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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Toronto, Canada

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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Toronto, Canada

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Toronto's island airport connecting the city's waterfront to Canada.

Opened

1939

Location

Toronto, Canada

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) is a small regional airport located on the Toronto Islands in Lake Ontario, just minutes from downtown Toronto. Originally opened in 1939, it serves as a convenient alternative to the larger Toronto Pearson International Airport, offering close proximity to the city's financial and entertainment districts. The airport primarily handles domestic Canadian routes and select transborder flights to the United States. Its downtown location makes it particularly popular with business travelers seeking quick access to Toronto's core. The airport is connected to the mainland via a pedestrian tunnel and ferry service. In recent years, the airport underwent significant infrastructure improvements, including the opening of a pedestrian tunnel in 2015. Porter Airlines uses Billy Bishop as its primary hub, making it one of the carrier's most important facilities.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building handling all passenger departures and arrivals.

Getting to & from

Passengers can reach the airport via a pedestrian tunnel from the foot of Bathurst Street or by a short ferry crossing, with connections to downtown Toronto by taxi, rideshare, or transit.

Airlines here

Porter Airlines uses Billy Bishop as its primary hub, with Air Canada also operating scheduled service from the airport.

Notable facts

›Located on the Toronto Islands in Lake Ontario, approximately 1.5 km from downtown Toronto.
›A 168-meter pedestrian tunnel connecting the mainland to the airport opened in 2015.
›The airport was renamed in 2009 to honor World War I flying ace William Avery 'Billy' Bishop.
›The airport does not have a runway long enough to accommodate large jet aircraft, historically limiting it to turboprop and smaller regional jets.
›Porter Airlines introduced Embraer E195-E2 jets at the airport following regulatory changes that lifted a long-standing jet ban in 2023.

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Route map (13 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Canada

Porter Airlines

Routes

YTZ → YULAC · DH4

YTZ → BOSPD · DH4

YTZ → EWRPD · DH4

YTZ → IADPD · DH4

YTZ → MDWPD · DH4

YTZ → MYRPD · DH4

YTZ → YAMPD · DH4

YTZ → YOWPD · DH4

YTZ → YQBPD · DH4

YTZ → YQGPD · DH4

YTZ → YQTPD · DH4

YTZ → YSBPD · DH4

YTZ → YTSPD · DH4

YTZ → YULPD · DH4

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q14 routes

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•CN Tower — EdgeWalk daredevils circle 356 m above the city.
•Royal Ontario Museum — Dinosaurs to deco behind the crystal facade.
•Distillery District — Victorian industrial lanes of galleries and cafés.
•Toronto Islands — Ferry to car-free beaches and skyline views.
•St. Lawrence Market — Peameal bacon sandwiches in a 200-year-old hall.

Getting around: TTC subway/streetcars tap with credit cards; the UP Express reaches Pearson in 25 minutes; Billy Bishop is downtown.

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Encyclopaedia

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, also known as Toronto Island Airport, is an airport of entry located on the Toronto Islands, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The airport primarily serves short-haul flights to destinations across Canada and the United States by Air Canada and Porter Airlines. The airport is one of nine Canadian airports that contain United States border preclearance facilities. Situated close to downtown Toronto, it is one of two airports with scheduled airlines located in the Toronto area, alongside the primary Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is operated by the federal Toronto Port Authority corporation.

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