List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area

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Toronto
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As of May 2024, he Greater Toronto Area (GTA) contains seven airports, eight heliports, and one water aerodrome. [1] [2] These aviation facilities are situated within and around Toronto and its neighbouring cities, serving airline passengers, regional air travel and commercial cargo transportation. Toronto Pearson International Airport, located mainly in Mississauga, is the busiest airport in Canada and hosts international travel with various airlines. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands is a regional airport, providing regular services to United States destinations. John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton is a base for low-cost carriers that fly domestic and transatlantic routes. Pearson, Bishop, and Hamilton combined served over 53 million passengers in 2018, making Toronto the world's 31st busiest city airport system in the world.

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Heliports and water aerodromes are mostly for private use only, mainly by institutions and medical services.

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Current aerodromes in Toronto

Airports

Scheduled commercial airline service

Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA LocationCoordinatesImage
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport CYTZ (YTZ) Toronto (Toronto Islands) 43°37′39″N079°23′46″W / 43.62750°N 79.39611°W / 43.62750; -79.39611 (Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) Toronto City Centre Airport 20091128 223420.jpg
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport CYHM (YHM) Hamilton (Mount Hope) 43°10′25″N079°56′06″W / 43.17361°N 79.93500°W / 43.17361; -79.93500 (John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport) Hamilton International.JPG
Toronto Pearson International Airport CYYZ (YYZ) Mississauga 43°40′38″N079°37′50″W / 43.67722°N 79.63056°W / 43.67722; -79.63056 (Toronto Pearson International Airport) YYZ Aerial 2.jpg

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Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA LocationCoordinatesImage
Brampton-Caledon Airport CNC3 Caledon 43°45′37″N079°52′30″W / 43.76028°N 79.87500°W / 43.76028; -79.87500 (Brampton Airport)
Burlington Executive Airport CZBA Burlington 43°26′30″N079°51′01″W / 43.44167°N 79.85028°W / 43.44167; -79.85028 (Burlington Airpark) Takeoff (Unsplash).jpg
Markham Airport CNU8 Markham 43°56′09″N079°15′44″W / 43.93583°N 79.26222°W / 43.93583; -79.26222 (Markham Airport) Markham.cnu8.id.jpg
Oshawa Executive Airport CYOO (YOO) Oshawa 43°55′22″N078°53′42″W / 43.92278°N 78.89500°W / 43.92278; -78.89500 (Oshawa Airport) YOO Main Terminal 2018.jpg

Water aerodromes

Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA LocationCoordinatesImage
Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome CPZ9 Toronto Islands, Toronto 43°37′59″N079°23′40″W / 43.63306°N 79.39444°W / 43.63306; -79.39444 (Toronto/City Centre Water Aerodrome) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.png

Heliports

Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA LocationCoordinatesImage
Brampton (National "D") Heliport CPC4Bolton, Brampton 43°50′00″N079°42′03″W / 43.83333°N 79.70083°W / 43.83333; -79.70083 (Brampton (National "D") Heliport)
Toronto (Hospital For Sick Children) Heliport CNW8 Toronto 43°39′00″N079°23′00″W / 43.65000°N 79.38333°W / 43.65000; -79.38333 (Hospital for Sick Children) Toronto Sick Children Hospital Aerial View.JPG
Toronto/Markham Stouffville Heliport CPH7Cornell, Markham 43°53′00″N079°14′00″W / 43.88333°N 79.23333°W / 43.88333; -79.23333 (Markham Stouffville Hospital) Markham Stouffville Hospital.jpg
Toronto (Mississauga Credit Valley Hospital) Heliport CPK6Central Erin Mills, Mississauga 43°33′41″N079°42′09″W / 43.56139°N 79.70250°W / 43.56139; -79.70250 (Credit Valley Hospital) Credit Valley Hospital Mississauga 2014.jpg
Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital) Heliport CTM4Garden District, Toronto 43°39′15″N079°22′42″W / 43.65417°N 79.37833°W / 43.65417; -79.37833 (St. Michael's Hospital) St Mikes on Queen.jpg
Toronto (Sunnybrook Medical Centre) Heliport CNY8 Toronto 43°43′16″N079°22′14″W / 43.72111°N 79.37056°W / 43.72111; -79.37056 (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2022.jpg
Tarten Heliport CPA5 Mississauga 43°39′07″N079°39′29″W / 43.65194°N 79.65806°W / 43.65194; -79.65806 (Tarten Heliport)
Wilson's Heliport CPY5 Toronto (Etobicoke) 43°37′04″N079°33′49″W / 43.61778°N 79.56361°W / 43.61778; -79.56361 (Wilson's Heliport)

Other airports

Proposed airports

There is a proposal to develop a new Pickering Airport northeast of the city, to complement Pearson. [3] 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. [4]

Historical airports

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Historic airports code:
  • AHF - Armour Heights Field
  • BF - Baker Field
  • CYKZ - Buttonville Municipal Airport
  • DLF - De Lesseps Field
  • CYZD - Downsview Airport
  • DA - Downsview Airfield
  • LA - Leaside Aerodrome
  • LBA - Long Branch Aerodrome
  • MA - Maple Aerodrome
  • TA - Toronto Aerodrome
  • WA - Willowdale Airfield
  • King City Airport is not included

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

Airport nameLocationCoordinatesCurrent useImage
Armour Heights Field Armour Heights, Toronto 43°44′27″N079°25′20″W / 43.74083°N 79.42222°W / 43.74083; -79.42222 (Armour Heights Field) Closed 1921 and re-developed as residential neighbourhood "Armour Heights- 'Some' Stunting" Photograph of aircraft in a steep climb above hangars at Armour Heights. (3569841181).jpg
Barker Field Yorkdale 43°42′54″N079°27′22″W / 43.71500°N 79.45611°W / 43.71500; -79.45611 (Baker Field) Closed 1953 and now commercial property (Shell Canada gas station, Downsview Toyota dealership, Burger King, etc.)
Buttonville Municipal Airport Buttonville, Markham 43°51′44″N079°22′12″W / 43.86222°N 79.37000°W / 43.86222; -79.37000 (Buttonville Municipal Airport) Closed on November 30, 2023, will be re-developed by Cadillac Fairview. Plans include condominiums, retail shops, and office space. ButtonvilleR33.jpg
De Lesseps Field Mount Dennis Weston 43°41′54.6″N079°29′47.15″W / 43.698500°N 79.4964306°W / 43.698500; -79.4964306 (Downsview Airfield) Opened in 1910 as Trethewey Airfield at a canning shed; home to de Havilland Canada in 1928 until it moved to Downsview in 1929. Site now re-developed into residential neighbourhood.
Downsview Airfield Downsview 43°44′37″N079°27′59″W / 43.74361°N 79.46639°W / 43.74361; -79.46639 (Downsview Airfield) Ceased as military airfield 1996 CFB Toronto and Downsview Airport is former manufacturing facility for Bombardier Aviation (closed 2022) Downsview Airport 2011.jpg
Downsview Airport Downsview 43°44′34″N079°27′56″W / 43.74278°N 79.46556°W / 43.74278; -79.46556 (Downsview Airport) Closed March 2024 Downsview Airport 2011.jpg
King City Airport King City 43°54′21″N079°33′35″W / 43.90583°N 79.55972°W / 43.90583; -79.55972 (King City Airport) Bought by construction company for commercial use. Buildings were demolished in 2021.
Leaside Aerodrome East York 43°42′46″N079°21′33″W / 43.71278°N 79.35917°W / 43.71278; -79.35917 (Leaside Aerodrome) Closed 1939 and later developed as commercial and industrial business park LeasideAirExpressEaton'sPackages.jpg
Long Branch Aerodrome Long Branch 43°34′26″N079°33′16″W / 43.57389°N 79.55444°W / 43.57389; -79.55444 (Long Branch Aerodrome) Closed 1919 and home to Lakeview Generating Station 1962–2007. Station demolished and being developed for homes, cultural and community use, as well as parkland along the waterfront. Long branch Aerodrome 1916.jpg
Maple Airport Vaughan 43°50′36″N079°31′37″W / 43.84333°N 79.52694°W / 43.84333; -79.52694 (Maple Airport) Closed 1987 and re-developed as residential neighbourhood
Toronto Aerodrome (Toronto Flying Club) Toronto (Sheppard West station) 43°44′56″N079°27′39″W / 43.74889°N 79.46083°W / 43.74889; -79.46083 (Toronto Aerodrome) Closed after 1939 and later became the Sheppard West subway station SheppardWestPlatformSign.jpg
Willowdale Airfield Willowdale 43°46′11″N079°25′36″W / 43.76972°N 79.42667°W / 43.76972; -79.42667 (Willowdale Airfield) Closed before 1940 and now York Cemetery, Toronto York Cemetery War Memorial photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901 Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Nav Canada 's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901 Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.
  3. "Pickering Airport Draft Plan report 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2008.
  4. Oved, Marco Chown (11 June 2013). "Finance Minister Flaherty says Pickering airport will be operational in 15 years". Toronto Star.