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It is the second airport in Canada, after Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport, to be named for Bishop. [89] The airport continued to be listed in aeronautical publications and weather reports as Toronto City Centre Airport, until February 11, 2010. [1] [88]
The Meaford airport was previously named Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport, after the larger nearby town of Owen Sound and the Canadian World War I flying ace Billy Bishop. In November 2009, the Toronto City Centre Airport added Billy Bishop at the start of its name, creating confusion with the Meaford airport. In September 2024, the ...
The city also has a small commercial airport, the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), commonly known as the "island airport" on Toronto Island, southwest of downtown. The airport is used for civil aviation, medevac flights, and regional airlines using STOL-type turboprop aircraft.
Gene Cabral was the executive vice president of Billy Bishop Airport and oversaw all airport operations. [24] Gene resigned to join Avia NG Airport Consultants as CEO in 2022. [28] Craig Manuel was Senior Vice President and General Counsel. [24] Craig resigned in November 2022 to join the Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited as General Counsel.
The north-western tip of the Toronto Islands is home to the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, more often known as the Toronto Island Airport. The airport is used for civil aviation, including airlines, flight training, medevac flights and private aviation. Since 1984, it has been used for regional airlines using approved STOL-type aircraft. In ...
Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CPZ9) is located in Toronto Harbour, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, adjacent to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands. Closed briefly in 2005, the aerodrome provides the only facility for floatplanes in the city.
Island Airport terminal. Originally conceived in the 1930s as the main airport for Toronto, the Toronto island airport (today known as Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport) has long been a source for political debate as to the proper use of its waterfront site in central Toronto. Building the airport necessitated the closure of park lands, a hotel ...
The Union Pearson Express (UP Express) [1] is an airport rail link service. It runs between Canada's two busiest transportation hubs: Union Station in Downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport along GO Transit's Kitchener line. It also stops at Weston and Bloor GO Transit stations.