Airport gate intelligence · YYZ
How many gates does Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) have?
Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) has 133 gates, with about 474 airline departures a day. Air Canada has the most (30), followed by United (10).
Air Canada flies 45% of the 44,376 seats leaving YYZ each day. Air Canada has 200% more gates and 649% more seats than United. 49 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at YYZ
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada | 30 | 182 | 20,037 | 45% | 141 | 27% | 103 min | 189 |
| United | 10 | 23 | 2,674 | 6% | 116 | 57% | 70 min | 0 |
| WestJet | 2 | 45 | 7,670 | 17% | 170 | 0% | 125 min | 23 |
| American | 2 | 26 | 2,248 | 5% | 85 | 78% | 51 min | 2 |
| Porter | 1 | 46 | 5,866 | 13% | 128 | 7% | 80 min | 72 |
| Delta | 1 | 23 | 2,259 | 5% | 100 | 75% | 68 min | 0 |
| Air Transat | 1 | 11 | 995 | 2% | 199 | 0% | 186 min | 21 |
| Air Canada Rouge | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 93 min | 105 |
| Cathay Pacific | – | 2 | 779 | 2% | 334 | 0% | 188 min | 0 |
| Emirates | – | 1 | 489 | 1% | 489 | 0% | – | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 49 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 36 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 32% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at YYZ
77% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| WestJet | 45 | 90% | 10% |
| United | 23 | 87% | 13% |
| American | 26 | 85% | 15% |
| Air Transat | 11 | 84% | 16% |
| Delta | 23 | 82% | 18% |
| Porter | 46 | 80% | 20% |
| Flair | 16 | 75% | 25% |
| Air Canada | 182 | 73% | 27% |
| Air Canada Rouge | 60 | 66% | 34% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft YYZ’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at YYZ: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no YYZ gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: W8 (6 flights to Louisville).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): China Airlines (9 flights); Philippine Airlines (3 flights to Manila); SX (3 flights); JV (3 flights); Royal Air Maroc (2 flights to Casablanca); Hainan Airlines (2 flights to Beijing); 4N (2 flights to Yellowknife); China Eastern (2 flights to Shanghai); Royal Jordanian (2 flights to Montreal); Biman Bangladesh (2 flights to Rome); Air China (2 flights to Beijing); YN (1 flight); MB (1 flight); Arajet (1 flight); N5 (1 flight).
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How many gates does Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) have?
Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) has 133 gates, with about 474 airline departures a day. Air Canada has the most (30), followed by United (10).
Which airline has the most gates at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ)?
Air Canada, with 30 of the 133 gates at YYZ (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ)?
About 474 airline departures a day (Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2026).
Which terminal is Air Canada in at YYZ?
Air Canada flies from Terminal 1’s Concourses D, F and E at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ).
Which gates at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) are bus gates?
69 gates at YYZ are bus gates: 4, 10, 41A, 43, 44A, 47, 47A, 155, 157, 160, 161A, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165, 166B, 175, 176, 177, 180, 181A, 191, 247, 249, 251, 252, 253, 500, 503, 505, 507, 509, A2, A3, A4, A5, B7D, B7E, B7F, B8, B9, B10, B10A, B10B, B11, B11A, B12, B13, B15, B15A, B16, C24, C25, C26, C27A, C28, C29A, C33A, C37A, C38, C39A, D9, D10, D11, E81A, F70, F72, F84. A bus gate has no jet bridge: passengers board a bus at the gate, and it drives them out to the plane parked on the ramp. About 12 departures a day (3% of all departures at YYZ) board this way (Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2026).
How many gates does Air Canada have at YYZ?
30 gates, with about 182 departures and 20,037 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at YYZ?
10 gates, with about 23 departures and 2,674 seats a day.
How many gates does WestJet have at YYZ?
2 gates, with about 45 departures and 7,670 seats a day.
How many seats leave YYZ each day?
About 44,376 seats on 474 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at YYZ?
83 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves YYZ on time most often?
WestJet: 90% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 77% for all airlines at YYZ (3 full days, Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2026).
How often do flights at YYZ go back to the gate after pushing back?
2 departures in 3 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at YYZ?
About 471 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.