List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area

There are nine airports in the Greater Toronto Area. Pearson, Billy Bishop and Hamilton have scheduled passenger service; however, the vast majority of passenger traffic goes through Toronto's Pearson International Airport, which is Canada's busiest airport and the country's major hub. Hamilton handles some discount flights and charters and acts as an alternative to Pearson. Billy Bishop is used for civil aviation, air ambulance traffic and regional scheduled airlines. Buttonville formerly had scheduled passenger service from Ottawa operated by Bearskin Airlines, but it has been discontinued. Hamilton is popular with charters and discount airlines who want to avoid fees at Pearson, which is among the world's most expensive airports.^{[citation needed]} YTO is a multiple airport code that works for Pearson, City Centre, and Buttonville.

Existing airports

Entries in bold have scheduled passenger flights.

Airport name	ICAO/TC LID/IATA	Location	Coordinates
Toronto Pearson International Airport	CYYZ (YYZ)	Mississauga	43°40′38″N 079°37′50″W
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport	CYTZ (YTZ)	Toronto Islands, Toronto	43°37′39″N 079°23′46″W
Toronto Buttonville Airport	CYKZ YKZ	Buttonville	43°51′44″N 079°22′12″W
Toronto Markham Airport	CNU8	Markham	43°56′09″N 079°15′44″W
Toronto Downsview Airport	CYZD (YZD)	Toronto	43°44′34″N 079°27′56″W
Oshawa Airport	CYOO (YOO)	Oshawa	43°55′22″N 078°53′42″W
Brampton Airport	CNC3	Brampton	43°45′37″N 079°52′30″W
Burlington Air Park	CZBA	Burlington	43°26′30″N 079°51′01″W
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport	CYHM (YHM)	Hamilton	43°10′25″N 079°56′06″W

Water aerodromes

Airport name	ICAO/TC LID/IATA	Location	Coordinates
Toronto City Centre Water Aerodrome	CPZ9	Toronto	43°37′59″N 079°23′40″W

Heliports

Airport name	ICAO/TC LID/IATA	Location	Coordinates
Toronto (Hospital For Sick Children) Heliport	CNW8	Toronto	43°39′00″N 079°23′00″W
Toronto (Sunnybrook Medical Centre) Heliport	CNY8	Toronto	43°43′16″N 079°22′14″W
Toronto/Tarten Heliport	CPA5	Mississauga	43°39′07″N 079°39′29″W
Toronto/Markham Stouffville Heliport	CPH7	Markham	43°53′00″N 079°14′00″W
Toronto (Mississauga Credit Valley Hospital) Heliport	CPK6	Mississauga	43°33′41″N 079°42′09″W
Toronto/Cardinal Couriers Heliport	CPL8	Toronto	43°37′53″N 079°39′53″W
Toronto/Wilson's Heliport	CPY5	Toronto (Etobicoke)	43°37′04″N 079°33′49″W
Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital) Heliport	CTM4	Toronto	43°39′15″N 079°22′42″W
Brampton (National "D") Heliport	CPC4	Brampton	43°50′00″N 079°42′03″W
Brampton (National "P") Heliport	CPM2	Brampton	43°48′47″N 079°41′59″W

Proposed airports

There is a tentative proposal to develop a new, Pickering Airport northeast of the city, to complement Pearson on the west side of Toronto. Versions of these tentative plans have been in existence since the early 1970s, and land for this proposed airport was expropriated by governmental authorities in 1972. However, continued and vociferous local opposition to the Pickering airport scheme has meant that nearly 40 years later, the airport is still in the discussion phase.

Historical airports

The following airports once served the area but have since been closed:

Airport name	ICAO/TC LID/IATA	Location	Coordinates	Current Use
Armour Heights Field		(Armoury Heights) Toronto	43°44′27″N 079°25′20″W	Closed 1921 and re-developed as residential neighbourhood
Barker Field		Downsview	43°42′54″N 079°27′22″W	Closed 1953 and now commercial property (Shell Canada gas station, Downsview Toyota dealership, etc...)
De Lesseps Field		(Mount Dennis) Weston, Ontario		Opened in 1910 as Tretheway Airfield in 1910 at a canning shed; home to de Havilland Canada in 1928 until it moved to Downsview in 1929
Downsview Airfield		Downsview	43°44′37″N 079°27′59″W	Ceased as military airfield 1996 CFB Downsview and now Downsview Airport is a manufacturing facility for Bombardier Aerospace
Leaside Aerodrome		East York	43°42′46″N 079°21′33″W	Closed 1939 and later developed as commercial and industrial business park
Long Branch Aerodrome		Long Branch	43°34′26″N 079°33′16″W	Closed 1919 and home to Lakeview Generating Station since 1962
Maple Airport		Vaughan	43°50′36″N 079°31′37″W	Closed 1987 and re-developed as residential neighbourhood
Toronto Aerodrome (Toronto Flying Club)		Toronto (Downsview (TTC))	43°44′56″N 079°27′39″W	Closed after 1939 and later became the Downsview (TTC) subway station
Willowdale Airfield		Willowdale	43°46′11″N 079°25′36″W	Closed before 1940 and now York Cemetery, Toronto

See also

• List of cities with more than one airport

References

Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012

Canada Flight Supplement's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 12 March 2009 to 0901Z 11 March 2010

• Toronto Historic Airfields