Direct flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Canada has direct flights to 26 airports in 5 countries, flown by 9 airlines. The longest is to Frankfurt (FRA) at 5,985 km.

Direct flights from YOW by country

Canada (15)

• YYC Calgary · 2,879 km · ~4h · Air Canada and WestJet
• YEG Edmonton · 2,849 km · ~4h · Air Canada and WestJet
• YFC Fredericton · 713 km · ~1h 20m · Air Canada
• YHZ Halifax · 955 km · ~1h 40m · Air Canada, Porter Airlines Canada and WestJet
• YFB Iqaluit · 2,097 km · ~3h 5m · Canadian North
• YXU London · 506 km · ~1h 5m · Air Canada
• YQM Moncton · 857 km · ~1h 35m · Air Canada and Porter Airlines Canada
• YUL Montreal · 151 km · ~40m · Air Canada
• YQB Quebec · 368 km · ~55m · Air Canada
• YYT St. John's · 1,767 km · ~2h 40m · Air Canada and WestJet
• YYZ Toronto · 364 km · ~55m · Air Canada, KLM and WestJet
• YTZ Toronto · 351 km · ~55m · Porter Airlines Canada
• YVR Vancouver · 3,552 km · ~4h 50m · Air Canada
• YWG Winnipeg · 1,689 km · ~2h 35m · Air Canada and WestJet
• YZF Yellowknife · 3,100 km · ~4h 15m · Air North

United States (8)

• BOS Boston · 498 km · ~1h 5m · Air Canada and United Airlines
• CLT Charlotte · 1,209 km · ~2h · American Airlines
• ORD Chicago · 1,051 km · ~1h 45m · Air Canada and United Airlines
• LGA New York · 526 km · ~1h 10m · Air Canada and United Airlines
• EWR Newark · 529 km · ~1h 10m · Porter Airlines Canada and United Airlines
• PHL Philadelphia · 607 km · ~1h 15m · American Airlines
• DCA Washington · 728 km · ~1h 25m · Air Canada
• IAD Washington · 724 km · ~1h 25m · Air Canada and United Airlines

Germany (1)

• FRA Frankfurt · 5,985 km · ~7h 50m · Air Canada and Lufthansa

Mexico (1)

• PVR Puerto Vallarta · 3,847 km · ~5h 10m · Porter Airlines Canada

United Kingdom (1)

• LHR London · 5,346 km · ~7h · Air Canada and Lufthansa

Airlines flying from YOW

Air Canada, Air North, American Airlines, Canadian North, KLM, Lufthansa, Porter Airlines Canada, United Airlines, WestJet

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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.