Toronto Pearson International Airport[a] (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ) is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, with a small portion of the airfield, along Silver Dart Drive north of Renforth Drive, extending into Toronto's western district of Etobicoke.

[6] It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe.

The airport is named in honour of Lester B. Pearson, who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968) and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his humanitarian work in peacekeeping.

It has five runways and two passenger terminals along with numerous cargo and maintenance facilities on a site that covers 1,867 hectares (4,613 acres).

[13] An extensive network of non-stop domestic flights is operated from Toronto Pearson by several airlines to all major and many secondary cities across all provinces and territories of Canada.

[18] The first scheduled passenger flight at the Malton Airport was a Trans-Canada Air Lines DC-3 that landed on August 29, 1939.

This alleviates the need to recheck bags, pass through security screening, and relieves congestion in the primary customs hall.

[34] In the domestic section of the arrivals level, there are some retailers both before and after security checkpoints,[35] such as 7-Eleven (convenience goods), which was renovated and expanded in late 2022[36] and remains the only "dry" 7-Eleven location in Ontario as Pearson Airport does not allow the bulk sale of alcoholic beverages outside of duty-free areas amid the expansion of the sale of alcoholic beverages (defined as having over 1.1 percent ABV) to all other 7-Eleven locations and most other convenience stores in Ontario on September 5, 2024, as Pearson Airport is outside the jurisdiction of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), the agency responsible for regulating the sale of alcohol in Ontario.

[41] Terminal 3 opened in 1991 and was a major tenant for Canadian Airlines (defunct since 2001) and retains its numbering to prevent confusion and it would have cost millions of dollars in replacement signage had it been renumbered.

[45] The Infield Concourse (IFC) was originally built to handle traffic displaced during the development and construction of the current Terminal 1.

[48][47] In 2009, the Infield Concourse was closed for regular operations in conjunction with the official opening of the newly constructed Terminal 1.

However, the GTAA retained plans to reactivate the IFC for regular operations whenever necessary to accommodate seasonal or overflow demand.

Due to its intermittent usage for passenger traffic, the Infield Concourse is frequently used as a location to film major motion pictures and television productions.

[50] Skyservice FBO operates an 800-square-metre (8,611 sq ft) private VIP terminal at Toronto Pearson on Midfield Road in the infield area of the airport.

[51][52] The terminal handles most private aircraft arriving and departing at Toronto Pearson, providing passenger services that include a 24/7 concierge, private customs and immigration facilities, personalized catering, showers, direct handling of baggage, and VIP ground transportation services.

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

[57] During the winter months, the unit expands into a dedicated 24-hour snow removal team of more than 200 workers tasked with ensuring normal operations at the airport, as Toronto Pearson regularly experiences 110 to 130 centimetres (43 to 51 in) of total snow accumulation in a typical winter season.

[62] Pearson Airport's Central De-icing Facility is the largest in the world, servicing over 10,500 aircraft each winter.

[64] They are equipped with six crash tenders as well as several pumpers, aerial ladders, and heavy rescue units.

[65] Toronto Pearson handles approximately half of all the international air cargo in Canada.

It is a multi-tenant facility including three large buildings with 52,600 square metres (566,000 sq ft) of warehouse space, a common use cargo apron, vehicle parking, and a truck maneuvering area.

The site occupies an area on the north side of the airport near runway 05/23 and is home to two buildings operated exclusively by FedEx with 32,100 square metres (346,000 sq ft) of warehouse space and a dedicated cargo apron.

[68] The Peel Regional Police is the primary law enforcement agency at Pearson Airport.

[72] The Greater Toronto Airports Authority maintains administrative offices on Convair Drive, near the southeast corner of the airfield.

[158][159] Additionally, route 900 Airport Express buses have a unique airport-themed livery and luggage racks.

[182] Metrolinx is also studying a potential connection with Line 6 Finch West to the transit hub with additional transfers to York University and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.

[183] The music video for the song "The Good in Everyone" by Canadian rock band Sloan was filmed on Convair Drive at the southwest end of runway 06L/24R at 43°39′35.2″N 79°37′31.1″W / 43.659778°N 79.625306°W / 43.659778; -79.625306.

In 1987, Pink Floyd used a hangar at the airport for rehearsals for their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.

Canadian rock trio Rush had an instrumental piece titled "YYZ," which is on their 1981 album Moving Pictures.

"[207] The piece's introduction repeatedly renders "Y-Y-Z" in Morse Code using various musical arrangements.