YYZ · Toronto, Canada
Toronto Pearson International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 43.6759° N, 79.6294° W
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for YYZ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 1990; ident CYYZ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
torontopearson.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
25 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
YYZ / CYYZ
OurAirports ident
CYYZ
GPS / local code
CYYZ / YYZ
ISO region
CA-ON
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
torontopearson.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q242066
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/Toronto · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
19 km
Approximate distance to central Toronto.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
46.8 million passengers (2024)
Terminals
2 terminals
Runways
5 runways
Longest runway
11,120 ft / 3,389 m
Runway surface
asphalt (4), asp/conc
Opened / operator
1939 · Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Owner / entity
Transport Canada
Hub airlines
Air Canada
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
25 source-backed signals
Toronto Pearson International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Toronto, Canada. Toronto's built-up core sits roughly 19 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Toronto (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ / CYYZ) is at 43.6759° N, 79.6294° W, elevation 569 ft (173 m), serving Toronto, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Toronto is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Toronto (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Toronto: 19 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YYZ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ / CYYZ)
Toronto Pearson International Airport · Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known label 1
YTO
Alternate airport-name cue retained for YYZ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Toronto International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for YYZ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Malton
Alternate airport-name cue retained for YYZ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
CYYZ · CYYZ · YYZ · CA-ON
torontopearson.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for YYZ; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
eringate-centennial-west-deane · 4.4 km from YYZ
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 18,588 · city coordinates 43.6580, -79.5804
2. West Humber-Clairville
west-humber-clairville · 5.2 km from YYZ
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 33,312 · city coordinates 43.7162, -79.5964
3. Etobicoke
etobicoke · 6.0 km from YYZ
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 365,000 · city coordinates 43.6442, -79.5699
4. Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview
willowridge-martingrove-richview · 6.1 km from YYZ
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 22,156 · city coordinates 43.6836, -79.5542
5. Kingsview Village-The Westway
kingsview-village-the-westway · 7.0 km from YYZ
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 22,000 · city coordinates 43.6990, -79.5479
6. Islington-City Centre West
islington-city-centre-west · 8.4 km from YYZ
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 43,965 · city coordinates 43.6335, -79.5433
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BUF KBUF
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo
109 km from YYZ · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 728 ft (222 m) · airport coordinates 42.9405, -78.7322
2. ROC KROC
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · Rochester
170 km from YYZ · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 559 ft (170 m) · airport coordinates 43.1189, -77.6724
3. SYR KSYR
Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse
291 km from YYZ · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 421 ft (128 m) · airport coordinates 43.1112, -76.1063
Route-time reference set
1. YYZ-BUF
Buffalo · 109 km · 58m
America/New_York · +0h from YYZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YYZ-ROC
Rochester · 170 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from YYZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YYZ-SYR
Syracuse · 291 km · 1h 12m
America/New_York · +0h from YYZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
5 runways
Longest runway 11,120 ft / 3,389 m. 5 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (4), asp/conc
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YYZ.
Runway identifiers
05/23 · 06L/24R · 06R/24L · 15L/33R · 15R/33L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. YOW CYOW
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa · 363 km from YYZ
large airport · America/Toronto · canada · 374 ft (114 m) · 45.3225, -75.6692
2. YUL CYUL
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Montréal · 507 km from YYZ
large airport · America/Toronto · canada · 118 ft (36 m) · 45.4678, -73.7423
3. YQB CYQB
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Quebec · 732 km from YYZ
large airport · America/Toronto · canada · 244 ft (74 m) · 46.7911, -71.3933
4. YHZ CYHZ
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Halifax · 1288 km from YYZ
large airport · America/Halifax · canada · 477 ft (145 m) · 44.8808, -63.5086
5. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 1504 km from YYZ
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
6. YYT CYYT
St. John's International Airport · St. John's · 2123 km from YYZ
large airport · America/St_Johns · canada · 461 ft (141 m) · 47.6186, -52.7519
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Toronto Pearson is the primary airport serving the Greater Toronto Area.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YYZ.
Source note 2
The airport operates two passenger terminals and five runways.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YYZ.
Source note 3
Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada, handling 46.8 million passengers in 2024.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YYZ.
Country and authority
YYZ sits in Canada (Canada), whose capital is Ottawa. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YYZ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
YYZ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with YTO, Toronto International Airport, Malton. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q242066 · Toronto Pearson International Airport. Owner / owning body: Transport Canada. Administrative area: Toronto · Mississauga. Named after: Toronto · Lester B. Pearson · Malton
Field and clock profile
Toronto Pearson International Airport is a low-elevation field at 569 ft (173 m), positioned at 43.6759° N, 79.6294° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 5 runways and a longest runway of 11,120 ft / 3,389 m. The airport clock uses America/Toronto (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Eringate-Centennial-West Deane is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.4 km. BUF Buffalo is the closest retained airport alternative at 109 km.
Country airport peers
YYZ is compared with YOW Ottawa at 363 km, YUL Montréal at 507 km, YQB Quebec at 732 km, YHZ Halifax at 1288 km, YWG Winnipeg at 1504 km inside the retained Canada airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
YYZ-BUF Buffalo: 109 km, about 58m, +0h. YYZ-ROC Rochester: 170 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. YYZ-SYR Syracuse: 291 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident CYYZ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. torontopearson.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
46.8 million passengers (2024)
Airline role
Air Canada
Terminal footprint
2 terminals
Runway footprint
5 runways · longest 11,120 ft / 3,389 m
Runway identifiers
05/23, 06L/24R, 06R/24L, 15L/33R
OurAirports classifies YYZ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Toronto.
YYZ (CYYZ) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 46.8 million passengers (2024), operating from a low-elevation field at 569 ft (173 m).
YYZ also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as canada's largest airport and a major hub for air canada, with significant westjet operations..
YYZ's runway record lists 5 runways, with the longest runway at 11,120 ft / 3,389 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (4), asp/conc.
Greater Toronto Airports Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YYZ.
- Toronto Pearson is the primary airport serving the Greater Toronto Area.
- The airport operates two passenger terminals and five runways.
- Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada, handling 46.8 million passengers in 2024.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at torontopearson.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for YYZ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
YYZ uses America/Toronto (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Toronto Pearson International Airport is about 19 km from central Toronto; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BUF Buffalo is the closest retained alternate at 109 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
torontopearson.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place YYZ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
YYZ ranks #13 in the curated Canada airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 13 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
YYZ shares America/Toronto with YOW Ottawa CA · YQB Quebec CA · YUL Montréal CA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
YYZ is 569 ft (173 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ROC 559 ft (170 m) (10 ft delta) · DME 588 ft (179 m) (19 ft delta) · NBJ 550 ft (168 m) (19 ft delta) · LYP 591 ft (180 m) (22 ft delta) · AUS 542 ft (165 m) (27 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
YYZ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BUF 109 km +0h · ROC 170 km +0h · SYR 291 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | BUF | 109 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Rochester | ROC | 170 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Syracuse | SYR | 291 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
YYZ to BUF
Buffalo
Distance 109 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from YYZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YYZ to ROC
Rochester
Distance 170 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from YYZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YYZ to SYR
Syracuse
Distance 291 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from YYZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Toronto is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Toronto Pearson International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YYZ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
eringate-centennial-west-deane · 4.4 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Humber-Clairville
west-humber-clairville · 5.2 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Etobicoke
etobicoke · 6.0 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview
willowridge-martingrove-richview · 6.1 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kingsview Village-The Westway
kingsview-village-the-westway · 7.0 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Islington-City Centre West
islington-city-centre-west · 8.4 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
mount-olive-silverstone-jamestown · 8.6 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Edenbridge-Humber Valley
edenbridge-humber-valley · 8.6 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Weston
weston · 9.7 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rockcliffe-Smythe
rockcliffe-smythe · 11 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Humbermede
humbermede · 11 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mississauga
mississauga · 11 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Toronto Pearson International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Air Canada, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Buffalo (BUF), Rochester (ROC), Syracuse (SYR). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Canada's largest airport and a major hub for Air Canada, with significant WestJet operations..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 46.8 million passengers (2024).
- Terminal footprint: 2 terminals.
- Runway footprint: 5 runways; longest runway 11,120 ft / 3,389 m; identifiers 05/23, 06L/24R, 06R/24L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (4), asp/conc; 5 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1939.
- Network role: Air Canada.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YYZ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUF
Buffalo · large airport
- Distance
- 109 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 728 ft (222 m)
Compare against BUF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International AirportROC
Rochester · large airport
- Distance
- 170 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 559 ft (170 m)
Compare against ROC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Syracuse Hancock International AirportSYR
Syracuse · large airport
- Distance
- 291 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 421 ft (128 m)
Compare against SYR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in?▾
Toronto Pearson International Airport is in the America/Toronto timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Toronto Pearson International Airport?▾
Toronto Pearson International Airport uses IATA code YYZ and ICAO code CYYZ.
Where is Toronto Pearson International Airport located?▾
Toronto Pearson International Airport is located in Toronto, Canada at coordinates 43.6759° N, 79.6294° W, with an elevation of 569 ft (173 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Toronto Pearson International Airport from central Toronto?▾
Toronto Pearson International Airport sits roughly 19 km from the nearest mapped city center for Toronto.
Which route reference is most useful from YYZ?▾
Buffalo (BUF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from YYZ.
Which authority regulates YYZ?▾
Toronto Pearson International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
What other airports in Canada are close peers to YYZ?▾
YYZ's curated peers in Canada on this site include YOW Ottawa, YUL Montréal, YQB Quebec, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Toronto Pearson International Airport have?▾
Toronto Pearson International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 5 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,120 ft / 3,389 m; identifiers include 05/23, 06L/24R, 06R/24L.