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Toronto Billy Bishop Airport - ( YTZ - CYTZ)

The City of Toronto, Ontario Region, is Canada's economic capital. The city's first airport was built there in 1939, named after a famous Canadian air warrior in his homage. At the opening of the "big" Peasron Airport, the site in the city center was maintained. In order to cope with a large number of employees coming into the city for business, it took a tantalizing offer of proximity, Pearson International Airport being more than 20km from the city. Billy Bishop Toronto Airport was maintained and specialized in business aviation. The terminal is north of three intersecting tracks, two very short numbered 06-24 (868m) and 15-33 (908m) and the main 08-26 (1216m). The complex is on an artificial island, it is a ferry shuttle that links to the city center with a tram connection or covered footpaths that lead directly to the business district located just 15 minutes from market. Given the short distance to the runway, do not imagine seeing anything other than small planes such as Dash8, constituting the vast majority of traffic. Throughout the day, light aviation flights are observed with small Cesna-type aircraft or even seaplanes using the parallel axis of the main runway, but on Lake Ontario. Do not expect to have an extraordinary variety, all scheduled flights operated by Air Canada and Porter.

When we walk along Lake Ontario, we can not miss the presence of the airport because planes fly over it all day long. In the evening, they are even part of the landscape justifying families to sit on the banks of the dike to observe them. We also took the opportunity not only to observe them, but also to take pictures of the planes while discovering the city center, as well as to enjoy the view from the island of "Center Island", where the approach is do in an atypical setting of buildings.

Click on the picture to enlarge. All the pictures were make by Cedric Valence

6th July 2018

C-GGOY - Dash8-400 Air Canada Express	C-GLQJ - Dash8-400 Porter	C-GLQD - Dash8-400 Porter	C-GGMI - Das8-400 Air Canada Express



C-GLQN - Dash8-400 Porter	C-GLQC - Dash8-400 Porter	C-GLQJ - Dash8-400 Porter	C-GLQN - Dash8-400 Porter



C-GGND - Dash8-400 Air Canada Express	C-GKQA - Dash8-400 Porter	C-GGMZ - Dash8-400 Air Canada Express	C-GGND - Dash8-400 Air Canada Express



C-GGMZ - Dash8-400 Air Canada Express	C-GLQF - Dash8-400 Porter	C-CKQE - Dash8-400 Porter -

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