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Toronto Pearson International Airport
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Did you know
The 'YZ' in Toronto's YYZ code has nothing to do with 'Toronto' — it comes from the old railway/telegraph code for the Malton, Ontario station, the site where the airport was later built. Canada then added its standard 'Y' prefix used on the majority of its airport codes.
Did you know
Toronto's airport started out as Malton Airport and wasn't officially renamed Lester B. Pearson International Airport — after Canada's Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister — until January 2, 1984.
Did you know
Pearson is Canada's largest and busiest airport, handling 46.8 million passengers in 2024, with a longest runway stretching 11,120 feet (3,390 m).