Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is the major airport that serves Toronto in Ontario. This airport is the part of Canada which is also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport or only Toronto Pearson. This airport lies at a distance of 27 kilometre towards northwest of Downtown Toronto which is in the city of Mississauga in Ontario. This is the largest and busiest airport in
Canada that serves more than 32.3 million passengers every year and 429,262 aircraft movements as well. The airport has total two terminals and also has an official website as www.gtaa.com.
The Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and the Sheraton Gateway Hotel are linked by the LINK train. This train functions for 24 hours every day and is wheelchair accessible. To reach to the airport, drive through the Hwy-409, south of Hwy-427. After reaching there, you can park your car at the airport. The airport offers 11,000 parking spaces. The new Terminal 1 has 9000 spaces whereas, Terminal 3 also have parking facilities. For cheap rate car parking head to the Viscount Station. This station is linked to the airport terminals by the free LINK train. Also you can hire a car from car companies representing the airport. Buses and taxis are there to take you around the city.
Both the terminals have information desks and Terminal 1 and 3 have information lines. The airport provide facilities like bureaux de change, ATMs, telephones, internet access, bars, restaurants, shops and duty-free shops, luggage facilities, multi-denominational chapels, medical emergency clinics, baby change facilities, shoe-shine services and few others. A business centre is available at the airport which is Sheraton Gateway Hotel offering 24 meeting rooms for hire. Disabled travellers have facilities like lifts, ramps, toilets, TTy telephones, parking spaces and few others. You can also accommodate a room in the hotels situated at the airport like Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Best Western Travel Inn Toronto Airport, Quality Hotel & Suites Toronto Airport East, Toronto Airport Marriott, Hilton Toronto Airport and Radisson Suite Hotel Toronto Airport.
Airlines that are operated from this airport are Aeroméxico, Aerosvit Airlines, Air Canada, Air Canada operated by Air Canada Jazz, Air Canada operated by Air Georgian, Air France, Air India, Air Jamaica, Air Transat, Alitalia, American Airlines, American Eagle, ArkeFly, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, CanJet, Caribbean Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Continental Airlines, Continental Connection operated by CommutAir, Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air, Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines, Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines, Cubana de Aviación, Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Delta Connection operated by Comair, Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines, El Al, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Icelandair, Jet Airways, Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, KLM, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Pakistan International Airlines, SATA International, Skyservice, Sunwing Airlines, TACA International Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Transaero, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, United Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines, United Express operated by Shuttle America, United Express operated by Trans States Airlines, US Airways, US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin, US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines and WestJet.
There are two major cargo facilities available at Pearson. The Cargo West Facilities could be found between the runways 15L/33L and the cargo Area 5 or VISTA Cargo Centres Incorporated could be found at the north of Terminal 3. Tenants who are using the Cargo West Facilities are Air Canada Cargo and CBSA whereas, tenants using the Cargo Area 5 or VISTA Cargo Centre are Air Canada, Air Time Express, BWIA, Cargoitalia, Excel Cargo, International Fastline Fowarding, Lufthansa Cargo, Pine Tree Express and TBI. Besides this, tenants using the cargo area north of the aviation facilities are Shell Aerocentre Hangars and Flight Lounge.
Toronto has a long list of attractions worth visiting like the Assembly Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario Science Centre, Old Fort York and many others. Ontario is a place where you will experience many attractions so if you get some time to explore at least the nearby attractions from the Toronto Pearson International Airport then go for it and enjoy this memorable time of your life. Check for visa availability from your embassy otherwise, a valid passport is enough to enter the province of Canada.