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Local time zone: America/Toronto · currently 5:34 PM local
Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) currently has nonstop service to 32 destinations on 8 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Toronto (YYZ), served by 3 carriers, and the largest operator here is Porter Airlines with nonstops to 23 destinations. 11 of its routes are international.
Route data as of August 24, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
You can fly nonstop from YOW to 32 destinations, including 11 international routes. Current schedules show about 95 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL), Halifax (YHZ).
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11 international routes in this schedule set
Canada 21 · United States 7 · United Kingdom 2
14-15/day on 3 airlines
Embraer E-Jet · Bombardier Q400 · Airbus A320 family
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Ottawa to Toronto · CA
Montreal · 94 mi · 9-10/day
Halifax · 593 mi · 9-10/day
Toronto · 218 mi · 9-10/day
Calgary · 1,789 mi · 7-8/day
Newark · 329 mi · 4-5/day
Vancouver · 2,207 mi · 3-4/day
Winnipeg · 1,049 mi · 3-4/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Grouped by departure terminal in our schedule data, with each carrier's share of that terminal's captured departures.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW / CYOW) is located in Ottawa, Canada.
The IATA code is YOW. The ICAO code is CYOW.
The busiest scheduled route from YOW in our current departure data is YOW to YYZ (Toronto), with 14-15/day across 3 airlines.
Porter Airlines is the largest operator in our YOW schedule data, serving 23 destinations with 35/day.
YOW has 11 international routes and 21 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
8 airlines operate at YOW. Top carriers include Porter Airlines, Air Canada, Pal, WestJet, United Airlines.
YOW has direct flights to 32 destinations including Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Calgary.
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