Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ / CYYZ)
#49 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ / CYYZ) in Toronto, Canada has turned up in 66 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 5 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 10,185 airline flights bound for Lester B. Pearson International Airport and 9,962 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- CYYZ
- IATA
- YYZ
- City
- Toronto
- Country
- Canada
- Position
- 43.677, -79.631
- Catches
- 66
- Spotters
- 5
- arriving, 30 days
- 10185
- departing, 30 days
- 9962
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Lester B. Pearson International Airport serves Toronto. It sits 569 ft (173 m) above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest is 11,120 ft (3,389 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
1 pilot visited Lester B. Pearson International Airport in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on November 1, 2026.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
- pilots
- 1
- visits
- 1
- last visit
- 2026-11-01
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Recently visited
- @lcameron — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-11-01
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
- L Cameron: 1 day · 2 more days to take the seat (candidate)
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- London (LHR) — 13 catches
- Orlando (MCO) — 8 catches
- Moncton (YQM) — 6 catches
- Halifax (YHZ) — 5 catches
- Cancún (CUN) — 4 catches
- Vancouver (YVR) — 3 catches
- Sydney (SYD) — 3 catches
- Raleigh/Durham (RDU) — 3 catches
- Tampa (TPA) — 2 catches
- Miami (MIA) — 2 catches
- Chicago (ORD) — 2 catches
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 2 catches
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 17 catches
- Boeing 777-300ER — 11 catches
- Boeing 777-200LR — 4 catches
- Embraer E195-E2 — 4 catches
- Boeing 737-800 — 4 catches
- Airbus A321 — 4 catches
- Airbus A319 — 4 catches
- Bombardier CRJ900 — 3 catches
- Embraer E175 (short wing) — 2 catches
- Airbus A350-1000 — 2 catches
- Airbus A320 — 2 catches
- Boeing 757-200 — 2 catches
Airlines
- Air Canada — 19 catches
- Air Canada rouge — 13 catches
- WestJet — 11 catches
- Porter Airlines Inc. — 5 catches
- Jazz Aviation LP — 5 catches
- British Airways — 3 catches
- American Airlines — 2 catches
- Republic Airlines — 2 catches
- Morningstar Air Express — 2 catches
- Fly European Airlines — 2 catches
- TACA — 1 catch
- Turkish Airlines — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
Recent catches
- ACA33 — Boeing 777-200LR · Air Canada · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- ACA858 — Boeing 777-300ER · Air Canada · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- ROU1806 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Air Canada rouge · by pfshady · 2026-11-09
- POE525 — Embraer E195-E2 · Porter Airlines Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-11-09
- WJA1035 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · WestJet · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- AAL1246 — Boeing 737-800 · American Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- ACA842 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Air Canada · by floflo14 · 2026-11-06
- POE536 — Embraer E195-E2 · Porter Airlines Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-11-05
- ACA858 — Boeing 777-300ER · Air Canada · by lcameron · 2026-11-05
- RPA4530 — Embraer E170 · Republic Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-04
- ROU1675 — Airbus A321 · Air Canada rouge · by pfshady · 2026-11-01
- ACA439 — Airbus A321 · Air Canada · by lcameron · 2026-11-01
- WJA2694 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · WestJet · by lcameron · 2026-11-01
- JZA718 — Embraer E175 (short wing) · Jazz Aviation LP · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- POE501 — De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 · Porter Airlines Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-10-29
- BAW98T — Airbus A350-1000 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-29
- ACA34 — Boeing 777-200LR · Air Canada · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- JZA836 — Bombardier CRJ900 · Jazz Aviation LP · by pfshady · 2026-10-28
- WJA1033 — Boeing 737-700 · WestJet · by pfshady · 2026-10-28
- BAW98T — Airbus A350-1000 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-28
- JZA721 — Embraer E175 (short wing) · Jazz Aviation LP · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- ACA34 — Boeing 777-200LR · Air Canada · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- WJA2136 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · WestJet · by pfshady · 2026-10-25
- ROU2059 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Air Canada rouge · by lcameron · 2026-10-23
Questions
How many flights to and from Lester B. Pearson International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 10,185 airline flights arriving and 9,962 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 18, 2026, with 923 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Lester B. Pearson International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Lester B. Pearson International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Lester B. Pearson International Airport?
Yes: 66 catches by 5 spotters so far.
How high is Lester B. Pearson International Airport above sea level?
569 ft (173 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Lester B. Pearson International Airport?
11,120 ft (3,389 m), the longest of its 5 runways.
Can I fly over Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 1 pilot visited Lester B. Pearson International Airport in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on November 1, 2026.