YOW Airport Code, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
YOW is the IATA airport code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, the main international gateway for Ottawa, Canada. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, CYOW.
What airport is YOW?
YOW is the IATA airport code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, in Ottawa, Canada. The same airport has the ICAO code CYOW.
It carries scheduled service and ranks number 342 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code CYOW begins with C, the prefix ICAO assigns to Canada.
| IATA airport code | YOW |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | CYOW |
| Airport | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport |
| City | Ottawa |
| Country | Canada |
| Main airlines | AC, WS, 5T |
| Runways | 3 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is YOW airport located?
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) is in Ottawa, Canada, at coordinates 45.3225, -75.6692.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 45.32° N, 75.67° W. It is close to sea level at 374 ft (114 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at YOW
It has 3 runways. The longest is 10,000 ft (3.05 km), designated 14/32.
Which airlines fly to YOW?
The open route dataset lists AC (Air Canada), WS (WestJet), 5T (Canadian North), 7F (First Air), PD (Porter Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the YOW code comes from
YOW is Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier in the Canadian Y system, the OW pair being the capital's station identifier. The code reads as an exclamation in English, which the airport has good-naturedly endured; the underlying system is the same weather-station prefix that explains every Canadian Y code.
Curious why codes look the way they do? Read how airport codes work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport?
The IATA code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa is YOW. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Ottawa?
The 3-letter IATA code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa is YOW.
What is the ICAO code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport?
The ICAO code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is CYOW. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code YOW.
What is the difference between YOW and CYOW?
YOW is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. CYOW is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
Read more about Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Ottawa and Canada and the wider region:
Popular routes from YOW
Distance and typical flight time from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to other airports it connects with:
All 2 Ottawa airports · All airports in Canada · Busiest airports worldwide · YOW as JSON