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Getting Toronto by Air
As a major economical center, Toronto is a city with huge air traffic. Thousands of people pass daily through the various airports of Toronto, mainly by Pearson International Airport, the largest in the region and sited to less than 2 hours from New York and Chicago; 7 hrs from London, Paris and Frankfurt; 13 hrs from Osaka and 16 hrs from Hong Kong.
Toronto is served by 8 airports including to Pearson. All of them are operated by Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) which is regulated by Transport Canada's National Airports System.
American people and other visitors sometimes prefer to go first Buffalo NY and then cross the frontier by car, for the reason that it’s habitually cheaper.
Toronto International Airport
Also called Toronto Pearson International Airport, it is the busiest Canadian airport located 30 km (19 mi) to the west of Toronto’s downtown at Mississauga (30 minutes by car). The airport handles over 30 million passengers from the entire world and 500,000 tones of cargo annually. It is also the main hub of flag carrier Air Canada and others Canadian airlines including WestJet, Air Transat, Air Canada Jazz, Sunwing Airlines and Skyservice.
Pearson Airport has 3 terminals (today just 2 are operative) well-provided with duty-free shops, food courts, emergency centers, baggage storage facilities, lost and found offices, ATMs, currency-exchange stands, info desks and even inter-terminal transportation.
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General Information
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Name
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: Lester B Pearson International Airport
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Code
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: (C)YYZ
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Airport Phone
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: +1 416 776 3000 / 776 5100 / 247 7678
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Address
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: 3111 Convair Drive Mississauga ON L5P 1B2
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Regulated by
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: Greater Toronto Airports Authority - GTAA
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Time Zone
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: GMT -5 (GMT -4 in Summer)
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Website
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: www.gtaa.com
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Catalogued recently among the 20 busiest airport for its 430 000 flights, Toronto Pearson has also been recognized by a British Institute of Transport Management as one of the best airport for the quality of its services.
There are various buses and taxis running regularly from and to the Pearson Airport. There are also available numerous car rental services.
Other Airports
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Airport
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Description
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Toronto City Centre Airport
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Add: 60 Harbour Street Toronto (Downtown) ON M5J 1B7. Tel: +1 416 203 6942. Desc: The 2nd most important airport of the city. Mainly regional airways, helicopter companies and private flights.
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JCM Hamilton International Airport
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Add: 9300 Airport Road Mount Hope ON L0R 1W0. Tel: +1 905 679 1999. Desc: Charters and some discount (cheaper) flights in comparison with Pearson.
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Toronto Buttonville Airport
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Add: 2833 - 16th Ave Markham ON L3R 0P8. Tel: +1 905 477 8100. Desc: Only for general aviation purposes.
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Others
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Toronto Downsview Airport, Toronto Markham Airport, Brampton Airport, Oshawa Airport and Burlington Airpark.
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Airlines
Toronto Pearson handles around 75 airlines including direct flights and code-sharing with other air carries. Some of the most representative are:
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Important Airlines
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Airline
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Telephone
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Air Canada
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+1 888 247 2262
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Air Transat
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+1 877 872 6728
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WestJet
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+1 800 538 5696
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Sunwing Airlines
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+1 877 978 6946
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Skyservice
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+1 800 701 9448
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CanJet Airlines
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+1 800 809 7777
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All Nippon Airways
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+1 800 235 9262
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Japan Airlines
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+1 800 525 3663
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Korean Air
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+1 800 438 5000
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Airline
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Telephone
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American Airlines
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+1 800 433 7300
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United Airlines
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+1 800 241 6522
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US Airways
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+1 800 428 4322
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Continental Airlines
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+1 800 525 0280
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Air France
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+1 800 667 2747
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British Airways
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+1 800 247 9297
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Lufthansa
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+1 800 563 5954
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Alitalia
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+1 800 361 8336
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Emirates
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+1 800 777 3999
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How to Get Toronto?
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