Hamilton is served by the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport ("YHM"), on the southern edge of the city.
Passenger Terminal Building enabled HIA to process up to 450,000 passengers per year with ease.
Parking Hamilton International Airport offers parking for about 2200 vehicles including Short-Term parking located directly in front of the Air Terminal Building and Long-Term parking located just beyond the short-term lot. Both lots are fully automated for entry, and you can use your Credit Card for faster check-in and check-out (must be the same credit card). For Long Term parking rates are $2 per half hour, with maximums of $10 per day, $50 for the first week (plus $10 per day therafter). The short term parking is also $2 per half hour, with a daily masimum of $14 per day, $70 for the first week (plus $14 per day therafter)
Hamilton at a Glance Hamilton , also known as Steel Town, is an attractive city with year-round attractions. The city is conveniently located just south of the Greater Toronto Area off the Queen Elizabeth Way highway, which leads travellers to Niagara Falls . Hamilton has several exciting museums, including the Hamilton Children's Museum, which offers great theatrical performances for children of all ages. Nearby, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum has an impressive collection Canadian military planes in a series of interactive displays. Canadian football fans are sure to be delighted in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Museum, which celebrates Canada's history and presence in the sport, while seasoned art enthusiasts will be impressed by the Hamilton Art Gallery, which has one of the most comprehensive art collections in Canada. Those who prefer the outdoors will enjoy walking, biking and roller-blading along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Venturing slightly outside the city limits will lead visitors to a number of wilderness conservation areas, many of which boast picturesque waterfalls
In a nutshell: because Hamilton International Airport (hi) offers a better traveller experience for Canadians flying to the UK and Ireland.
It's quicker, friendlier, simpler, cheaper, accessible and more convenient.
Quicker-recent research confirmed that travellers enjoyed a 48 minute time saving when travelling from downtown Toronto and taking off from hi compared to Toronto Pearson.
Friendlier-hi has a single, simple terminal and provides a much more manageable and customer-friendly traveller experience
Simpler
hi allows you to quickly and easily pass through security and check-in without the stress and congestion often experienced at Pearson, and the short walk between aircraft, immigration and customs combined with relatively short queues means you will be out of the airport in no time at all.
Cheaper
hi provides on-site parking from only $10 per day, and the express coach service from downtown Toronto costs only $17 each way when booked in advance.
Accessible
hi is just a few minutes from the QEW and Highway 403 and 20 minutes from the 401; no complicated flyovers and multi-levels await travellers here! There's less highway congestion and cabs, limos, shuttles and transit links make getting there a breeze. Check www.flyhi.ca for all the details.
More Convenient
On top of all the above, hi offers the huge convenience of fast check-in service for all flyglobespan passengers - under normal circumstances you can report to the check-in desk just one hour prior to departure, saving two hours over Pearson.