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Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport

43.62750°N
-79.39620°W
ARR / DAY
87
▲ 12.2%
DEP / DAY
85
▲ 5.9%
ON-TIME
11.4% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 51 minest
AVG DELAY
51 min
7d window

Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport (CYTZ/YTZ) is a medium international airport located in Toronto, Canada. It features 3 runways with the longest being 3,988 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 87 arrivals and 85 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 19 carriers across 35 routes. The most active carrier is PTR (PTR). The busiest route is to Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (CYUL). On-time performance averages 11% with an average delay of 51 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 300 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 3 total

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Go-arounds
1
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
2
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

2h ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
6 kts
310°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYTZ 170900Z AUTO 31006KT 9SM SCT100 22/20 A2979 RMK SLP089 DENSITY ALT 1400FT

Runways

3 installed

3,988 FT MAX
06/24
2,933 ft × 150
ASP○ unlit
08/26
3,988 ft × 150
ASP● LIT
15/33
2,780 ft × 150
ASP○ unlitCLOSED

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
0m 5a 24m 6a 30m 7a 7m 8a 5m 9a 23m 10a 0m 11a 27m 12p
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 877
PTR 53% Jazz Aviation 31% Chicago AIR 4% Centrafric'Air S.A. 3% Comercializacion Industrial Global 2% Chongqing Forebase General Aviation 2% Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV 2% CAL Gulf Aviation 2% CGI 2%

Top destinations

By flight count

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YUL 147
YOW 114
EWR 72
BOS 71
YQT 46
IAD 37

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
PTR
463
Jazz Aviation
272
Chicago AIR
33
Centrafric'Air S.A.
25
Comercializacion Industrial Global
20
Chongqing Forebase General Aviation
19
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Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
16
CAL Gulf Aviation
15
CGI
14
CFP
14
CFA AIR Charters (Pty)
13
JET Freighters
12
CGK
12
Nelson Aviation College
12
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
12
CGT
11
China Flying Dragon Aviation
11
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
8
Chinguetti Airlines
8
CGS
7
Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
6
CGY
6
HTT
6
Ornge AIR
5
CFW
5
Westjet Airlines
5
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford
5
WPK
4
Cargo AIR
4
AIR Canada Rouge
4
Condor Flugdienst
4
NON
4
CGQ
3
Capital Aircraft Group
3
Trabajos Aereos y Publicidad Andaluza
3
Canadian Armed Forces
3
2080061 Ontario
3
Saskatchewan Government AIR Ambulance Service
2
CFY
2
Panorama Aviation
2

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZYZ
Elevation:
251 ft
Mag var:
11° W

Destination network

Great-circle routes from CYTZ · last 7d

24 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 AM · 1 movement every 300 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YTZYUL
Montréal, CA
 Jazz Aviation 93 1h 0m
YTZEWR
Newark, US
 PTR 72 1h 23m
YTZYOW
Ottawa, CA
 Jazz Aviation 59 0h 46m
YTZYOW
Ottawa, CA
 PTR 51 0h 56m
YTZYUL
Montréal, CA
 PTR 50 1h 6m
YTZYQT
Thunder Bay, CA
 PTR 42 2h 1m
YTZBOS
Boston, US
 PTR 38 1h 36m
YTZYHU
Montréal, CA
 PTR 34 1h 17m
YTZLGA
New York, US
 Jazz Aviation 34 1h 17m
YTZBOS
Boston, US
 Jazz Aviation 33 1h 33m
YTZIAD
Washington, DC, US
 PTR 28 1h 25m
YTZMDW
Chicago, US
 PTR 21 1h 30m
YTZORD
Chicago, US
 Jazz Aviation 20 1h 39m
YTZYQM
Moncton, CA
 PTR 13 2h 15m
YTZYHZ
Halifax, CA
 PTR 12 2h 23m
YTZBNA
Nashville, US
 PTR 12 2h 5m
YTZIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Jazz Aviation 9 1h 18m
YTZXCM
Chatham-Kent, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 8 0h 45m
YTZYQB
Quebec, CA
 PTR 6 1h 27m
YTZYSB
Sudbury, CA
 CFP 6 1h 11m

Pilot & community notes

27 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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I_Am_So_Handsome
1/12/2026
Renew the comments
This small airport had a shocking 2.1 million passengers in 2024, despite having two extremely short runways.
SirJer
4/15/2025
GO HERE
You can park at Porter FBO for 5 hours, if staying longer I recommend Stalport. Either case, you need to book at least a few hours ahead of time. Walk to downtown Toronto in like 5 mins. Bike rentals just outside of the tunnel and Uber anywhere too. Or grab a water taxi to the islands. Landing fee is about $35, fuel is always cheaper here than most smaller airports. Porter parking for 5 hours is $50, Stalport is a bit more, but longer timelines. Make sure you read the CFS carefully for this airport, there are specific arrival procedures for VFR
Anonymous
12/13/2018
STOLPORT FBO AT BILLY BISHOP TORONTO CITY AIRPORT
STOLPORT FBO, Located Apron 1 - North East Corner provides now FUEL Really close to the ferry and terminal
Anonymous
3/8/2017
Keeping my plane at Toronto Island Airport
I'm looking for a place to keep my Cessna 172. Where's the best place on the Island for inside (or outside) parking? Costs? Thanks
david
6/19/2014
Increased fees
The Porter FBO now charges $50+tax/night for tie-down for a single-engine piston plane; no discount for fuel (unless you buy more than 400 litres / 105 US gallons). The Trans-Capital ramp at the other (east) end of the airport charges $35/night, but doesn't sell fuel.
Anonymous
3/14/2014
Do they accep debit?
Anyone know if they accept debit for fuel payment? Or does it have to be credit card?
Anonymous
12/21/2013
Arrival Listings
How could AC 7517 from Montreal to Toronto not even be listed?
camroe
3/9/2012
First Airport
Learned to fly out of the Island while working in Toronto. Used to live on a sailboat in the Center Island Marina and fly out of the Island airport. It was good livin'!
Anonymous
11/7/2011
Stolen name
Toronto has to take everything. Billy Bishop, arguably the British Empires no 1 flying ace of WWI was from OWEN SOUND. Thats why the airport in OWEN SOUND is called Billy Bishop and was called that first. So good job Toronto, you couldnt think up something original and had to steal OWEN SOUND's airport name.
Anonymous
10/20/2011
Porter Airport Parking / Toronto Island Airport Parking / Bi
This is for those that have complained about the expensive parking rates at the airport above aka Toronto City Center Airport or YTZ. I recently had to catch a flight out of Porter and parked at 19 Bathurst St, just behind the Amsterdam Brewery, which happen to only be a short 5 minute walk to the terminal. And at only $20/day, it was a no brainer. Especially when you consider that Porter airport charges a whopping $38/day! Cheers Piero Frequent Flyer
david
7/7/2011
re: Awesome Airport!
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you also like my favourite airport. I think the Island Airport will seem busy if you're used to a quiet, GA-only airport like (say) Smith's Falls, Brampton or Burlington, but will feel quiet and relaxed (and almost rustic) if you're used to to busier airports like Montreal or Ottawa. I'd also give it a high grade - 9/10 (reserving one mark because the Porter FBO, while great, is a bit too expensive).
prattsoplenty
4/12/2011
ILS / PAPI Angles
Some useless trivia... the ILS glideslope for runway 08 is 3.5 degrees (PAPI 3.9 degrees). The ILS glideslope for runway 26 is 4.8 degrees (as is the PAPI). The PAPI angle for runway 15 is 5.5 degrees, which is the same as the ILS at London City Airport (EGLC). The steepest ILS that I could find is at Lugano, Switzerland (LSZA); the ILS glideslope is 6.65 degrees.
david
4/6/2011
re: My Home Base
Reply to @dazuppa: it's not hard to bring a Cherokee in on a 6+ deg glidepath - I'm guessing the ILS 26 isn't quite that steep.
david
8/7/2010
re: restaurnts
There's a Druxy's Deli in the old (white, wooden) airport terminal.
Anonymous
8/5/2010
restaurnts
I'm told there's no place to eat at the airport? Do you have to take the ferry to get a bite to eat.
Anonymous
8/30/2009
pleasant parking spot
Victor's crew is always warm & friendly to fly-in visitors, despite the fuel issue.
david
7/1/2009
Taxis by ferry dock
There are often taxis waiting for fares by the mainland ferry dock, especially if a Porter flight is due in.
Lommer
8/14/2007
Visited for the first time the other day
The airport is very scenic, especially at night. The ramp and fuel prices are tough to swallow though. The airport closes at 11pm, and the last ferry runs at midnight.
david
8/8/2007
Best airport for Blue Jays baseball
This airport is a short walk from Skydome (now the Rogers Centre), where the Toronto Blue Jays play -- you could probably watch a bit of a game from your plane on short final when the roof's open (check out the satellite picture).
david
7/29/2007
Airport closes at night
The airport closes some time around 11:00 pm (no takeoffs or landings allowed except medevac) and the ferry across the channel stops, so unless you can track down a water taxi you're stuck for the night. A few years ago I talked to one pilot who landed late, didn't get away in time, and ended up sleeping in his plane.
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