CYOW / YOW

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

ICAO

CYOW

IATA

YOW

City

Ottawa

Country

Canada

Type

Large

Coordinates

45.3225, -75.6692

Elevation

374 ft / 114 m

Local time

00:12 UTC-4

Sunrise / sunset

11:12 / 22:26 UTC

local: 07:12 / 18:26

Map

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Runways and wind

Wind

290° / 5 kt

Active runway (advice)

Head / crosswind

5 / 1 kt from left

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 3

Runway	Size	Surface	Headings	Lights
04 / 22	1006 m × 23 m	Asphalt	26° / 206°	—
07 / 25	2438 m × 61 m	Asphalt	57° / 237°	✓
14 / 32	3048 m × 61 m	Asphalt	126° / 306°	✓

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR

METARCYOW 100400Z 29005KT 15SM SKC 04/02 A3029 RMK SLP263

TAFCYOW 100240Z 1003/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SKC BECMG 1015/1017 18005KT BECMG 1020/1022 15007KT FM110400 10005KT P6SM FEW050 RMK NXT FCST BY 100600Z

METAR: 2026-10-10 04:00 UTC · 13 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-10 02:40 UTC · 93 min ago

Decode

TAF

Frequencies

ATISEnglish ATIS121.15

ATISFrench ATIS132.95

GNDOttawa Ground121.9

TWROttawa Tower118.8

DEPOttawa Departures128.175

CLNC DELOttawa Clearance119.4

RCOQuebec Radio123.15

TMLOttawa Terminal127.7

ARROttawa Arrivals135.15

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