This Toronto airport runway was just ranked among the most beautiful in the entire world
Flying into Toronto? Don't forget to look up! ✈️
This Toronto airport beat out Gibraltar Airport and Aruba's Queen Beatrix International Airport.
Who would have thought Toronto would be home to one of the most beautiful airport landing sites, and it wouldn't be Toronto Pearson?
According to a new ranking from AllClear Travel Insurance, Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport has placed 15th in the world's top 20 most beautiful runways, finishing above Gibraltar Airport, Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba, and Donegal Airport, Ireland.
The U.K.-based company created their list by tracking how fixated passengers were on their surroundings while landing. They analyzed 32 airports, asking 100 people to look at photos of their runways. By using eye-tracking technology, they determined their scores through two metrics: Time to First Fixation and Total Viewing Duration, with a 30%-70% weight formula, respectively.
Landing at Billy Bishop can be especially beautiful on a sunny day. Lake Ontario's gorgeous sapphire blue reflection is complemented by the view of the Toronto Islands and the impressive city skyline. This, alongside a dreamy view dominated by the iconic CN Tower, earned the airport an "eye-catching" score of 60/100.
If you ever find yourself on the Harbourfront, just sit at Trillium Park and watch the airplanes come in. It can be pretty breathtaking, particularly at dusk.
Never landed at Billy Bishop? Here's some footage of what it's like.
The world's top 20 most beautiful airport runways
- Lord Howe Island Airport, Australia
- Queenstown Airport, New Zealand
- Madeira, Portugal
- Pitkin County Airport, USA
- Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont Airport, Brazil
- London City Airport, United Kingdom
- Innsbruck Airport, Austria
- Paro Airport, Bhutan
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Netherlands (Caribbean Netherlands)
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, USA
- Lukla Airport, Nepal
- Seychelles International Airport, Seychelles
- Telluride Regional Airport, USA
- Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, France
- Wellington International Airport, New Zealand
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada
- Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
- Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba
- Donegal Airport, Ireland
- Narsarsuaq Airport, Greenland
Seychelles International Airport, Madeira, and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport — watch your backs, Billy Bishop is coming!
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