Facilities
The airport is located on the Toronto Islands, south-west of Downtown Toronto. The airport has one main east-west runway, two shorter runways, and a seaplane base, Toronto City Centre Water Aerodrome. The airport is used for regional airline service and for general aviation, including medical emergency flights (due to its proximity to downtown hospitals), small charter flights, and private aviation. Under its operating agreement, jet aircraft are banned from the airport, with the exception of MEDEVAC flights.
The airport is operated by the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), a Federal public authority. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. The airport's hours of operation are 6:45 am to 10:45 pm, except for MEDEVAC flights. The airport's hours are governed by the 2003 update of the tripartite operating agreement which set the hours of operation. Airfield crash fire rescue and EMS are provided by the TCCA Emergency Response Service, backed up by Toronto Fire Services and Toronto EMS. Passenger traffic increased 46% from 2009 to 2010.
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