Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport (YTZ/CYTZ) (Toronto, Ontario)
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Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport, also known as Island Airport, is a small commercial airport serving civil aviation, air ambulance, and regional commerical airline traffic.
Opened to aviation in 1939 as the Port George VI Airfield, the civilian facility became home to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF) in exile as a training facility from 1940 through 1943, after which it served the Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force's . 1 Training Command. Returning to civilian operations in 1946, the airport was steadily expanded to its current size and is presently a hub for regional carrier Porter Airlines.
Runway Info:
Direction Length Surface
06/24 2,880ft 878m Asphalt
08/26 4,000ft 1,219m Asphalt
15/33 2,780ft 847m Asphalt
www.torontoport.com/airport.asp
flightaware.com/live/airport/CYTZ
Opened to aviation in 1939 as the Port George VI Airfield, the civilian facility became home to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF) in exile as a training facility from 1940 through 1943, after which it served the Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force's . 1 Training Command. Returning to civilian operations in 1946, the airport was steadily expanded to its current size and is presently a hub for regional carrier Porter Airlines.
Runway Info:
Direction Length Surface
06/24 2,880ft 878m Asphalt
08/26 4,000ft 1,219m Asphalt
15/33 2,780ft 847m Asphalt
www.torontoport.com/airport.asp
flightaware.com/live/airport/CYTZ
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_City_Centre_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°37'40"N 79°23'46"W
- Toronto Pearson International Airport 23 km
- Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport 67 km
- Unmaintained Seneca Portion of I-90 118 km
- Selfridge Air National Guard Base 302 km
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE/KCLE) 319 km
- Windsor Airport (IATA: YQG, ICAO: CYQG) 327 km
- Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC/KOSC) 336 km
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW) 360 km
- Bishop International Airport (FNT/KFNT) 362 km
- Alpena County Regional Airport and Capt. Phelps Collins Air National Guard Base (APN/KAPN) 371 km
- Runway 8/26 0.1 km
- Runway 6/24 0.2 km
- Runway 15/33 0.2 km
- Taxiway A 0.4 km
- Hanlan's Point Nude Beach 0.8 km
- Island Yacht Club 0.9 km
- Old Toronto 1.4 km
- Toronto Islands 1.6 km
- Ontario Place 1.6 km
- Toronto's Inner Harbour 3.1 km