AirportsBilly Bishop Toronto City Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YTZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YTZ
- ICAO code
- CYTZ
- City
- Toronto
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.6279° N, 79.3955° W
- Elevation
- 77 m (252 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,216 m (3,988 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YTZ means Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYTZ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.6279° N, 79.3955° W. It stands 77 metres (252 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,216 metres (3,988 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 153.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,216 m 3,988 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 894 m 2,933 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto | YYZ | 20 km |
| Niagara District AirportNiagara-on-the-Lake | YCM | 52 km |
| John C. Munro Hamilton International AirportHamilton | YHM | 67 km |
| Niagara Falls International AirportNiagara Falls, United States | IAG | 68 km |
| Region of Waterloo International AirportBreslau | YKF | 81 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,638 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,490 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,075 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,696 km | 7 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 570 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,512 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,002 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,360 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,573 km | 19 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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