Airport Development Program

Toronto Pearson International Airport is Canada’s busiest airport, handling 31 million passengers in 2006. Established in 1939, Pearson Airport currently handles more than 1,200 arrivals and departures every day - or more than 418,000 aircraft movements last year. By the year 2020 - the number of travellers passing through the airport’s gates is expected to reach 50 million.

On Dec. 2, 1996, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) assumed responsibility for the management, operation and maintenance of Pearson International Airport. The mandate of the GTAA is to operate Toronto Pearson International Airport within a regional system of airports to enhance the economic growth and development of the Greater Toronto Area.

In order to meet this goal, as well as the growing air travel needs of the region, the GTAA has developed a comprehensive redevelopment plan that will allow Toronto Pearson International Airport to keep pace with the rapidly growing travel needs of southern Ontario.

The Airport Development Program (ADP) is a 10-year, $4.4 billion plan that includes four major projects:

• Terminal Development
• Airside Development
• Infield Development
• Utilities and Airport Support

For more information view the Executive Summary of the Airport Master Plan