How do you get across to Billy Bishop Airport?

Walk through the 853-foot pedestrian tunnel connecting the mainland and terminal in six minutes or less. Billy Bishop Airport opened a pedestrian tunnel that connects Toronto's mainland to the island, providing quick, reliable and easy access to the airport.



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The ferry ride to and from Billy Bishop Airport is one of the shortest in the world at just 121 metres. The 90-second trip will have you where you need to be in no time and if you're standing on the pedestrian deck you can enjoy a unique view of downtown Toronto.

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The 90-second trip will have you where you need to be in no time and if you're standing on the pedestrian deck you can enjoy a unique view of downtown Toronto. The ferry departs from the foot of Bathurst Street (view map). The ferry is free for pedestrians and $15 for vehicles (return trip).

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At its annual meeting on September 3, 2009, the Toronto Port Authority announced that it would rename the airport after William Avery Billy Bishop, a Canadian First World War flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient.

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YZ was the code for the station in Malton, Ontario, where Pearson Airport is located and hence the IATA code for Pearson Airport is YYZ. The telegraph station in Toronto itself was coded TZ, which is why Toronto's smaller Billy Bishop Airport is coded YTZ.

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The airport is used by regional airliners, as well as for general aviation, including private aviation, small charter flights, and medical emergency flights. The airport is only accessibly by passenger ferry.

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Hours. Billy Bishop Airport's hours of operation are from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily. Porter Airlines and Air Canada check-in counter hours of operation are from 5:30 AM to 11:00 PM daily.

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