List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area
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Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater ...
(GTA) contains ten airports, eight heliports, and one water aerodrome. These aviation facilities are situated within and around
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and its neighbouring cities, serving airline passengers, regional air travel and commercial cargo transportation.
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 surr ...
, located mainly in
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, is the busiest airport in Canada and hosts international travel with various airlines.
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 ...
on the
Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the ...
is a regional airport, providing regular services to United States destinations.
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The airport is part of the neighbourhood of Mount Hope, southwest of Downtown Hamilton and southwest of Toronto. The airport serves the ci ...
in
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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.


Airports


Scheduled commercial airline service


Other


Water aerodromes


Heliports


Other airports


Proposed airports

There is a proposal to develop a new
Pickering Airport The Pickering Airport Lands were expropriated in 1972 by the Government of Canada with the intention of building a second international airport to serve the city of Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden H ...
northeast of the city, to complement Pearson. 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.


Historical airports

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


See also

* List of airports in the Bala, Ontario area *
List of airports in the Bracebridge area The following active airports serve the area around Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada: See also * List of airports in the Fergus area * List of airports in the London, Ontario area * List of airports in the Ottawa area * List of airports in the ...
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List of airports in the Fergus area The following active airports serve the area around Fergus, Ontario, Canada: Defunct airports See also * List of airports in the Bracebridge area * List of airports in the London, Ontario area * List of airports in the Ottawa area * List o ...
*
List of airports in the London, Ontario area The following active airports serve the area around London, Ontario, Canada: See also * List of airports in the Bala, Ontario area * List of airports in the Bracebridge area * List of airports in the Fergus area * List of airports in the O ...
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List of airports in the Ottawa area A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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List of airports in the Parry Sound area The following active airports serve the Parry Sound area of Ontario, Canada: Canadian Coast Guard's Parry Sound Base has a helipad and not linked to nearby water aerodrome CPS1. See also * List of airports in the Bala, Ontario area * Lis ...
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List of airports in the Port Carling area The following active airports serve the Port Carling area of Ontario, Canada: See also * List of airports in the Bala, Ontario area * List of airports in the Bracebridge area * List of airports in the Fergus area * List of airports in the Lon ...
* List of airports in the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario area *
List of airports in the Thunder Bay area The following active airports serve the Thunder Bay area of Ontario, Canada: See also * List of airports in the Bala, Ontario area * List of airports in the Bracebridge area * List of airports in the Fergus area * List of airports in the Lon ...
* List of cities with more than one commercial airport * YTO, IATA airline code for Toronto location


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Toronto Historic Airfields
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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
Airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfac ...
Airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfac ...