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Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport

43.62750°N
-79.39620°W
ARR / DAY
60
▼ 23.9%
DEP / DAY
61
▼ 24.9%
ON-TIME
19.1% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 49 minest
AVG DELAY
49 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 60 arrivals and 61 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 12 carriers across 28 routes. The most active carrier is PTR (PTR). The busiest route is to Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (CYUL). On-time performance averages 19% with an average delay of 49 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 · 7 total

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Go-arounds
1
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
6
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
5 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYTZ 051400Z AUTO 36005KT 300V020 9SM CLR 22/16 A2996 RMK SLP147 DENSITY ALT 1100FT

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 117m 6a 54m 7a 19m 8a 7m 9a 45m 10a 0m 11a 25m 12p
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 673
PTR 56% Jazz Aviation 30% Centrafric'Air S.A. 3% Chicago AIR 3% CAL Gulf Aviation 2% Nelson Aviation College 1% Comercializacion Industrial Global 1% CFA AIR Charters (Pty) 1% CGK 1%

Top destinations

By flight count

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YUL 105
YOW 78
EWR 67
BOS 49
YQT 42
YHU 32

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
PTR
378
Jazz Aviation
205
Centrafric'Air S.A.
22
Chicago AIR
19
CAL Gulf Aviation
13
Nelson Aviation College
10
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Comercializacion Industrial Global
10
CFA AIR Charters (Pty)
8
CGK
8
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
8
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
7
BA Cityflyer
7
CGX
7
Thunder Airlines
7
Ornge AIR
7
CGY
6
CFW
6
Chongqing Forebase General Aviation
6
CGI
5
Cargo AIR
4
Propair
4
CGT
4
Chrono Aviation Inc. D/B/A Chrono Aviation
3
NON
3
Charlotte
3
JET Freighters
3
Condor Flugdienst
2
CGW
2
China Flying Dragon Aviation
2
EGE
2
HTT
2
China Flight General Aviation
2
Cranfield University
2
CGS
2
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan
2
Bromma AIR Maintenance AB
1
Aero Clube DO Algarve
1
AIR Canada
1
Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
1
CAA Flying Unit
1

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

22 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 11 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 71 1h 0m
YTZEWR
Newark, US
 PTR 67 1h 26m
YTZYOW
Ottawa, CA
 Jazz Aviation 39 0h 44m
YTZYOW
Ottawa, CA
 PTR 37 0h 54m
YTZYQT
Thunder Bay, CA
 PTR 36 2h 2m
YTZYHU
Montréal, CA
 PTR 32 1h 19m
YTZYUL
Montréal, CA
 PTR 32 1h 6m
YTZLGA
New York, US
 Jazz Aviation 30 1h 20m
YTZBOS
Boston, US
 PTR 28 1h 36m
YTZBOS
Boston, US
 Jazz Aviation 21 1h 33m
YTZMDW
Chicago, US
 PTR 21 1h 37m
YTZORD
Chicago, US
 Jazz Aviation 17 1h 40m
YTZIAD
Washington, DC, US
 PTR 16 1h 26m
YTZBNA
Nashville, US
 PTR 14 2h 3m
YTZYHZ
Halifax, CA
 PTR 9 2h 34m
YTZYHM
Hamilton, CA
 PTR 8 0h 21m
YTZIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Jazz Aviation 8 1h 17m
YTZYYZ
Toronto, CA
 Jazz Aviation 7 0h 28m
YTZYQM
Moncton, CA
 PTR 7 2h 18m
YTZYYZ
Toronto, CA
 PTR 5 0h 43m

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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