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Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport

43.62750°N
-79.39620°W
ARR / DAY
48
▼ 38.0%
DEP / DAY
48
▼ 36.0%
ON-TIME
11.1% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 50 minest
AVG DELAY
50 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 48 arrivals and 48 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 9 carriers across 28 routes. The most active carrier is PTR (PTR). The busiest route is to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW). On-time performance averages 11% with an average delay of 50 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 327 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 3 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
3
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Return to field
1

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
77°F
Wind
12 kts
280°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYTZ 272300Z AUTO 28012G21KT 9SM FEW086 25/16 A2987 RMK SLP118 DENSITY ALT 1500FT

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 18m 6a 32m 7a 7m 8a 5m 9a 23m 10a 0m 11a 27m 12p
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 544
PTR 54% Jazz Aviation 31% Centrafric'Air S.A. 4% Chicago AIR 3% CAL Gulf Aviation 2% CGI 2% Comercializacion Industrial Global 1% Chinguetti Airlines 1% CGS 1%

Top destinations

By flight count

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YOW 73
YUL 65
EWR 58
BOS 43
YQT 35
YHU 29

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
PTR
295
Jazz Aviation
168
Centrafric'Air S.A.
20
Chicago AIR
19
CAL Gulf Aviation
11
CGI
9
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Comercializacion Industrial Global
8
Chinguetti Airlines
8
CGS
6
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
5
Chongqing Forebase General Aviation
5
Nelson Aviation College
5
CFY
4
Charlotte
4
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford
4
Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
4
CGX
4
CGK
4
CGT
4
HTT
3
Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
3
Condor Flugdienst
3
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
3
Flight Inspection Center of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China
3
CFM
3
CFA AIR Charters (Pty)
2
CGJ
2
NON
2
Keewatin AIR
2
CGY
2
Church Fenton FTU
2
China Flight General Aviation
2
AIR Guilin
2
Ornge AIR
2
2080061 Ontario
1
Trabajos Aereos y Publicidad Andaluza
1
CGQ
1
American JET International Corp. (Houston
1
AIR Changan
1
Perimeter Aviation
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

23 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 11 AM · 1 movement every 327 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
YTZEWR
Newark, US
 PTR 58 1h 19m
YTZYUL
Montréal, CA
 Jazz Aviation 44 0h 58m
YTZYOW
Ottawa, CA
 Jazz Aviation 38 0h 46m
YTZYQT
Thunder Bay, CA
 PTR 35 1h 57m
YTZYOW
Ottawa, CA
 PTR 35 0h 52m
YTZYHU
Montréal, CA
 PTR 29 1h 19m
YTZLGA
New York, US
 Jazz Aviation 29 1h 17m
YTZBOS
Boston, US
 PTR 24 1h 31m
YTZYUL
Montréal, CA
 PTR 20 1h 5m
YTZORD
Chicago, US
 Jazz Aviation 19 1h 36m
YTZBOS
Boston, US
 Jazz Aviation 19 1h 29m
YTZIAD
Washington, DC, US
 PTR 15 1h 24m
YTZMDW
Chicago, US
 PTR 13 1h 30m
YTZIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Jazz Aviation 10 1h 22m
YTZBNA
Nashville, US
 PTR 9 1h 59m
YTZYHZ
Halifax, CA
 PTR 8 2h 22m
YTZYQM
Moncton, CA
 PTR 6 2h 17m
YTZYSB
Sudbury, CA
 Centrafric'Air S.A. 4 1h 46m
YTZYCM
St Catharines, CA
 Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 3 0h 39m
YTZYKF
Kitchener, CA
 Chinguetti Airlines 3 0h 41m

Pilot & community notes

27 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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I_Am_So_Handsome
01/12/2026
Renew the comments
This small airport had a shocking 2.1 million passengers in 2024, despite having two extremely short runways.
SirJer
04/15/2025
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
03/08/2017
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
06/19/2014
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
03/14/2014
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
03/09/2012
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
11/07/2011
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
07/07/2011
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
04/12/2011
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
04/06/2011
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
08/07/2010
re: restaurnts
There's a Druxy's Deli in the old (white, wooden) airport terminal.
Anonymous
08/05/2010
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
08/30/2009
pleasant parking spot
Victor's crew is always warm & friendly to fly-in visitors, despite the fuel issue.
david
07/01/2009
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
08/14/2007
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
08/08/2007
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
07/29/2007
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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