CYOW · YOW

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW / YOW) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Ottawa, Ontario. The field lies at 374 ft (114 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 10,000 ft (3,048 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Ottawa / Manotick (Hope Field) (CHF2), 8 nm SSW.

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Location

Elevation
374 ft (114 m)
Coordinates
45.3225, -75.6692
Serving
Ottawa
Region
Ontario
Time zone
America/Toronto

Runways3 · longest 10,000 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
14/3210,000 ft3,048 m200 ftAsphaltLit
07/258,000 ft2,438 m200 ftAsphaltLit
04/223,300 ft1,006 m75 ftAsphalt—

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
YROOttawa / Rockcliffe Airport · 8 nm N
Airfields within 25 nm
7

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.