Talk:Toronto Pearson International Airport

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[edit] Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport

The GTAA website calls it "Toronto Pearson International Airport", not "Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport". Anyone feel like moving this? Or am I missing something? Ground Zero 13:44, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think a move would be appropriate. --NormanEinstein 15:18, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
The airport's official registered name is "Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport" according to the official aviation publications from Nav Canada, including the Canada Flight Supplement and the Canada Air Pilot dated 17 March 2005. "Toronto Pearson International Airport", "Toronto/Pearson" etc., are short forms, like "T.O" for Toronto. The full name is awkward for a marketing-oriented web site like the GTAA's (even Transport Canada often abbreviates it in reports to "Pearson", "Toronto/Pearson", "Toronto-Pearson", etc.). David 18:23, 2005 Jun 20 (UTC)
The official name of the airport is "Lester B. Pearson International Airport." (LBPIA) -- SNIyer12(talk) 19:25, Jun 20, 2005.
We need to decide on what source to trust here. The GTAA web site generally uses "Toronto Pearson" (and variants) for brevity; the official registered name in NavCanada publications is "Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport", which also has the advantage that you know where the airport is located from the title. David 21:09, 2005 Jun 20 (UTC)
I trust Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA), because that's the official name of the airport. -- SNIyer12(talk) 01:08, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)
The source is really mass confusion. I trust "Lester B. Pearson International Airport" because that's what is registered with Transport Canada. -- SNIyer12 01:15, Jun 21, 2005

Maybe when you last lived there, but I was there last July & in February - the name has been quietly changed - find something CURRENT to support the longer name or make the change to what the official GTAA site says is the FULL name --JimWae 01:16, 2005 Jun 21 (UTC)

It's been over 3 days since the move was first proposed & no one has objected or raised any reason at all not to make the move. Since Toronto Pearson International Airport already exists, we'll need an admin to delete that page in order to make the move. I tried with TPIA, but just messed things up a bit--JimWae 04:06, 2005 Jun 25 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport ->Toronto Pearson International Airport. The FULL name of the airport is NOW (& has been for some time) "Toronto Pearson International Airport": See http://www.gtaa.com/index.aspx?Sid=Node9&tpl=7#Question6 —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimWae (talk • contribs) 01:11, 21 Jun 2005

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one sentence explanation and sign your vote with ~~~~
  • Support - --JimWae 17:46, 2005 Jun 21 (UTC) - according to the best source available, the GTAA FAQ, that is now the FULL name
  • Support. GTAA website only uses TPIA now. Even if LBPIA is "official", Wikipedia generally uses the commonly used names for things and people, i.e., Joe Clark, not "Charles Joseph Clark". Ground Zero 17:53, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Gets rid of the "/" which is always a bad thing to have in a page name. Philip Baird Shearer 20:08, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Moved. -- Infrogmation June 29, 2005 04:12 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Add any additional comments

[edit] Terminal plans

I don't know if I should be writing this, especially with regard to the requested name change stuff. I'll just give it a shot. Would it be okay to add more info about the Airport Development Project? I find that to be the most interesting aspect.

Also, the current terminal section states that the T-New and T3 will be joined into a super-terminal. From what I recall of many ADP articles, the plan is to eventually tear down T3 and replace it with a continuation of the T-New structure. This may have changed with 9/11 and the recent downturn in the aviation industry, though. Any thoughts on this? --67.70.21.39 20:47, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)


I am going to add some info as well - I'm working here for the General Contractor on the TDP (site office for Pier F and Hammerhead F). cheater 16:20, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

I feel that this article is in definate need of some more information on the ADP and what the GTAA plans to do with the airpor in the future. Greenboxed 23:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Landing fees

Today newspapers has indicated that the landing fees at this airport are the most expansive of the continent, twice those of for example NY.

  • actually, i think it's even worse than that. I've heard they are the most expensive in the world, more expensive even than the Tokyo airport.--70.55.213.231 17:31, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
    • the whole landing fee controversey isnt as bad as the media claims it to be. The GTAA charges one big fee for all their services, unlike other airports who charge a landing fee and then tons of fees on top of that for other things like ticket counters etc.... Greenboxed 23:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ADP

I added a section and some info on the ADP. Greenboxed 01:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Some of this information is already stated in the new T1 section. Perhaps if this is rewritten to include the other work done at the airport (roads, cargo facilities, runways) it would be ok. Also it is too close to what is on the GTAA website, so it needs paraphrasing. -- Flyguy649 15:08, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

Some of the content in the History section is trivia, and should be moved or removed. -- Flyguy649 15:09, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I've created a Trivia section; I'm not sure this info qualifies for inclusion here. Flyguy649 15:18, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Terminals 1 and 3...

There are now only 2 active terminals - do we know of any plans to rename Terminal 3 and/or put in a new naming system? Or will the current names remain with their incomplete numbering? Radagast 16:31, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

In the paper the other day (I don't recall if it was the Toronto Star or the Globe and Mail), there was a statement of "rumours" of a re-naming announcement in the coming months. I don't have a link to the article, and it's just that, a rumour. Flyguy649 17:42, 4 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Distance from Downtown

The article says that Pearson is 26 km (20 miles) from downtown Toronto. 26 km equals 16 miles, and 20 miles equals 32 kilometers. Can someone please verify how far the airport is from downtown, as at least one of the currently given distances is incorrect. --Deregnaucourt 14:57, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I just did used Google maps to check this. The 26 km figure is correct from downtown, travelling on the Gardiner Expressway to 427 to airport. I'll fix the article to 16 miles. Flyguy649talkcontribs 15:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Correction From city hall, it's a shade over 27 km/17 miles. Article has been changed both in Intro and Location and Access sections. Flyguy649talkcontribs 15:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Holdroom

Can someone explain what a holdroom is in the article. Regards, -- 99.246.8.55 02:34, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Separation of domestic/international flights

I've noticed that at a few airports (specifically JFK, EWR, ORD, YYZ and LAX) some airlines domestic and international destinations are separated. This is not set up in the standard form as set forth in the ProjectWiki Airport guide. Plus, when it's being done, it's inconsistent even within the airport page - i.e. at LAX, DL and UA destinations being seperated, but AA and NW remaining intact. So, stop doing it. Thanks.

[edit] Chronology

The History section of the article is pitiful. It mostly talks about name changes, hits a few random events, and then suddenly mentions the closing of Terminal 2 and expansion of the new Terminal 1. The other terminals aren't mentioned until much farther down in the article. At least the history section should give the opening and closing dates of all the terminals as well as explaining that T1 isn't the original T1. 207.176.159.90 05:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia about old T1

I just found out that a photo of the old Terminal 1 was included on the Golden Record sent into space on the Voyager spacecraft.

Source: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/sceneearth.html

The actual photo can be seen at goldenrecord.org. I don't know how to properly format for wikipedia, so I would appreciate it if someone deemed whether it is worthy of addition, and add it. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.118.60.97 (talk) 23:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The code

Cant it be TPA? —Preceding unsigned comment added by IloveTrains (talk • contribs) 18:06, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Why would they want to go to all the expense of changing it? CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 14:22, 14 March 2008 (UTC)