Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport CYTZ / YTZ
On the Toronto Islands, a ten-minute walk or tunnel ride from the Financial District, but jets are prohibited and the runway is under 4,000 ft. A superb option for turboprop trips from Montreal, Ottawa or New York; CBSA and US CBP pre-clearance are on site. Curfew and slot coordination apply.
3,988 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to Toronto
1
FBOs / handlers
252 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:45–23:00 (curfew); jets prohibited
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1, Avgas 100LL
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 2 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Turboprops only (PC-12, King Air 350, Q400); jets banned under the Tripartite Agreement.
- Website
- www.billybishopairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Porter FBO
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (3,988 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Textron Aviation Citation Latitude 3,580 ft
- Textron Aviation Citation Sovereign+ 3,530 ft
- Textron Aviation Citation Sovereign 3,640 ft
- Textron Aviation Citation XLS Gen2 3,600 ft
- Textron Aviation Citation Excel/XLS 3,560 ft
- Textron Aviation Citation XLS+ 3,560 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Textron Aviation Premier IA needs 3,792 ft
- Textron Aviation Premier I needs 3,792 ft
- Textron Aviation Citation Ascend needs 3,800 ft
Other airports for Toronto
- Toronto Pearson International Airport CYYZ 11,120 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · Durksteel at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons