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Toronto Pearson International Airport (also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport or simply Pearson Airport) (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ) is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and theGolden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population.[6] The airport is located 22.5 km (14.0 mi) northwest of Downtown Toronto, with the bulk of the airport lands located in the adjacent municipality of Mississauga.[7] The airport is named in honour of the late Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester Bowles Pearson.
Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada, being almost twice as large as Vancouver Airport (which is the second busiest).[8][4][9] In 2011, it handled 33.4 million passengers,[5] and 428,477 aircraft movements.[4] It is currently the world's23rd busiest airport by international passenger traffic and 18th busiest airport by aircraft movements. In 2006, the airport was selected as the best global airport by the UK-based Institute of Transport Management.[10]
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