Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ) sits on the Toronto waterfront, about 10.7 nautical miles from downtown Toronto. Bizav traffic in 2025 totaled 5,157 operations against an annual total of 43,144, per FAA TFMSC data covering cross-border activity.
Runways
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 08/26, is 3,988 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has Canada Border Services Agency clearance available onsite, under a restricted regime rather than general clearance. The terms that apply to a given flight must be confirmed before departure.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport recorded 5,157 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at CYTZ builds through the year, peaking in October at 577 operations compared to a February low of 297.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 577 movements in 2025.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity at the airfield.
Source: FAA TFMSC, cross-border movements, 2025.
Climate
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport averages 2.3 days above 90°F in July and 26.3 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 77.5°F, and January the coldest, at 31.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has five airfields within 36 NM. The closest is Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), 10.56 NM west.
Part of the Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYTZ
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at CYTZ.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
Is customs available at CYTZ?
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is a designated Airport of Entry, listed as AOE and AOE/15/SEAPL. Crews should confirm the specific handling procedures tied to this designation before planning a crossing, as the classification indicates conditions beyond a standard onsite customs desk.
How long is the main runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport?
Runway 08/26 at CYTZ is 3,988 feet long and 150 feet wide, with an asphalt surface. A second runway, 06/24, measures 2,933 feet by 150 feet, also asphalt.
How far is CYTZ from Toronto Pearson International Airport?
Toronto Pearson International Airport sits 10.56 nautical miles from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on a bearing of 286 degrees. Dispatchers routing between the two Toronto-area fields should account for this short separation in airspace planning.