Lester B. Pearson International
YTO · Canada airport logo & info
IATA: YYZ
ICAO: CYYZ
Lester B. Pearson International Logo Variants
YYZ
CYYZ
Quick Facts
CountryCanada
TimezoneAmerica/Toronto
Passengers/yr47,700,000
Movements/yr638,577
Cargo (t/yr)441,500
Elevation569 ft
Coordinates43.6759, -79.6294
About Lester B. Pearson International
Toronto Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ) is an international airport primarily located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe. Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada, handling 46.8 million passengers in 2024. It is named in honour of Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), the 14th Prime Minister of Canada and 1957 Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his humanitarian work in peacekeeping.