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Airport Toronto (Canada) - Pearson International

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Toronto Pearson International Airport
Lester B. Pearson International Airport
IATA: YYZ ICAO: CYYZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Transport Canada
Operator Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)
Serves Toronto, Ontario
Location Mississauga
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 569 ft / 173 m
Coordinates 43°4038N 079°3750W / 43.67722°N 79.63056°W / 43.67722; -79.63056 (Toronto Pearson International Airport)Coordinates: 43°4038N 079°3750W / 43.67722°N 79.63056°W / 43.67722; -79.63056 (Toronto Pearson International Airport)
Website www.gtaa.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 11,120 3,389 Asphalt/Concrete
15L/33R 11,050 3,368 Asphalt
06L/24R 9,697 2,956 Asphalt
15R/33L 9,088 2,770 Asphalt
06R/24L 9,000 2,743 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Number of Passengers 30,368,339
Aircraft Movements 430,588 (2008)
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Transport Canada[2]
Statistics from Transport Canada.[3]
Passengers from GTAA[4]

Toronto Pearson International Airport, also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport or simply Toronto Pearson (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), is a major international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is situated 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Downtown Toronto in the city of Mississauga, Ontario. It is the primary airport for a densely populated metropolitan region in southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, situated within the Golden Horseshoe.

Pearson is the largest[5] and busiest airport in Canada.[3][6] In 2009, it handled 30.4 million passengers, a 6.1% decrease compared to 2008.[4] In 2008, it handled 32.3 million passengers,[6] 429,262 aircraft movements[3] and was the 22nd busiest airport by aircraft movements in the world. In 2006, the airport was selected as the best global airport by the UK-based Institute of Transport Management.[7]

Lester B. Pearson International Airport is the largest of four hubs for flag carrier Air Canada, making it a major Star Alliance hub airport.[8][9][10][11] It also serves as a hub for Air Canada Jazz, Air Georgian, Air Transat, Fedex Express, Sunwing Airlines and WestJet, and serves as a base of operations for charter airline Skyservice. The airport is operated by Greater Toronto Airports Authority as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System[12] and is one of eight Canadian airports with facilities for United States border preclearance.

An extensive network of daily non-stop domestic flights is operated from Pearson by several airlines to all major and many secondary cities across all Provinces of Canada.[13] It also has a very strong international presence, with 74 airlines offering non-stop or direct service to over 100 international destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, Asia, Europe, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Oceania.[14]

Contents

History

Malton Airport (1937-1960)

The airport was created from nine farmland properties that were purchased by the Toronto Harbour Commission in 1937. It first opened in 1939 as Malton Airport, named for its location near Malton, bounded by Derry Road to the north, Airport Road (6th Line) to the east, Elmbank Side Road to the south and Torbram Road (5th Line) to the west.[15]

The first terminal was built in 1938 and consisted of a standard frame terminal building from a converted farm house. The original airport covered 420 acres (1.7 km2) with full lighting, radio, weather reporting equipment, two hard surface runways and one grass landing strip.

Malton Airport was sold to the City of Toronto in 1940. From June 1940 to July 1942, during the Second World War, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) operated No. 1 Elementary Service Flying School (EFTS).[16] An air traffic control centre was added in 1942.

A second terminal, similar to the existing structure at the Toronto Island Airport, was built along Airport Road in 1949 to replace the first terminal (converted farm house). It was able to handle 400,000 passengers a year, and had an observation deck on the roof. Further expansion of the airport saw the expropriation of land to the south of Elmbank Side Road and westwards past Torbram to Dixie Road. The airport's growth eventually lead to the disappearance of much of the town, Elmbank. The runways for Malton consisted of 14/32, a 11,050 ft (3,368 m) runway used for test flights for the CF-105 Arrow (Avro Arrow) fighter from the Avro Canada plant and now exists only as a taxiway to 05/23; 14/32, a 11,475 ft (3,498 m) north-south runway (replaced by 15L/33R); and 10/28, a 7,425 ft (2,263 m) northwest-southeast runway which now also exists as only a taxiway.[17]

Transport Canada obtained control of Malton Airport in 1958, and the airport was renamed Toronto International Airport in 1960.

Toronto International Airport (1960-1984)
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The second terminal was demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the Terminal 1 (T1) building. The original T1 (also called Aeroquay One) had a square central structure topped by a parking garage with about eight levels and ringed by a two-storey passenger concourse leading to the gates. It was designed by John B. Parkin and construction took place between 1957 and 1964.

In 1972, the Canadian government expropriated land east of Toronto for a second major airport, Pickering Airport, to relieve congestion at Toronto International. The project was postponed in 1975, partly due to opposition by community activists and environmentalists. However, the government retains ownership of the expropriated land.

Considered state-of-the-art in the 1960s, Terminal 1 became overloaded by the early 1970s, resulting in the building of another terminal. Terminal 2, originally intended as a freight terminal, opened on June 15, 1972. However, the failed development of the Pickering Airport forced the airport to modify Terminal 2's plan into a two floor, 26-gate passenger terminal. Initially, it was served only by charter airlines, but became the hub for all Air Canada passenger flights on April 29, 1973. A passenger tunnel with moving sidewalks at the northwest corner of Terminal 2 connected it with Terminal 1.

The site of Terminal 2 was to have been the location for the planned Aeroquays Two and Three, duplicates of the design of the original Terminal 1 (Aeroquay One), but their inefficiency in handling wide-body passenger aircraft by the late 1960s forced the airport to abandon the circular terminal concept.

Terminal 2 was designed for three airlines: American Airlines (American-AA), British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and Canadian Pacific Airlines (CP Air). In the later development stages, it became apparent that it would not be viable in this form, the major complaint being the lack of indoor parking and the lack of windows. As AA, British Airways (BA- the renamed BOAC) and CP opted out of T2, Air Canada, as the government airline, was forced to move its operations there against its will. Initially, it was operated as three separate areas, befitting the three airlines for which it was designed: furthest west, (designed for CP) the Domestic zone; at the centre (designed for BA), International; furthest east, (for AA) Transborder. In the late 1970s, T2 was redesigned again; this iteration lasting until the acquisition of Canadian Airlines in 2000. The western zone remained Domestic, but was now colour coded red. In the middle, a separate Rapidair area was created for flights to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport and Montreal-Dorval International Airport; it was red as well. East of that was the Transborder area, coloured white. A new section was added on the east end for International flights and was coded blue. An airside corridor along the southern edge of T2 was added, giving access to and from Canada Customs; this made it possible for aircraft arriving in one zone to depart with passengers from another zone without regating the aircraft.

Toronto Pearson International Airport (1984-present)

The airport was renamed to Lester B. Pearson International Airport in 1984, in honour of Lester B. Pearson, the 14th Prime Minister of Canada and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Operationally, the airport is often referred to as Toronto Pearson. Terminal 3 opened in 1991, to offset traffic from Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Before its opening, Terminal 3 was the designation for the CP Air hangar at the airport during 1971 to handle the increased volume at Terminal 1.

There is one infield terminal located near the cargo tenants; however, it is not currently used for by any airline or cargo airline.

As part of the National Airports Policy, management responsibilities of the Toronto Pearson were transferred from Transport Canada to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority in 1996. The C$4.4 billion Airport Development Program commenced with focus on terminal development, airside development, infield development, utilities and airport support facilities over a 10-year period. Work began to replace Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 with a new Terminal 1, which along with a Terminal 3 would become the two passenger terminal facilities at Toronto Pearson.

To ensure the ability of Toronto Pearson to accommodate its growing aircraft volume, substantial redevelopment of the airside and infield systems took place. Cargo facilities were added in the centre of the airport between the parallel north-south runways, to increase capabilities and to offset the loss of the cargo facilities that were removed for the new terminal.[19] Two new runways were built to increase the number of aircraft that Toronto Pearson can process. A north-south runway, 15R/33L, was added and completed in 1997. Another east-west runway, 06R/24L, was completed in 2002.[20]

After the September 11 attacks, Toronto Pearson was part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, as it received 19 of the diverted flights that were coming into the United States, even though Transport Canada and NAV CANADA instructed pilots to avoid the airport as a security measure.

The new Terminal 1 opened on April 6, 2004. Previously, Terminal 2 had a facility for United States border preclearance and handled both domestic and international transborder traffic. Domestic traffic was moved to the new Terminal 1 when it became operational, leaving Terminal 2 to handle transborder United States traffic for Air Canada and their Star Alliance partner United Airlines.

Terminal 2 saw its last day in operation as a passenger terminal on January 29, 2007 and airlines moved to the newly completed Pier F at Terminal 1 the following day. Demolition of Terminal 2 began in April 2007 and continued until November 2008.[21] Terminal 1 was designed in a way that will allow for future expansion. Future projections see Toronto Pearson handling 55 million passengers annually by 2020[citation needed], and Terminal 3 will also be expanded as needed to service the passengers.

The first landing of an A380 in Toronto was on June 1, 2009, operated by Emirates.[18] Since then, the A380 operates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from/to Dubai.

Traffic flow is steady at Pearson throughout the year, but during the day, peak passenger, cargo and aircraft movements are between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. daily. Transpacific flights from East Asia peak late in the night, while Transatlantic flights from Europe peak during late afternoon.[citation needed]

Infrastructure and services

LINK Train
LINK Train
Terminal 1
Terminal 3
GTAA Low Cost Parking (Viscount Station)
Main article: LINK Train

In July 2006, the automated LINK Train people mover was opened, with two 6-car trains running between Terminals 1 and 3 and the 6A Station, where a reduced rate and airport staff parking lot exists between Airport Road and Viscount Road. A new parking garage (currently being constructed at 6B parking lot), opposite the 6A Station (linked via a bridge that crosses Viscount Road), will open in December 2009 and will have a maximum capacity of 8,500 vehicles. This will be a mixed use building (long term parking, employee parking and rental car operations).

Public mass transit connections

Unlike most other major airports around the world, Pearson International Airport is not accessible by a rail, subway or light-rail mass transit facility that otherwise operate in the region, such as Via Rail or TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) subway system. However, a new rapid transit line, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, is planned to connect Pearson with the rest of the city. It will be operated by the TTC. A dedicated, express train link, known as the Union-Pearson Rail Link, is also in the planning stages to bring passengers quickly to the downtown Union Station.

Support
North Business Aviation Area

Next to the cargo terminals off Derry Road is refer to as the North Business Aviation Area. It is home to several tenants:

Other airport tenants

Passenger terminals

Toronto Pearson International Airport currently has two operating terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. T1 opened on April 6, 2004. The old Terminal 1, which closed simultaneously, was demolished to make room for additional gates at Pier E. Pier F at Terminal 1, which has an enlarged end called "Hammerhead F", opened on January 30, 2007 to replace Terminal 2. This pier is for international traffic and adds 7 million passengers per year to the airport's total capacity. Redevelopment of the airport was a logistical challenge as the existing terminals remained operational throughout construction and demolition.

Pearson is one of eight Canadian airports that has United States border preclearance facilities. US Border Pre-clearance is located in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 is designed to handle domestic, international and transborder flights in one facility. The Terminal features three piers: Piers D and E with 38 gates and Pier F with 23 gates. Pier F serves transborder and international flights, replacing Terminal 2 and the Infield Terminal (IFT). A Pier G is slated to be built in the future if demand warrants.[22]

The terminal was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill International Ltd., Adamson Associates Architects, and Moshe Safdie and Associates.

All Star Alliance airlines serving Toronto (except for new member Continental Airlines) operate out of Terminal 1; however, the terminal is also used by other airlines which are not members of Star Alliance. Terminal 1 has 58 gates: 101, 103, 105, 107-112, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 131-145, 151, 153, 155, 157, 160-163, 164A-164B, 165, 166A-166B, 167-181, 191, 193

Infield Terminal (IFT)

Constructed during 2001/02, and opened on April 6, 2003, the IFT was built to handle traffic displaced during the Terminal 1 development. The IFT has 11 gates (521 to 531), and is currently not in use. It will be reactivated once passenger demand rises to a point where Terminal 1 needs to be expanded again. It has been used as a location for film and television shoots.

East Holdroom

The east holdroom, also referred to as the "east beach," was added in 1990 and originally served as a satellite terminal for the former Terminal 2, handling mostly short-haul transborder flights for Air Ontario and later, Air Canada Jazz. Although it can only accommodate approximately 12 regional aircraft, the east holdroom has been designated all of Terminal 2's former gate numbers (200-299) and will remain in operation until further expansion of Terminal 1. The east holdroom was originally accessed by a shuttle bus from Terminal 2, but is now accessed by a shuttle bus from Terminal 1 after clearing the US Border Preclearance facility.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3, which opened on February 21, 1991, was built to offset traffic from the old Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Terminal 3 was initially advertised as "Trillium Terminal 3" and "The Trillium Terminal". It was built as a private venture and was a state of the art terminal containing, among other things, a US customs pre-clearance facility. A parking garage and a hotel (formerly Swissôtel, now Sheraton) is located across from the terminal. A bridge walkway conveniently connects the terminal to the hotel and parking garage. In 1997 the GTAA purchased Terminal 3, shortly thereafter implementing a C$350 million expansion.[citation needed]

The GTAA Terminal 3 Redevelopment Team (T3RD) was formed to oversee the terminal expansion.[23] In 2004, the Pier C Expansion opened. In June 2006, the East Processor Extension (EPE) started operations. With a soaring, undulating roofline, the EPE added 40 new check-in counters, new retail space, more secure 'hold-screening' for baggage and a huge picture window offering one of the most convenient apron viewing locations at the airport. Improved Canadian Border services and a more open arrivals hall were included in Phase I of the expansion. Phase II of the EPE has been completed in 2007 and includes larger security screening areas and additional international baggage claim areas. The West Processor Expansion Shell was completed by early 2008.[24]

Most Skyteam and Oneworld airlines serving Pearson operate out of Terminal 3, along with most airlines that are not affiliated with an airline alliance. Terminal 3 has 39 gates: A1-A6, B7-B22, C24-C41

Airport Lounges

There are several airport lounges at Pearson Airport. Star Alliance, Skyteam, and OneWorld airlines all maintain lounges within the airport, and there are also several "Pay-In" lounges open for use by all passengers, regardless of airline, frequent flyer status or class of travel.

Terminal 1

Terminal 3

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations Terminal
Aeroméxico Mexico City [ends March 24] 3
Aerosvit Airlines Kiev-Boryspil [resumes April 13] 3
Air Canada Antigua, Aruba, Athens [seasonal; begins June 4], Barbados, Barcelona [seasonal; begins June 3], Beijing-Capital, Bermuda, Bogotá, Boston, Brussels [begins June 12], Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Calgary, Cancún, Caracas, Cayo Coco/Cayo Guillermo, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen [resumes June 24], Cozumel, Deer Lake, Denver, Dublin [seasonal], Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Fort McMurray, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Geneva, George Town/Exuma, Grand Cayman, Grenada [seasonal], Halifax, Havana, Holguin, Hong Kong, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo [seasonal], Kelowna, Kingston (Jamaica), La Romana [seasonal], Las Vegas, Liberia (Costa Rica) [seasonal], Lima, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid [seasonal], Mexico City, Miami, Montego Bay, Montréal-Trudeau, Munich, Nassau, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Orange County (CA) [begins April 6], Orlando, Ottawa, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia [resumes May 3], Phoenix, Portland (OR) [begins June 17], Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Regina, Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal], St. John's (NL), St. Maarten [seasonal], St. Lucia, San Francisco, Samana [seasonal], San Diego [resumes June 17], San José de Costa Rica, San José del Cabo, San Juan [seasonal], Santa Clara (Cuba), Santiago de Chile, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sarasota/Bradenton [seasonal], Saskatoon, Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney (Australia), Tampa, Tel Aviv, Tokyo-Narita, Vancouver, Varadero, Victoria, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach [seasonal], Winnipeg, Zürich [31] 1
Air Canada operated by
Air Georgian		 Albany, Allentown-Lehigh Valley, Dayton (OH), Detroit [ends April 30], Grand Rapids (MI), Harrisburg, Hartford/Springfield, Kingston (ON), Manchester (NH), Portland (ME) [seasonal; begins May 17], Providence, Rochester (NY), Sarnia, Syracuse (NY) [seasonal; begins May 17] [31] 1
Air Canada Jazz Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Charlottetown, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [seasonal; begins May 17], Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit [resumes May 1], Fredericton, Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Kingston (ON), London (ON), Memphis [begins May 17], Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Moncton, Montréal-Trudeau, Nashville, Newark, North Bay, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Quebec City, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond (VA), Saint John (NB), St. Louis, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Sydney (NS), Thunder Bay, Timmins, Windsor, White Plains, Winnipeg [31] 1
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle 3
Air India Amritsar, Delhi, London-Heathrow 1
Air Jamaica Kingston [ends April 12] 1
Air Transat Year-round destinations: Cancún, Camaguey, Cayo Coco, Faro, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Montego Bay, Montréal-Trudeau, Orlando, Porto, Punta Cana
Summer Seasonal: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Birmingham (UK), Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Lisbon, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Málaga, Munich, Newcastle upon Tyne, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, Shannon, Venice-Marco Polo, Vienna
Winter Seasonal: Panama City, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, St. Maarten, San José de Costa Rica, San Salvador, Santa Clara, Shannon, St Lucia, Varadero		 3
Alitalia Rome-Fiumicino 1
American Airlines Chicago-O'Hare [resumes April 6], Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami 3
American Eagle Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia 3
ArkeFly Amsterdam [seasonal]
Austrian Airlines Vienna 1
British Airways London-Heathrow 3
CanJet Antigua, Aruba, Cancun, Cartagena, Cayo Coco, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Montego Bay, Nassau, Punta Cana, Samana, Santa Clara (Cuba), Santiago de Cuba, Varadero 3
Caribbean Airlines Port of Spain 3
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong 3
Continental Airlines Newark [seasonal] 3
Continental Connection operated
by CommutAir		 Cleveland 3
Continental Connection operated
by Colgan Air		 Newark 3
Continental Express operated by
Chautauqua Airlines		 Cleveland 3
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark 3
Cubana de Aviación Cayo Coco, Camaguey, Cienfuegos, Havana, Holguin, Santa Clara, Santiago de Cuba, Varadero 3
Delta Connection operated by
Atlantic Southeast Airlines		 Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Memphis [begins May 1] 3
Delta Connection operated by
Comair		 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK 3
Delta Connection operated by
Pinnacle Airlines		 Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul 3
El Al Tel Aviv 3
Emirates Dubai 1
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi 1
EVA Air Taipei-Taoyuan [begins March 29] 3
Finnair Helsinki [seasonal] 3
Icelandair Reykjavík-Keflavík 1
Jet Airways Brussels, Delhi 1
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Kelowna 3
KLM Amsterdam 3
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon 3
LAN Airlines New York-JFK, Santiago de Chile 3
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw 1
Lufthansa Düsseldorf [seasonal], Frankfurt 1
Mexicana Mexico City 1
Pakistan International Airlines Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore 3
Pascan Aviation Rouyn-Noranda, Val d'Or
SATA International Faro, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Terceira 3
Skyservice Year-round destinations: Aruba, Barbados, Belfast-International, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, Grenada, Holguin, Las Vegas, Montego Bay, Nassau, Orlando, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, San José del Cabo, Varadero
Summer Seasonal: Belgrade, Calgary, Dublin, Edmonton, Gander, Georgetown, Kingston, Lajes, Lamezia Terme, Lisbon, Pescara, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Rome-Fiumicino, Santo Domingo, St. Johns, St. Petersburg, Stephenville, Vancouver, Varadero
Winter Seasonal: Acapulco, Antigua, Arrecife, Bahias de Huatulco, Belize City, Camaguey, Cienfuegos, Cozumel, Faro, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Ceiba, Curaçao, La Romana, Liberia (Costa Rica), Roatan, Manzanillo, Margarita, Mazatlan, Merida, Miami, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Petersburg, Samana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Santiago de Cuba, San Pedro Sula, Zagreb		 3
Sunwing Airlines Acapulco, Barbados, Cancun, Cozumel, Cayo Coco, Camaguey, Fort Lauderdale, Gander (NL), Grenada, Halifax, Holguin, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Kingston (Jamaica), La Ceiba, Las Vegas, La Romana, Liberia (Costa Rica), Manzanillo de Cuba, Montego Bay, Orlando, Panama City, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Roatán, St. John's (NL), St. Lucia, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Santiago de Cuba, Santo Domingo, Stephenville, Vancouver, Varadero [all seasonal] 1
TACA International Airlines San Salvador 3
Thomas Cook Airlines Birmingham (UK) [seasonal], Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [seasonal], Newcastle upon Tyne [seasonal] 3
Transaero Moscow-Domodedovo 3
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk 1
United Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Denver [ends April 3], San Francisco 1
United Express operated by
GoJet Airlines		 Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles 1
United Express operated by
Shuttle America		 Denver, Washington-Dulles 1
United Express operated by
Trans States Airlines		 Washington-Dulles 1
US Airways Charlotte 1
US Airways Express operated by
Air Wisconsin		 Charlotte, Philadelphia 1
US Airways Express operated by
Republic Airlines		 Charlotte, Philadelphia 1
WestJet Atlantic City, Barbados, Bermuda [seasonal; begins May 3], Calgary, Cancún, Cayo Coco, Cozumel [seasonal], Charlottetown, Deer Lake [seasonal], Edmonton, Freeport [seasonal], Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort McMurray [seasonal], Halifax, Holguin [seasonal], Kelowna, La Romana [seasonal], Las Vegas, Miami, Moncton, Montego Bay, Montréal-Trudeau, Nassau, Orlando, Ottawa, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta [seasonal; begins May 7], Punta Cana, Quebec City, Regina, Saint John [seasonal], St. John's (NL), St. Lucia, St. Martin, Samaná [seasonal; begins June 5], Saskatoon, Sydney (NS) [seasonal], Tampa, Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Varadero, Victoria [seasonal], Winnipeg[32] 3

Cargo operations

There are two main cargo facilities at Pearson.[33] The Cargo West Facilities are located between runways 15L/33R and 15R/33L, and the Cargo Area 5 or VISTA Cargo Centres Incorporated are located north of Terminal 3. Also, FedEx Express Canada Cargo occupy facilities at west side of airport near runway 05/23. An additional separate cargo area is located north of the aviation facilities.

Tenants using the Cargo West Facilities
Air Canada Cargo American Airlines BAX Global
CBSA Worldwide Flight Services Inc
Tenants using the Cargo Area 5/VISTA Cargo Centre
Air Canada Access Air ACE Freight Air France Cargo Airline Cargo Sales Air-Ship International
Air Time Express Alitalia All Trade Shipping American Aviation Parts & Service Airport Terminal Services Austrian Airlines
BWIA Canada Border Services Agency Canada Post Cargolux[34] Cargo Sales Resources Cargo Zone
Cargoitalia CAS Cargo and Travel Cathay Pacific Delta Air Lines DHL Express El Al
EVA Air Excel Cargo Exp-Air Cargo Freight Systems Incorporated Air India Handlex Incorporated
International Cargo International Fastline Fowarding Japan Airlines KLM Cargo Korean Air LAN Chile
LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa Cargo Mayfield Cargo Finnair Onward Transportation Orbit Brokers
Pine Tree Express Platnium Air Cargo Prestige International Secure Maple Freight Swiss International Airlines Swissport
TBI U Freight International United Parcel Service Varig Logistics VCC Cargo Services
Tenants using the cargo area north of the aviation facilities
Shell Aerocentre Hangars and Flight Lounge All Cargo Airlines Ltd Air 500

Access

Car

The airport is accessible from Highway 427 (just north of the Highway 401 interchange) or from Highway 409, a spur off Highway 401 leading directly into the airport. Airport Road to the north and Dixon Road to the east both provide local access to the airport.[35]

Bus

Bus services connecting Toronto and the surrounding region to Pearson Airport include:[36]

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) routes (serving Terminals 1 and 3):

GO Transit offers semi-express bus services between the following destinations and the airport (serving Terminal 1 only):

Mississauga Transit routes:

Brampton Transit operates the 101 Airport Express route between the Bramalea bus terminal and the airport (serving Terminal 1 only).

Can-ar Coach Service operates a daily coach service between Port Elgin, Ontario and the airport, serving communities in Dufferin, Grey, and Bruce counties.

Toronto Airport Express Coach
Main article: Pacific Western Transportation

Pacific Western Transportation operates airport shuttle coach buses between downtown locations and Pearson Airport under the Toronto Airport Express brand.[37]

Taxis/limousines

Toronto Pearson International Airport has pick-up locations for taxis, limos, out-of-town bus and/or shuttle services, offering transportation to downtown Toronto, cities throughout Ontario, and into Detroit. Taxis are licensed by the City of Mississauga, separately from the City of Toronto. Taxis licensed in Toronto can deliver to Pearson, but only airport-licensed taxis and limos can pickup at Pearson legally. One can also pre-arrange one's ride by GTA Airport Taxi or GTA Airport Limo at the Airport; one's ride will be waiting for one at the Pearson Airport. It is a little procedure one has to follow for pre-arrange reservation.[38]

Out-of-town van services

Toronto Pearson International Airport supports many out-of-town small bus, van and shuttle operators, offering transportation from Toronto Pearson to cities, towns and villages throughout Ontario, and into Michigan in the United States.[39]

Future Access

Union-Pearson Rail Link

Main article: Union-Pearson Rail Link

Although the airport is near an existing railway line, it is not currently served by trains. On November 13, 2003, Union Pearson AirLink Group, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin, was selected to finance, design, construct, operate, and maintain a rail link connecting Toronto Pearson with Toronto's Union Station, with a planned travel time of about twenty minutes. The service is expected to eliminate 1.5 million car trips annually. The project, whose cost is estimated at $300500 million, remains controversial due to opposition from neighbourhoods along the route.

The project will depend on the results of an environmental assessment and decisions from the Government of Canada; the advent of Toronto's successful bid for the 2015 Pan American Games is expected to give the project some impetus.

LRT

Main article: Eglinton Crosstown LRT (TTC)

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is projected to connect Pearson with the main TTC transit network by 2018. The transit line, part of the Transit City initiative, is in the planning stages as of 2009; construction could begin in 2010, though the airport connection could be completed as late as 2020.[40]

Major incidents

Accidents

The following accidents and incidents involved aircraft destined for or that had departed from Toronto Pearson:

Notable visitors and miscellanea
 Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (November 2008)

See also

Toronto portal
Aviation portal
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Toronto Pearson International Airport


References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 May 2009 to 0901Z 2 July 2009
  2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  3. ^ a b c Total aircraft movements by class of operation NAV CANADA towers
  4. ^ a b 2009 Passenger Statistics
  5. ^ GTAA - Toronto Pearson today
  6. ^ a b Passenger Statistics 2008
  7. ^ Greater Toronto Airport Authority - Toronto Pearson Voted "Best Global Airport 2006" by the Institute of Transport Management - Oct 30, 2006
  8. ^ Toronto Pearson ON (YYZ)
  9. ^ Vancouver BC (YVR)
  10. ^ Montreal Trudeau QC (YUL)
  11. ^ Calgary AB (YYC)
  12. ^ Airports in the national airports category
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