Canada flag Ottawa Airport (YOW)

Country Canada | North America | Regional Hub | IATA: YOW | ICAO: CYOW | Elevation 374 ft · 114 m | Local time —

Destinations
45
Flights / day
123
Busiest route
Toronto
Top airline
Porter Airlines

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport averages 123 flights per day to 45 destinations, with 26 domestic routes and 19 international routes. A total of 23 airlines operate at YOW, led by Porter Airlines. This airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier connects to Paris, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 35 mins. Updated: September 3, 2026

Route Network

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport connects 45 destinations worldwide, with Toronto standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Paris, and the shortest flight is to Montreal.

Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 6 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
226 mi · 363 km
18
per day
Canada flag Halifax (YHZ) – Canada 4 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
593 mi · 955 km
13
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 6 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
94 mi · 151 km
12
per day
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 3 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
1,789 mi · 2,879 km
9
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
329 mi · 529 km
7
per day
Canada flag Fredericton (YFC) – Canada 4 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
443 mi · 713 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
450 mi · 724 km
5
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YTZ) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
218 mi · 351 km
5
per day
Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 2 airlines
5 hr 40 mins
2,207 mi · 3,552 km
5
per day
Canada flag Hamilton (YHM) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
258 mi · 415 km
4
per day
Canada flag Moncton (YQM) – Canada 4 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
533 mi · 857 km
4
per day
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,049 mi · 1,689 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
653 mi · 1,051 km
3
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 2 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
1,771 mi · 2,849 km
3
per day
Canada flag Iqaluit (YFB) – Canada 3 airlines
—
YOW → YFB
3
per day
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
309 mi · 498 km
2
per day
Canada flag Charlottetown (YYG) – Canada 2 airlines
—
YOW → YYG
2
per day
Canada flag Thunder Bay (YQT) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
678 mi · 1,091 km
2
per day
Canada flag Windsor (YQG) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
420 mi · 675 km
2
per day
Canada flag St. John's (YYT) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,098 mi · 1,767 km
2
per day
Canada flag Greater Sudbury (YSB) – Canada 4 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
262 mi · 422 km
2
per day
Canada flag Quebec (YQB) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
229 mi · 368 km
1
per day
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 1 airline
7 hr 35 mins
3,516 mi · 5,658 km
1
per day
Canada flag Victoria (YYJ) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 40 mins
2,226 mi · 3,582 km
1
per day
Canada flag Kelowna (YLW) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,030 mi · 3,267 km
1
per day
Canada flag Deer Lake (YDF) – Canada 1 airline
—
YOW → YDF
5
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LHR) – United Kingdom 1 airline
7 hr 15 mins
3,322 mi · 5,346 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
453 mi · 728 km
5
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 1 airline
7 hr 20 mins
3,342 mi · 5,378 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Orlando (MCO) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,207 mi · 1,943 km
3
per week
Mexico flag Cancún (CUN) – Mexico 1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,795 mi · 2,888 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,353 mi · 2,178 km
2
per week
Canada flag Kuujjuaq (YVP) – Canada 2 airlines
—
YOW → YVP
2
per week
United States of America flag Raleigh/Durham (RDU) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → RDU
2
per week
Canada flag Rankin Inlet (YRT) – Canada 1 airline
—
YOW → YRT
2
per week
Canada flag Yellowknife (YZF) – Canada 1 airline
—
YOW → YZF
2
per week
United States of America flag Bangor (BGR) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → BGR
1
per week
United States of America flag Buffalo (BUF) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → BUF
1
per week
United States of America flag Farmingdale (FRG) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → FRG
1
per week
United States of America flag Green Bay (GRB) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → GRB
1
per week
Canada flag Kitchener (YKF) – Canada 1 airline
—
YOW → YKF
1
per week
United States of America flag Linden (LDJ) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → LDJ
1
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YMX) – Canada 1 airline
—
YOW → YMX
1
per week
United States of America flag Syracuse (SYR) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YOW → SYR
1
per week
United States of America flag Teterboro (TEB) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
319 mi · 514 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 3, 2026.

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport is served by 23 airlines, with Porter Airlines in the lead at 26% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 53% of routes. nine carriers operate only one route each. A total of 11 airlines operate international routes, compared with 17 airlines serving domestic routes. Air France is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Paris with a flight time of 7 hrs 35 mins.

Porter Airlines (22 routes)
PTR (13 routes)
Air Canada (11 routes)
PAL Airlines (5 routes)
WestJet (4 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
AKT (3 routes)
Canadian North (3 routes)
AirSprint (3 routes)
Air Transat (2 routes)
Jet Aviation Business (2 routes)
PRO (2 routes)
SIY (2 routes)
Tradewind Aviation (2 routes)
Chartright Air (1 routes)
Perimeter Aviation (1 routes)
PHX (1 routes)
American Jet International (1 routes)
Kivalliq Air (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
JRE (1 routes)
Air North (1 routes)
NTW (1 routes)

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents. The route network is 58% domestic and 42% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 100/day
United States of America - 20/day
France - 1/day
United Kingdom - 1/day
Mexico - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
10 min late
7 min (+285.2%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
3 min late
4 min (-55.7%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
19 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 3

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
1 hr 5 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
22 min late
Arrival
1 hr 5 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 3

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 3

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
1 hr 15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Sep 2

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
22 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Sep 2

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
3

Sep 2

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
1

Sep 2

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Sep 2

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Sep 2

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Sep 2

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Sep 2

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Sep 2

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
3 min late
1 min (+43.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
3 min late
3 min (+5,240.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
63 flights (7 day total)

Sep 2

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
18

Sep 1

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
16

Aug 31

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
7

Aug 30

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Aug 29

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
5

Aug 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
9

Aug 27

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
7
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
4 min late
2 min (+159.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
3 min late
2 min (+204.8%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
275 flights (30 day total)

Sep 2

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
18

Sep 1

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
16

Aug 31

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
7

Aug 30

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Aug 29

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
5

Aug 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
9

Aug 27

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
7

Aug 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
8

Aug 25

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Aug 24

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Aug 23

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 22

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
7

Aug 21

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
13

Aug 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
16

Aug 19

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
13

Aug 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
7

Aug 17

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
4

Aug 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
7

Aug 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Aug 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
6

Aug 13

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
17

Aug 12

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
15

Aug 11

2026

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
12

Aug 10

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
14

Aug 9

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
11

Aug 8

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
13

Aug 7

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
25

Aug 6

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Aug 5

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Aug 4

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
3

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#247 (123 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#439 (45 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,010 ft 3,051 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
10,010 ft 3,051 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
7,976 ft 2,431 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
7,976 ft 2,431 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
3,301 ft 1,006 m 75 ft 23 m Asphalt
3,301 ft 1,006 m 75 ft 23 m Asphalt

Runway Length

18 aircraft cannot operate at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,010 ft (3,051 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier (IATA: YOW) operates around 123 flights per day to 45 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 26 domestic and 19 international routes, with Porter Airlines as the leading carrier and Toronto currently the busiest connection. From YOW, passengers can reach 5 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,051 m (10,010 ft).

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