List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area
There are eight airports in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA); two of which provide scheduled passenger service. The two airports, Toronto Pearson International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, are located within the GTA. Two other airports, namely the Region of Waterloo International Airport and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, are passenger airports located in the outskirts of the metropolitan area. The four passenger service airports are included in the airport metrocode YTO, designated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Toronto Pearson, located in the neighbouring city of Mississauga, is the busiest airport in Canada and a major international flight hub in North America. Billy Bishop is a small international airport located on the Toronto Islands near Downtown Toronto used by regional airlines, civil aviation, and air ambulance traffic. Waterloo is a small passenger service airport, which is also used for general aviation and flight training. Hamilton is the main reliever airport to Toronto Pearson and second busiest in Southern Ontario, providing regular low-cost service to destinations in Canada and the U.S.[1]
Existing airports
Land airports
Scheduled commercial airline service
Other
Water aerodromes
| Airport name | ICAO/TC LID/IATA | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome | CPZ9 | Toronto Islands, Toronto | 43°37′59″N 079°23′40″W / 43.63306°N 79.39444°W |
Heliports
Proposed airport
There is a proposal to develop a new Pickering Airport northeast of the city, to complement Pearson.[2] Versions of these tentative plans have been in existence since the early 1970s, and land for this proposed airport was expropriated by government authorities in 1972. However, continued and vociferous local opposition to the Pickering airport scheme has meant that forty years later, the airport had not moved beyond the discussion phase. In June 2013, the federal government announced the revival of the airport, but development is not expected to take place until 2027 to 2037.[3]
Historical airports
The following airports once served the area but have since been closed:
See also
References
- ↑ Maclean's, March 19, 2012, airport taxes and fees
- ↑ Pickering Airport Draft Plan report 2004 Archived 2008-11-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Oved, Marco Chown (2013-06-11). "Finance Minister Flaherty says Pickering airport will be operational in 15 years". Toronto Star.
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
- Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 March 2013 to 0901Z 3 April 2014