline's premier gateway to Asia Pacific, and Calgary (YYC), offer Air Canada customers smooth connections under one roof.
Passengers flying on Aer Lingus, Azores, Icelandair, Condor and Ukraine International will be boarding their aircraft at the Infield Terminal, accessed by bus that leaves from Terminal 3.
Located on a 470-acre [190 ha] site between four major runways, this $250 million development is Canada's largest design-build project and comprised of six structures totaling 1,356,360 square feet: the Air Canada Maintenance Building, three cargo buildings including the Air Canada Cargo Terminal, a 3-bay Hangar Facility, and the 11-gate Infield Holdroom Terminal.
The Infield Terminal (IFT) was constructed to provide interim gating capacity during the phased construction of Terminal 1. The first two gates became operational in June 2002, with the remaining nine gates opening the following year. (The final three gates opened in July 2003, bringing the total available to 11.)
Air Canada will officially open its newest Maple Leaf Lounge at the Infield Terminal at Toronto Pearson Airport on February 10, 2005.
On average, between 110 to 130 cm of snow falls here each winter
Toronto Pearson handles about 50 per cent of the international air cargo in Canada, making our airport a critical link in the supply chain of Canadian businesses.
It's a 1.5-kilometre train with three stations gliding along an elevated guideway connecting Terminals 1, 3 and a reduced rate parking area serving both passengers and employees of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA).