Toronto Pearson International Airport

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Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport
IATA: YYZ – ICAO: CYYZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Transport Canada[1]
Operator		Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)
Serves		Toronto, Ontario
Location		Mississauga, Ontario
Elevation AMSL		569 ft / 173 m
Coordinates		43°40′38″N, 079°37′50″W
Website		www.gtaa.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	11,120	3,389	Asphalt/Concrete
15L/33R	11,050	3,368	Asphalt
06L/24R	9,697	2,956	Asphalt
15R/33L	9,088	2,770	Asphalt
06R/24L	9,000	2,743	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Number of Passengers			30,972,577[2]
Aircraft Movements			417,183[3]

Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, or Pearson Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), located in Mississauga, northwest of neighbouring Toronto, Ontario, is Canada's busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. It is located 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the downtown core. In 2005 the airport was ranked 29th among the world's busiest airports, handling 29.9 million passengers and the 23rd busiest airport for aircraft movements with 411,609.^[4] In 2006, 30.9 million passengers^[2] used the airport, a 3.3% increase over the previous year, with 417,183 aircraft movements.^[3] Also 505,000 tonnes of cargo moved through the airport in 2006. The airport serves the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), is the primary hub for Air Canada, as well as a major hub for WestJet. Formerly run by Transport Canada, Toronto Pearson International Airport is now run by a non-profit agency called the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Airport development program 1.1.1 Terminal development 1.1.2 Airside and infield development 2 Location and access 3 Transportation at Pearson 3.1 Blue22 dedicated rail link 4 Accidents 5 Terminals and airlines 5.1 Current terminals 5.1.1 Terminal 1 5.1.2 Infield Terminal (IFT) 5.1.3 Terminal 2 East Holdroom 5.1.4 Terminal 3 5.1.4.1 Charters 5.2 Former terminals 5.2.1 Malton Airport Terminal 5.2.2 Terminal 1 (Original) 5.2.3 Terminal 2 5.2.4 Terminal 3 6 Support 7 Cargo 8 Other tenants 9 Trivia 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

[edit] History

The airport first opened in 1939 as Malton Airport. It was renamed Toronto International Airport in 1960, and then to Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA) in 1984 in honour of Lester B. Pearson, Canada's 14th prime minister. On December 2, 1996, operational control of the airport passed from the Government of Canada to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) as part of the National Airports Policy. The full name of the airport, according to the GTAA, is now "Toronto Pearson International Airport" or "Toronto Pearson", but it is also sometimes simply called "Pearson." News media and travel agents typically refer to the airport as "Lester B. Pearson International Airport."

In 1972, the Canadian government expropriated land east of Toronto for a second major airport, Pickering Airport, to relieve congestion at (then) Toronto International. The project was postponed in 1975 due partly to community opposition, but GTAA revived the plans in 2004.

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Toronto Pearson was part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, as it received 19 of the diverted flights that were coming into the United States, even though Transport Canada and NAV CANADA instructed pilots to avoid the airport as a security measure.

In 2006, Toronto Pearson was selected as the "Best Global Airport 2006" by the Institute of Transport Management (ITM).^[5] The ITM is an organization formed in the United Kingdom in 1977 with the express aim of providing further education and information to transport managers.

The award is granted on the basis of the ITM's annual aviation research program, conducted by the Institute's research team, that sets out each year to establish which airport has demonstrated the political leadership and commitment backed by considerable investment. The ITM noted that Toronto Pearson has become a growing force within North America, and wider destinations, for its excellent facilities and customer focused attitude towards passengers. In making its decision, the ITM Awards Committee commented that Toronto Pearson's strong management structure has enabled the airport to meet current industry demands through its high operational standards and focus on service excellence. They also praised many other facets of the GTAA's operations and the fact that the GTAA has positioned Toronto Pearson to handle the challenges that lie ahead because of its foresight.

[edit] Airport development program

On January 30th, 2007 Toronto Pearson airport passed a major milestone in its history, with the completion of the airport development program (ADP). January 29th was the last day of service for Terminal 2, and Pier F of the Terminal 1 opened on January 30th to take its place. The operator of the airport, the GTAA, has invested 4.5 billion dollars over the past 10 years into the ADP which has focused on terminal development, airside development, infield development, utilities and airport support facilities.

[edit] Terminal development

The main component of the ADP has been terminal development. The ADP has replaced the old terminals 1 and 2 with a larger and more modern new Terminal 1. This terminal, along with Terminal 3 are now the two passenger terminal facilities at Toronto Pearson. Terminal 1 has been constructed in a way that will allow for future expansion. Future projections see Pearson handling 50 million plus passengers annually by 2020, and Terminal 1 will be expanded as needed to service the passengers.

[edit] Airside and infield development

In order to ensure that Toronto Pearson is able to accommodate its growing aircraft volume, substantial redevelopment of the airside and infield systems has taken place. Cargo facilities have been centralised and a new runway has been built to increase the number of aircraft that Toronto Pearson can process.

[edit] Location and access

Pearson Airport is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of downtown Toronto by road. Most of Toronto Pearson (including its passenger terminals and airplane facilities) is in Mississauga, but a small eastern portion of land is located in Toronto. The airport is accessible from Highway 427 (just north of the Highway 401 interchange) or from Highway 409, a spur off Highway 401 leading directly into the airport. The street address is 3111 Convair Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5P 1B2.

Bus services connecting Toronto to Pearson Airport include Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) routes, The 192 Airport Rocket route provides all-day accessible express bus service between Kipling Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway Line and Pearson Airport. The 58A Malton route provides all-day bus service between Lawrence West Station on the Spadina Subway Line and Pearson Airport. This route also continues beyond the airport to Malton. The following two routes are available between the (approximate) hours of 6:00 am and 2:00 am daily. The 300A Bloor-Danforth route provides overnight (2:00 am to 6:00 am) bus service along Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street to Toronto Pearson. The 307 Eglinton West route provides overnight bus service between Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue and Toronto Pearson. GO Transit operates a semi-express bus from York Mills and Yorkdale stations, and there is a privately operated "Airport Express" bus serving various major downtown hotels. Mississauga Transit operates the 7 bus from its City Centre Transit Terminal at Square One Shopping Centre, likewise continuing on to Malton.

[edit] Transportation at Pearson

In July 2006, the LINK Interterminal Shuttle people mover was opened, with two 6-car trains running between Terminals 1 and 3, and a reduced rate and airport staff parking lot on the other side of Airport Road at Viscount Drive.

Access from Pearson to downtown Toronto is provided by Pacific Western Toronto Bus Lines.

[edit] Blue22 dedicated rail link

Although the airport is near an existing railway line, it is not currently served by trains. On November 13, 2003, Union Pearson AirLink Group, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin, was selected to finance, design, construct, operate, and maintain a rail link connecting Toronto Pearson with Toronto's Union Station, with a planned travel time of about twenty minutes. The service, to be called Blue22, is expected to eliminate 1.5 million car trips annually. The project, whose cost is estimated at $300-500 million, remains controversial, as only 17% of people using Toronto Pearson now travel to downtown Toronto.

Travellers headed to suburban destinations will be able to use the service to connect to GO Transit commuter trains at Union Station, but early analyses predict that this will be considered unattractive to most, since people will need to take a train from the airport's suburban location to downtown, only to have to transfer to another train to go back to the suburbs. Its usefulness to travellers not headed downtown may increase, however, if a stop is created at the existing Bloor GO Train station, allowing people to transfer to the TTC subway at its nearby Dundas West station. The traffic on the Canadian National Railway Weston Subdivision caused by the Blue22 service would increase to the point where the level crossings would need to be dismantled (as per Ministry of Transportation and railroad regulatory guidelines). Due to the tight geography of the area, underpasses replacing the level crossings are not feasible options. Residents along the proposed route are concerned that the closure of the level crossings will cut their community in two - hindering business and travel in the area.

The Weston Road railway corridor is very busy as it is, home to both the CN Weston Subdivision (a main GO Transit route handling all-day GO Train service between Toronto and Brampton) and the Canadian Pacific Railway Mactier Subdivision (CP Rail's only link to Western Canada from Toronto and a busy freight route). While the addition of the Blue22 service would be of benefit to the airport, the Weston Road residents feel the benefits do not outweigh the needs of their community.

The project will depend on the results of an environmental assessment and decisions from the government of Canada.

[edit] Accidents

• The airport's worst accident took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a DC-8 jet, was flying on a Montreal-Toronto-Los Angeles route. The spoilers were inadvertently deployed before the plane attempted landing, forcing the pilots to abort landing and take-off. Damage to the aircraft caused during the failed landing attempt caused the plane to break up in the air during the go-around, killing all 100 passengers and nine crew on board when it crashed near the Hunters Glen Golf Course south of Bolton. Controversy remains over the cleanup effort following the crash, as both plane wreckage debris and human remains from the crash are still found on the site to this day.
• On June 26, 1978, Air Canada Flight 189 to Winnipeg overran the runway during an aborted takeoff, and crashed into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers on board the DC-9 were killed.
• On August 2, 2005, Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340-300 inbound from Paris, appeared to successfully land on runway 24L in a severe thunderstorm, but then failed to stop and ran off the runway into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. The rear third of the plane burst into flames. The flames had engulfed the whole plane by 18:00 except the cockpit and the wings. There were 43 injuries, none serious, and no fatalities. Some flights were redirected to other cities, including 12 flights at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport and Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport. Many of the bigger jumbo jets were rerouted to Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. This incident is currently under investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC). Many consider the accident's outcome – the aircraft's destruction without any fatalities – an example of improving safety standards and excellent response by airport fire and rescue crews.

The Etobicoke Creek ravine is very close to the west end of the airport. As it is in the runway overshoot zone and has been involved in two major accidents, there have been calls for the ravine to be improved for safety, perhaps by replacing it with a culvert and levelling the terrain. No doubt this would be an extremely expensive undertaking and it remains to be seen what (if anything) will be done.

[edit] Terminals and airlines

Toronto Pearson International Airport currently has two operating terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. T1 opened on April 6, 2004, with Air Canada being its major tenant. The old Terminal 1, which closed simultaneously, was demolished to make room for additional gates that extend off of the east side of Pier E and gates on the Liner between Pier E and Pier F. As part of the redevelopment of Toronto Pearson, the Infield Terminal (IFT) was constructed to handle international flights as Terminal 1 was expanded. Use of the Infield Terminal is planned to be restricted to peak travel periods throughout the year. Pier F at Terminal 1 opened on January 30, 2007; this pier is for U.S. and international traffic and adds 7 million passengers per year to the airport's total capacity. By the end of 2008, Terminal 2 will be completely torn down and the area will become parking locations for aircraft. Redevelopment of the airport was a logistical challenge as the existing terminals remained operational throughout construction and demolition.

Toronto Pearson International Airport is one of eight Canadian airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities.

The LINK Interterminal Shuttle connects the passenger terminals and the reduced rate parking area. Infield terminal transfers are made by Contrac Cobus 3000 shuttle buses.

[edit] Current terminals

[edit] Terminal 1

T1 is designed to handle domestic, international and transborder flights in one facility. On January 30, 2007, the new Pier F opened to serve transborder and international flights.

The terminal was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill International Ltd., Adamson Associates Architects, and Moshe Safdie and Associates.

Statistics for T1:

• Airlines: N/A
• Passengers per hour: N/A
• Passengers per year: N/A
• Total Passengers: N/A
• Gates: 49 (2007)

The following airlines use Terminal 1:

• Air Canada
  • Domestic: (Calgary, Charlottetown [seasonal], Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Halifax, Kelowna, Montréal, Ottawa, St. John's, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
  • United States: (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston-Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach)
  • International: (Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Beijing, Bermuda, Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Cozumel, Delhi [ends April 29, 2007], Dublin [seasonal], Frankfurt, Grand Cayman, Havana, Holguin, Hong Kong, Kingston, La Romana, Los Cabos, Lima, London-Heathrow, Manchester (UK) [seasonal], Mexico City, Montego Bay, Munich, Nassau, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port of Spain, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rome-Fiumicino, San José (CR), San José del Cabo, Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shannon [seasonal], St. Maarten [seasonal], St. Lucia, Tel Aviv, Tokyo-Narita, Varadero, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Zürich)
  • Air Canada operated by Air Georgian (Albany, Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Harrisburg, Hartford/Springfield, Kingston (ON), Manchester (NH), Providence, Rochester (NY), Sarnia, White Plains)
  • Air Canada Jazz (Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Charlotte, Charlottetown [seasonal], Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Fredericton, Halifax, Hartford/Springfield, Indianapolis, Kansas City, London (ON), Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Moncton, Montréal, Nashville, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, North Bay, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Quebec City, Raleigh/Durham, Regina, Saint John, Sarasota/Bradenton [seasonal], Saskatoon, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Louis, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Washington-Reagan, Windsor, Winnipeg)
• Air Jamaica (Kingston)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal])
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
• Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi, Brussels)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Mexicana (Mexico City)
• Sunwing Airlines (Acapulco [seasonal], Cayo Coco [seasonal], Camaguey [seasonal], Holguin [seasonal], Huatulco [seasonal], Liberia (CR) [seasonal], Montego Bay [seasonal], Punta Cana [seasonal], Puerto Plata [seasonal], Puerto Vallarta [seasonal], Santiago de Cuba [seasonal], Varadero [seasonal])
• United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, San Francisco)
  • United Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
  • United Express operated by Shuttle America (Denver, Washington-Dulles)

[edit] Infield Terminal (IFT)

Constructed during 2001/02, and opened on April 6, 2003, the IFT was built to handle traffic displaced during the Terminal 1 development. Consists of 11 gates (521 to 531), the IFT is to be used during periods of high traffic. Since the opening of the new Pier F in Terminal 1, the IFT has remained closed, however the GTAA may still reopen it if passenger loads require.

[edit] Terminal 2 East Holdroom

The east holdroom was added in 1990 and will remain in the operation after Terminal 2 closes. It will remain in operation until further expansion of Terminal 1.

[edit] Terminal 3

Terminal 3, which opened in February 1991, was built by Scott Associates Architects Incorporated to offset traffic from old Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. It was built as a private venture and was a state of the art terminal containing, among other things, a US customs pre-clearance facility. In June 2006, the East Processor Extension (EPE) was opened. With a soaring, undulating roofline, the EPE added 40 new check-in counters (used primarily by Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and British Airways), new retail space, more secure 'hold-screening' for baggage and a huge picture window offering one of the most convenient apron viewing locations at the airport. Improved Canadian Border services and a more open arrivals hall were included in Phase I of the expansion. Phase II of the EPE is due to be complete in 2007 and will include larger security screening areas and additional international baggage claim areas. Also due for completion by 2007 is the West Processor Expansion Shell with complete outfitting to be complete by early 2008. [1]

Scott Associates Architects Inc is involved again the expansion project at Terminal 3.

Statistics for T3:

• Airlines: N/A
• Passengers per hour: N/A
• Passengers per year: 10 million
• Total Passengers: N/A
• Gates: 29

The following airlines use Terminal 3:

• Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
• Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air India (Amritsar, Birmingham (UK), Delhi, Mumbai)
• Air Transat (chartered flights)
• American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-LaGuardia)
  • American Eagle (Boston, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow)
• Caribbean Airlines (Port of Spain)
• CanJet (chartered flights)
• Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
  • Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
• Cubana de Aviación (Camaguey, Cienfuegos, Havana, Holguin, Varadero)
• Czech Airlines (Prague)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
  • Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
  • Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK)
  • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
• El Al (Tel Aviv)
• Finnair (Helsinki) [seasonal]
• Flyglobespan (Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester (UK)) [ends April 30, 2007]
• Kelowna Flightcraft (Kelowna)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
• LTU International (Düsseldorf) [seasonal]
• Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
• Martinair (Amsterdam) [seasonal]
• Midwest Airlines
  • Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Milwaukee)
• MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
  • Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore)
• SATA International (Faro, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Terceira)
• Skyservice (chartered flights)
• TACA (Havana, San Salvador)
• Thomas Cook Airlines (Birmingham (UK), Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle [Starts next May])
• Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
• US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
  • US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
  • US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington-Reagan)
  • US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Pittsburgh)
• WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Charlottetown, Deer Lake [starts May 14, 2007], Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Halifax, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Moncton, Montréal, Nassau, Orlando, Ottawa, Saint John [starts May 14, 2007], Saskatoon, St. John's, Tampa, Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Victoria, West Palm Beach, Winnipeg)
• Zoom Airlines (Belfast-International, Cardiff, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester (UK), Montréal, Paris-Charles de Gaulle) [seasonal]

[edit] Charters

• Air Transat (Summer Destinations: Amsterdam, Athens, Belfast-International, Birmingham (UK), Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Frankfurt, Glasgow-International, Newcastle, Hamburg, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow [starts May 2007], Lyon, Madrid, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Ponta Delgada, Shannon, Toulouse, Vienna [starts May 10, 2007]; Winter Destinations: Acapulco, Belfast-International, Camaguey, Cancún, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Faro, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow-International, Holguin, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Romana, Las Vegas, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Manzanillo, Montego Bay, Montréal, Orlando, Panama City, Porlamar, Porto, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, St.Lucia [Winter only], St. Maarten, Samana, San Andres, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Santa Clara, Varadero)
• CanJet (Cozumel, Montego Bay, Nassau, Punta Cana, Varadero)[2]
• Conquest Vacations (St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
• Sunwing Airlines (St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
• Kelowna Flightcraft (Kelowna)
• Skyservice (Summer Destinations: Belgrade-Nikola Tesla [restarts June 19, 2007], Bridgetown, Calgary, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Dublin, Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Gander, Holguin, Kingston, Lajes, Lamezia, Las Vegas, Lisbon, Montego Bay, Nassau, Oranjestad, Orlando, Pescara, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rome, San Jose del Cabo, St. George's, St. Johns, St. Petersburg, Stephenville, Trieste, Vancouver, Varadero, Venice; Winter Destinations: Acapulco, Arrecife, Bahias de Huatulco, Belize, Bridgetown, Camaguey, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cienfuegos, Cozumel, Faro, Fort Lauderdale, Holguin, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Ceiba (Honduras), La Romana, Las Vegas, Liberia, Manzanillo, Margarita, Mazatlan, Merida, Miami, Montego Bay, Nassau, Oranjestad, Orlando, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Samana, San Jose Del Cabo, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Santiago de Cuba, St. John's, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Petersburg, Varadero, Willemstad)

In addition, many cargo airlines serve the airport.

[edit] Former terminals

[edit] Malton Airport Terminal

The first airport terminal was built in 1938 by the Toronto Harbour Commission and consisted of a standard frame terminal building from a converted farm house. The original airport covered 420 acres with full lighting, radio, weather reporting equipment, two hard surface runways and one grass landing strip.

The airport was sold to the City of Toronto in 1940 and used as a military training airport. In 1942 an air traffic control centre was added to Malton.

A second building, similar to the existing structure at the Toronto City Centre Airport, was built to replace the old terminal in 1949 and was able to handle 400,000 passengers a year. It was demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the old T1 building. In 1958 Transport Canada took control over Toronto Airport from the City.

The runways for Malton consisted of:

• 14-32 - a 11,050 feet runway used for test flights for the Avro Arrow fighter from the A.V Roe Canada plant and now exists only as a taxiway to 05/23
• 14-32 - 11,475 feet north-south runway - replaced by 15-33R
• 10-28 - 7,425 feet northwest-southeast runway

[edit] Terminal 1 (Original)

The original T1 (also called Aeroquay One) was a round 10 floor structure with a two level passenger area. The squared parking structure was located in the middle and access via a spiral ramp. The terminal space consisted of a semi-circle It was designed by John Burnett Parkin and built between 1957 and 1964. State of the art in the 1960s, the terminal was obsolete by the early 1970s and resulted in the building of Terminal 2 in 1968. A tunnel with access to T2 was located on southeast side of the terminal. The old T1 has since been demolished to make way for the new T1.

Statistics for old T1:

• Airlines: 10 (1967), 100 (lifetime)
• Passengers per hour: 1400
• Passengers per year: 3.5 million (1967), 10 million (1988-1989)
• Total Passengers (1964-2003): 218 million
• Gates: 24 (LL, JJ, HH, GG, FF, EE, DD, AA, BB, CC)

Airlines that flew out of T1:

• Lufthansa
• Finnair
• Air Jazz / Air Alliance

[edit] Terminal 2

Designed by John Burnett Parkin and constructed as a freight terminal in the late 1960s, the failed development of the Pickering Airport forced Pearson Airport to modify its use into a two floor, 26-gate passenger terminal designated Terminal 2; it opened on June 15, 1972. Initially, it was served only by charter airlines, but became the hub for all Air Canada passenger flights in the spring of 1973. A tunnel on the northwest corner connected with Terminal 1.

The site of Terminal 2 was to have been the location for the planned Aeroquays Two and Three, duplicates of the design of the original Terminal 1 (Aeroquay One), however their inefficiency in handling wide-body passenger aircraft by the late 1960s forced the airport to abandon the circular terminal concept. Terminal Two was designed for three airlines: American, BOAC, and CPAir. In the later development stages, it became apparent that it would not be viable in this form the major complaint being the lack of indoor parking and the lack of windows. As AA, BA and CP opted out of T2, Air Canada, as the government airline, was forced to move its operations there against its will. Ititially, it was operated as three separate areas, befitting the three airlines for which it was designed: furthest west, (designed for CP) the Domestic zone; at the centre (designed for BA), International; furthest east, (for AA) Transborder. In the late 1970s, T2 was redesigned again; this iteration lasting until the acquisition of Canadian Airlines in 2000. The western zone remained Domestic, but was now colour coded red. In the middle, a separate Rapidair area was created for YOW and YUL flights; it was red as well. East of that was the Transborder area, colour white. A new section was added on the east end for International flights and was coded blue. An airside corridor along the southern edge of T2 was added, giving access to and from Customs; this made it possible for aircraft arriving in one zone to depart with passengers from an another zone without regating the aircraft.

Statistics for T2:

• Airlines: United Airlines, Rapidair (Air Canada)
• Passengers per hour: N/A
• Passengers per year: 12 million, 13.6 million (1998)
• Total Passengers: N/A
• Gates: 34

Terminal 2 had a United States border preclearance facility and handled both domestic and international transborder traffic to the US from the 1970s to the early 2000s. After T1-New became operational, domestic traffic moved from T2 to that facility, leaving T2 to handle transborder US traffic for Air Canada and their Star Alliance partner United Airlines.

T2 saw its last day in operation as a passenger terminal on January 29, 2007 and the following day airlines moved to the newly completed Pier F at Terminal 1. The now dormant Terminal 2 will be demolished from April 2007 to November 2008.[3].

[edit] Terminal 3

Terminal 3 had existed before 1991. It was the designation for the CP Air hangar at the airport during 1971 to handle the increased volume at Terminal 1. There are rumours of Terminal 3 to be expanded or be torn done in the long future ahead to make one large Terminal 1

[edit] Support

• Main Control Tower - 200 feet was completed in 2000 and replaced the old tower (now demolished).

• De-icing Centre 1998
• Central Heating Plant
• Central Utilities Plant
  • Terminal 3 Switching Station
  • Bramalea Transformer station
• Carlingview Stormwater Control Facility
• Etobicoke Stormwater Management Facility 2000
• Moore Creek Stormwater Control Facility

[edit] Cargo

There are two main cargo facilities at Pearson:

• Cargo West Facilities - locate between runways 15L-33R and 15R-33L

• Cargo Area 5 - VISTA Cargo Centres Inc. - north of Terminal 3
  • Shell Aerocentre Hangers and Flight Lounge
  • Millardair
  • All Cargo Airlines Limited
  • Air 500
• * Skycharter
  • Ontario Hydro Helicopters
  • World Aviation

• Fedex Canada Cargo facilities - west side of airport

[edit] Other tenants

• Peel Regional Police is the primary general police service at the airport. Airport Division is located on 2951 Convair Drive, on the south side of the airport near the Facilities Building along Highway 401 (Ontario).
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police maintain a Toronto Airport Detachment to provide federal police services. The Canada Border Services Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Canadian Security Intelligence Service all maintain extensive operations at the airport.
• Federal Express and UPS have cargo facilities next to the passenger terminals.
• World Aviation is located on the northeast corner of the airport. It is located next to the former site of the Avro Canada aircraft manufacturing plant, later operated by McDonnell Douglas and since demolished.
• The Greater Toronto Airports Authority administration offices are located on the south side of the airport. They were re-located when the original office was torn down to make way for the new Terminal 1's parking facilities.

• Esso Avitat
• Skyservice

[edit] Trivia

• In 1981, the Canadian rock group Rush recorded the Grammy Nominated instrumental titled YYZ in tribute to the airport. The song opens with the Morse code for the VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) located at the airport and features sonically the atmosphere of travel at Toronto Pearson. From the hustle and bustle of people moving, airplanes taking off, waiting for arrivals and takeoffs,the frantic pace of missing a flight and the eventual landing at the destination, etc. is all captured in the song according to drummer Neil Peart.
• In 1987, the British Rock group Pink Floyd performed their rehearsals for the "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" World Tour in one of the Air Canada hangars at the airport.
• In 1994, the TVO children's show called Mighty Machines filmed one of their first episodes (Mighty Machines at the Airport) at the original Terminal 1. Canadian Airlines was the featured airline.

[edit] See also

• List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area
• CFYZ, a radio station which broadcasts travel and flight schedule information from the airport on 1280AM
• Greater Toronto Airport Authority Fire and Emergency Services

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Toronto Pearson International Airport - Greater Toronto Airports Authority

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