List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area

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The following active airports serve the Greater Toronto Area:

Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ)
Toronto City Centre Airport (CYTZ)
Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ)
Toronto/Markham Airport (CNU8)
Toronto/Downsview Airport (CYZD)
Oshawa Airport (CYOO)
Brampton Airport (CNC3)
Burlington Airpark (CZBA)
Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport (CYHM)

Pearson and Hamilton have scheduled passenger service, but the vast majority of passenger traffic goes through Pearson, which is Canada's busiest airport and the country's major hub. Hamilton handles some discount flights and charters and acts as an alternate and reliever for Pearson. City Centre (which prohibits most jet traffic) handles a large amount of air ambulance traffic . 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.

Contents

1 Water aerodromes
2 Heliports
3 Proposed Airports
4 Historical Airports
5 References

Water aerodromes

Toronto/City Centre Water Aerodrome (CPZ9)

Heliports

Toronto (Hospital For Sick Children) Heliport, CNW8 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto (Sunnybrook Medical Centre) Heliport, CNY8 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto/Tarten Heliport, CPA5 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto/Markham Stouffville Heliport, CPH7 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto (Mississauga Credit Valley Hospital) Heliport, CPK6 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto/Cardinal Couriers Heliport, CPL8 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto/Wilson's Heliport, CPY5 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital) Heliport, CTM4 Toronto, Ontario
Brampton (National "D") Heliport, CPC4 Brampton, Ontario
Brampton (National "P") Heliport, CPM2 Brampton, Ontario

Proposed Airports

There is a proposal to develop a new, large Pickering Airport northeast of the city, to complement Pearson on the west site. The development of this airport would likely result in the closure of the Oshawa, Markham, and Buttonville airports, all of which are located near the proposed site.

Historical Airports

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

Armour Heights Field - opened 1917 by Royal Flying Corps and closed in 1919.
Barker Field - opened 1927 and closed in 1953; south of current Downsview Airport, now site of a dealership
Downsview Airfield - opened 1929, home of De Haveland at site of current Downsview site.
Leaside Aerodrome - opened 1917 by Royal Flying Corps (later as Royal Air Force) and later used by Toronto Flying Club'. The aerodrome closed in 1931.
Long Branch Aerodrome - opened 1917 and closed 1919. Now site of Ontario Power Generation's Lakeview Generating Station.
Maple Airport
Toronto Aerodrome and Toronto Flying Club 1931-1939 located at current Downsview subway station

References

[Toronto Historic Airfields]

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