10 Facts About Pearson Airport

Lester B Pearson International Airport, commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

In July 2022, Toronto Pearson gained notoriety for being ranked as the worst airport in the world for delays.

Toronto Pearson is operated by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System, and is the largest airport in the world with facilities for United States border preclearance.

The airport was officially renamed Lester B Pearson International Airport in 1984, in honour of Toronto-born Lester B Pearson, the 14th prime minister of Canada and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize.

Toronto Pearson Airport has five runways, three of which are aligned in the east–west direction, and two in the north–south direction.

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Toronto Pearson Airport is home to the Toronto Area Control Centre, one of seven area control centres in Canada operated by Nav Canada.

The main air traffic control tower at Pearson is located within the infield operations area of the airport.

Pearson Airport has seven aircraft maintenance hangars, operated by Air Canada, Air Transat, WestJet, and the GTAA, which are used for line maintenance and routine aircraft inspections.

Toronto Pearson is directly accessible from Highway 427 and Highway 409 with Airport Road and Dixon Road providing local access to the airport.

In February 2017, the GTAA announced a proposed transit hub to be located across from Terminal 3 that would connect with Union Pearson Express and may connect with other transit lines extended to the airport like Line 5 Eglinton LRT and GO Transit Regional Express Rail.