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Toronto Pearson is located 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) northwest of Downtown Toronto. It has five runways and two passenger terminals along with numerous cargo and maintenance facilities on a site that covers 1,867 hectares (4,613 acres). [8] Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada, handling 44.8 million passengers in 2023.
The paved runways and the terminal building opened in 1939. The first landing was on February 4, 1939; a private plane owned and piloted by millionaire H. F. MacLean. [14] In April 1939, Toronto Council voted to name the airport Port George VI Island Airport. to commemorate an upcoming visit by King George VI in May 1939. [15]
[14] A ferry operates between the same location and the airport every 15 minutes from 5:15 a.m. to midnight (the 5:15 ferry is for airport staff; airline passengers can begin crossing at 5:30). [15] A free shuttle bus service operates between the intersection of York Street and Front Street and the airport. [16] There is a taxi stand at the dock.
The length of the day (LOD), which has increased over the long term of Earth's history due to tidal effects, is also subject to fluctuations on a shorter scale of time. Exact measurements of time by atomic clocks and satellite laser ranging have revealed that the LOD is subject to a number of different changes.
The most common standard flight length measurement is by great-circle distance, a formula that calculates the shortest distance across the curvature of the earth for two airports' ARPs. [5] It is the only measurement that is constant on a given city-pair route and unaffected by operational variances. [ 6 ]
New Flyer D800B (last unit retired in 2001). New Flyer D40 Suburban (formerly GO Transit) – retired in 2003 and 2004. Orion Bus Industries Orion I in 30' and 40' versions (last unit retired in 2011). Motor Coach Industries Classics retired in 2008. Leyland Olympian Double Decker 8500 (sold, now operated by a tour company in downtown Toronto)
At various times, the Neutral, [13] the Seneca, the Mohawk and the Huron nations were living in the vicinity. [14] The Mississaugas arrived in the late 17th or early 18th century, driving out the occupying Iroquois. [15] [16] While it is unclear as to who was the first European to reach the Toronto area, there is no question it occurred in the ...
In terms of Earth's rotation, the average day length is about 360.9856°. A day lasts for more than 360° of rotation because of the Earth's revolution around the Sun. With a full year being slightly more than 360 days, the Earth's daily orbit around the Sun is slightly less than 1°, so the day is slightly less than 361° of rotation.