Toronto Area Control Center is one of seven

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s in Canada operated by

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. The Toronto Area Control Centre is based near

Toronto Pearson International Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the sur ...

in Mississauga,

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. From the Toronto Area Control Centre,

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s provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Toronto

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(FIR). The Toronto FIR

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covers most of

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, parts of

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, and parts of northwestern

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. To the east are the air traffic control centres of

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and

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; to the south are the

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(which covers the extreme southwestern area of Ontario), and New York air traffic control centres; to the west is the

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control centre.

Aerodrome classes

The Toronto ACC assumes control of the following classes of airports: Class C (Controlled, IFR/IFR, IFR/ VFR and VFR/VFR separation, VFR: Mode C and ATC clearance required) * CYYZ -

in Mississauga, ON * CYKF -

Region of Waterloo International Airport Region of Waterloo International Airport or Kitchener/Waterloo Airport is an international airport serving the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Woolwich, Ontario, Canada, west of Toronto. It has year round daily flights to Edmonton, Van ...

in Breslau, ON * CYXU - London International Airport in London, ON * CYTZ -

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is often referred to as Toronto Island Airport and was previously known as ''Port George VI Island Airport'' and ''Toronto ...

(Toronto island) in Toronto, ON Class D (Controlled, IFR/IFR and IFR/VFR separation, VFR: 2-way communication required) * CYHM - John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, ON * CYOO -

Oshawa Airport Oshawa Executive Airport is a municipal airport adjacent to the north end of the city of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the busiest general aviation airport without scheduled airline service in the Greater Toronto Area by aircraft movements an ...

in Oshawa, ON * CYAM - Sault Ste. Marie Airport in Sault Ste. Marie, ON * CYTR - Trenton Airport in Trenton, ON Class E (Controlled, only IFR/IFR spacing) * CYKZ -

Buttonville Municipal Airport Buttonville Municipal Airport or Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport in the neighbourhood of Buttonville in Markham, Ontario, Canada, north of Toronto. It is operated by Torontair. Due to its proximity to Toronto's ...

in Markham, ON * CYXR - Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport in Eartton, ON * CYEL - Elliot Lake Airport in Elliot Lake, ON * CYZE -

Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport is located west southwest of Gore Bay, in the township of Gordon/Barrie Island, Ontario, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (C ...

in Gore Bay/Barrie Island, ON * CYYU - Kapuskasing Airport in Kapuskasing, ON * CYGK -

Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport Kingston Airport , also known as Norman Rogers Airport, is a regional airport located west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers ( Kingston City 1935–1940), Minister of Labour ...

in Kingston, ON * CYMO - Moosonee Airport in Moosonee, ON * CYQA -

Muskoka Airport Muskoka Airport is a small regional airport located south of Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis. CBSA off ...

in Muskoka, ON * CYYB -

North Bay/Jack Garland Airport North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, north-northeast of the city. It is located adjacent to Canadian Forces Base North Bay, operational since 1951 (as RCAF Station Nor ...

in North Bay, ON * CYPQ - Peterborough Airport in Peterborough, ON * CYZR -

Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport is located east northeast of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1958 for scheduled flights, the airport was renamed in honour of Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Sarnia native Chris Hadfield in 1997. The airpor ...

in Sarnia, ON * CYSN - St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON * CYSB - Sudbury Airport in Sudbury, ON * CYTS - Timmins Airport in Timmins, ON * CYZD -

Toronto/Downsview Airport Downsview Airport was located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An air field, then air force base, it had been a testing facility for Bombardier Aviation, Bombardier Aerospace from 1994 to 2018. Bombardier has sold the faci ...

in Toronto, ON * CYXZ - Wawa Airport in Wawa, ON * CYVV - Wiarton Airport in Wiarton, ON This FIR contains several Class G

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s that are in

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and clearances are required to enter or leave controlled airspace. Airports under these classes include: * CPZ9 - Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome in Toronto * CZBA -

Burlington Air Park Burlington Executive Airport is a small, privately operated general aviation registered aerodrome in rural Burlington, Ontario west of Toronto. The possible closure of Buttonville Municipal Airport is expected to lead to an increase in traff ...

in Burlington, ON

Peripheral station (PAL) frequencies

Within each FIR, there are transmitter sites that allow the relay of distant communication from aircraft back to the ACC. These links are called a peripheral stationGlossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel
from

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(PAL). They re-transmit the voice and data communication over high speed data links between the ACC and the remote transmitter.

References

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Aerodrome classes

Peripheral station (PAL) frequencies

See also

References