Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW/YOW) is a large international airport located in Ottawa, Canada. It features 3 runways with the longest being 10,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 82 arrivals and 82 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 29 carriers across 43 routes. The most active carrier is Porter Airlines (POE). The busiest route is to Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ). On-time performance averages 12% with an average delay of 36 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 300 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
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Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Communications Frequencies
2026-10-29Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZUL
- Elevation:
- 374 ft
Destination network
Great-circle routes from CYOW · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
YOWYYZ Toronto, CA |
ACA
AIR Canada |
89 | 1h 1m |
YOWYTZ Toronto, CA |
POE
Porter Airlines |
52 | 0h 55m |
YOWYTZ Toronto, CA |
JZA
Jazz Aviation |
48 | 0h 47m |
YOWYYZ Toronto, CA |
POE
Porter Airlines |
42 | 1h 2m |
YOWYUL Montréal, CA |
PVL
PAL Airlines |
39 | 0h 27m |
YOWYHZ Halifax, CA |
POE
Porter Airlines |
26 | 1h 42m |
YOWYUL Montréal, CA |
JZA
Jazz Aviation |
24 | 0h 32m |
YOWYEG Edmonton, CA |
POE
Porter Airlines |
24 | 3h 52m |
YOWEWR Newark, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
19 | 1h 19m |
YOWYYC Calgary, CA |
WJA
Westjet Airlines |
19 | 4h 0m |
YOWYHZ Halifax, CA |
PVL
PAL Airlines |
17 | 1h 48m |
YOWORD Chicago, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
17 | 1h 50m |
YOWYHM Hamilton, CA |
POE
Porter Airlines |
16 | 0h 53m |
YOWIAD Washington, DC, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
16 | 1h 32m |
YOWYVR Vancouver, CA |
ACA
AIR Canada |
16 | 4h 38m |
YOWFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
POE
Porter Airlines |
15 | 3h 20m |
YOWMCO Orlando, US |
POE
Porter Airlines |
12 | 2h 56m |
YOWYYZ Toronto, CA |
WJA
Westjet Airlines |
12 | 0h 59m |
YOWBOS Boston, US |
POE
Porter Airlines |
11 | 1h 15m |
YOWYQG Windsor, CA |
POE
Porter Airlines |
11 | 1h 28m |