Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier (IATA: YOW) operates around 114 flights per day to 38 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 24 domestic and 14 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).
Route Network
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport connects 38 destinations worldwide, with Toronto standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Paris, and the shortest flight is to Montreal.
Route and destination data updated October 12, 2026.
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport is served by 25 airlines, with Porter Airlines in the lead at 25% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 51% of routes. 13 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 10 airlines operate international routes, compared with 21 airlines serving domestic routes. Air France is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Paris with a flight time of 7 hrs 35 mins.
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents. The route network is 63% domestic and 37% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.
Delays
- Departures
- 1 min late
- 2 min (+479.8%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Arrivals
- 1 min late
- 0 min vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 4 flights (24 hour total)
Oct 18
2026
08:00 - 09:00
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Oct 18
2026
07:00 - 08:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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Oct 18
2026
06:00 - 07:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 31 min late31 min late31 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 18
2026
05:00 - 06:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
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Oct 18
2026
04:00 - 05:00
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Oct 18
2026
03:00 - 04:00
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Oct 18
2026
02:00 - 03:00
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Oct 18
2026
01:00 - 02:00
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- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
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- 0
Oct 18
2026
00:00 - 01:00
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Oct 17
2026
23:00 - 00:00
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- 0
Oct 17
2026
22:00 - 23:00
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Oct 17
2026
21:00 - 22:00
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Oct 17
2026
19:00 - 20:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 17
2026
18:00 - 19:00
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- 2
Oct 17
2026
17:00 - 18:00
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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- 0
Oct 17
2026
16:00 - 17:00
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Oct 17
2026
15:00 - 16:00
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- 0
Oct 17
2026
14:00 - 15:00
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- 0
Oct 17
2026
13:00 - 14:00
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Oct 17
2026
12:00 - 13:00
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- 0
Oct 17
2026
11:00 - 12:00
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- 0
Oct 17
2026
10:00 - 11:00
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 18 min early18 min early18 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
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06:00 - 07:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 31 min late31 min late31 minutes late | 0 |
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05:00 - 06:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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04:00 - 05:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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30 min late30 min late30 minutes late | 29 min late29 min late29 minutes late | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 2 |
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18:00 - 19:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | 18 min early18 min early18 minutes early | 0 |
- Departures
- 1 min late
- 1 min (+1,122%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Arrivals
- on-time
- 1 min (+112.8%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 33 flights (7 day total)
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 16
2026
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 4
Oct 15
2026
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Oct 14
2026
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- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 13
2026
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 12
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
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- 6
Oct 11
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 8
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Oct 17, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 8 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 |
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Oct 13, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 1 |
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Oct 12, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 6 |
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Oct 11, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 8 |
- Departures
- on-time
- 2 min (-81.7%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Arrivals
- on-time
- 2 min (-128.9%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 111 flights (30 day total)
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 4
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 2
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 1
Oct 12
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6
Oct 11
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 10
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 5
Oct 9
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 8
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 7
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
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- 0
Oct 6
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 0
Oct 5
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Oct 4
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 6
Oct 3
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 8
Oct 2
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 5
Oct 1
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 30
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 29
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 28
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 4
Sep 27
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 7
Sep 26
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 3
Sep 25
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 24
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 23
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 22
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1
Sep 21
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 12
Sep 20
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 2
Sep 19
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 7
Sep 18
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 4
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Oct 17, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 8 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 4 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 |
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Oct 13, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 1 |
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Oct 12, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 6 |
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Oct 11, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 8 |
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Oct 10, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 5 |
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Oct 9, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 0 |
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Oct 8, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 7, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 6, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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Oct 5, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 4 |
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Oct 4, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 6 |
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Oct 3, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 8 |
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Oct 2, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 5 |
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Oct 1, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 4 |
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Sep 30, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 4 |
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Sep 29, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 2 |
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Sep 28, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 |
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Sep 27, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 |
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Sep 26, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 |
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Sep 25, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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Sep 24, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 23, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 22, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 1 |
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Sep 21, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 12 |
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Sep 20, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 2 |
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Sep 19, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 7 |
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Sep 18, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 4 |
Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,010 ft 3,051 m 10,010 ft · 3,051 m | 200 ft 61 m 200 ft · 61 m | Asphalt | |
| 10,010 ft 3,051 m 10,010 ft · 3,051 m | 200 ft 61 m 200 ft · 61 m | Asphalt | |
| 7,976 ft 2,431 m 7,976 ft · 2,431 m | 200 ft 61 m 200 ft · 61 m | Asphalt | |
| 7,976 ft 2,431 m 7,976 ft · 2,431 m | 200 ft 61 m 200 ft · 61 m | Asphalt | |
| 3,301 ft 1,006 m 3,301 ft · 1,006 m | 75 ft 23 m 75 ft · 23 m | Asphalt | |
| 3,301 ft 1,006 m 3,301 ft · 1,006 m | 75 ft 23 m 75 ft · 23 m | Asphalt |
Runway Length
17 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 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft 2,743 m 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft 3,139 m 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft 2,118 m 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft 3,140 m 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,397 ft 3,169 m 10,397 ft · 3,169 m | 5,699 ft 1,737 m 5,699 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft 2,680 m 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft 1,920 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft 3,230 m 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft 3,246 m 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft 1,880 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |