AirportsToronto Pearson International Airport is a large airport serving Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYZ
- ICAO code
- CYYZ
- City
- Toronto
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.6759° N, 79.6294° W
- Elevation
- 173 m (569 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 3,389 m (11,120 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYZ means Toronto Pearson International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYZ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.6759° N, 79.6294° W. It stands 173 metres (569 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
Toronto Pearson International Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 3,389 metres (11,120 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,389 m 11,120 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15L/33R | 3,368 m 11,050 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06L/24R | 2,956 m 9,697 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15R/33L | 2,770 m 9,088 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06R/24L | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportToronto | YTZ | 20 km |
| John C. Munro Hamilton International AirportHamilton | YHM | 61 km |
| Region of Waterloo International AirportBreslau | YKF | 65 km |
| Niagara District AirportNiagara-on-the-Lake | YCM | 65 km |
| Niagara Falls International AirportNiagara Falls, United States | IAG | 84 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,640 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,494 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,083 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,707 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 588 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,494 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,995 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,346 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,555 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.
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