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List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area

Coordinates: 43°44′30″N 79°22′24″W / 43.74167°N 79.37333°W / 43.74167; -79.37333 (Toronto)[1]
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Toronto is located in Ontario
Toronto
Toronto
Location in Ontario

As of May 2024, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) contains seven airports, eight heliports, and one water aerodrome.[2][3] 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.

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

List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area is located in Toronto
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CYTZ
CYYZ
CYYZ
CPZ9
CPZ9
CNW8
CNW8
CTM4
CTM4
CNY8
CNY8
CPA5
CPA5
CPY5
CPY5
Current aerodromes in Toronto

Airports

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Scheduled commercial airline service

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Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA Location Coordinates Image
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport CYTZ (YTZ) Toronto (Toronto Islands) 43°37′39″N 079°23′46″W / 43.62750°N 79.39611°W / 43.62750; -79.39611 (Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport)
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport CYHM (YHM) Hamilton (Mount Hope) 43°10′25″N 079°56′06″W / 43.17361°N 79.93500°W / 43.17361; -79.93500 (John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport)
Toronto Pearson International Airport CYYZ (YYZ) Mississauga 43°40′38″N 079°37′50″W / 43.67722°N 79.63056°W / 43.67722; -79.63056 (Toronto Pearson International Airport)

Other

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Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA Location Coordinates Image
Brampton-Caledon Airport CNC3 Caledon 43°45′37″N 079°52′30″W / 43.76028°N 79.87500°W / 43.76028; -79.87500 (Brampton Airport)
Burlington Executive Airport CZBA Burlington 43°26′30″N 079°51′01″W / 43.44167°N 79.85028°W / 43.44167; -79.85028 (Burlington Airpark)
Markham Airport CNU8 Markham 43°56′09″N 079°15′44″W / 43.93583°N 79.26222°W / 43.93583; -79.26222 (Markham Airport)
Oshawa Executive Airport CYOO (YOO) Oshawa 43°55′22″N 078°53′42″W / 43.92278°N 78.89500°W / 43.92278; -78.89500 (Oshawa Airport)

Water aerodromes

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Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA Location Coordinates Image
Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome CPZ9 Toronto Islands, Toronto 43°37′59″N 079°23′40″W / 43.63306°N 79.39444°W / 43.63306; -79.39444 (Toronto/City Centre Water Aerodrome)

Heliports

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Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA Location Coordinates Image
Brampton (National "D") Heliport CPC4 Bolton, Brampton 43°50′00″N 079°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″N 079°23′00″W / 43.65000°N 79.38333°W / 43.65000; -79.38333 (Hospital for Sick Children)
Toronto/Markham Stouffville Heliport CPH7 Cornell, Markham 43°53′00″N 079°14′00″W / 43.88333°N 79.23333°W / 43.88333; -79.23333 (Markham Stouffville Hospital)
Toronto (Mississauga Credit Valley Hospital) Heliport CPK6 Central Erin Mills, Mississauga 43°33′41″N 079°42′09″W / 43.56139°N 79.70250°W / 43.56139; -79.70250 (Credit Valley Hospital)
Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital) Heliport CTM4 Garden District, Toronto 43°39′15″N 079°22′42″W / 43.65417°N 79.37833°W / 43.65417; -79.37833 (St. Michael's Hospital)
Toronto (Sunnybrook Medical Centre) Heliport CNY8 Toronto 43°43′16″N 079°22′14″W / 43.72111°N 79.37056°W / 43.72111; -79.37056 (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Tarten Heliport CPA5 Mississauga 43°39′07″N 079°39′29″W / 43.65194°N 79.65806°W / 43.65194; -79.65806 (Tarten Heliport)
Wilson's Heliport CPY5 Toronto (Etobicoke) 43°37′04″N 079°33′49″W / 43.61778°N 79.56361°W / 43.61778; -79.56361 (Wilson's Heliport)

Other airports

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Proposed airports

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There is a proposal to develop a new Pickering Airport northeast of the city, to complement Pearson.[4] 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.[5]

Historical airports

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List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area is located in Toronto
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AHF
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CYKZ
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DA
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KCA
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MA
MA
TA
TA
WA
WA
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 name Location Coordinates Current use Image
Armour Heights Field Armour Heights, Toronto 43°44′27″N 079°25′20″W / 43.74083°N 79.42222°W / 43.74083; -79.42222 (Armour Heights Field) Closed 1921 and re-developed as residential neighbourhood
Barker Field Yorkdale 43°42′54″N 079°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″N 079°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.
De Lesseps Field Mount Dennis Weston 43°41′54.6″N 079°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″N 079°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 Downsview 43°44′34″N 079°27′56″W / 43.74278°N 79.46556°W / 43.74278; -79.46556 (Downsview Airport) Closed March 2024
King City Airport King City 43°54′21″N 079°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″N 079°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
Long Branch Aerodrome Long Branch 43°34′26″N 079°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.
Maple Airport Vaughan 43°50′36″N 079°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″N 079°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
Willowdale Airfield Willowdale 43°46′11″N 079°25′36″W / 43.76972°N 79.42667°W / 43.76972; -79.42667 (Willowdale Airfield) Closed before 1940 and now York Cemetery, Toronto

See also

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References

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