Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
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Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (French: Aéroport international Macdonald-Cartier d'Ottawa) (IATA: YOW, ICAO: CYOW) is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its metropolitan area as well as Gatineau, Quebec known as the National Capital Region.[6] It is named after the Canadian statesmen and two of the "founding fathers of Canada", Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier. Located 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) south of downtown Ottawa in the south end of the city, it is Canada's sixth-busiest airport, Ontario's second-busiest airport by airline passenger traffic, with 4,095,914 passengers in 2023.[5] The airport is a home base for Canadian North (formerly First Air) and a hub for Porter Airlines.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Ottawa–Gatineau | ||||||||||||||||||
Hub for | Porter Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
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Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 377 ft / 115 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°19′21″N 075°40′02″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Public transit access | Airport station | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | yow.ca | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4] Passenger statistics from Ottawa Airport[5] |
It is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada, and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. It is one of eight Canadian airports that have United States border preclearance facilities. The airport was formerly a military base known as CFB Ottawa South/CFB Uplands, and is still home to the Royal Canadian Air Force's 412 Transport Squadron, which provides air transport for Canadian and foreign government officials.