Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International
CYOW · CYOW · Ottawa, · Ontario, Canada County · map
Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International is a public-use airport in Ottawa, , 374 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 10,000 feet of asphalt.
Weather right now CYOW · observed 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC), 56 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 15 miles
- Temperature 54°F (12°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots
- From Wed 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet MVFR
- 30% chance between Wed 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, thunderstorms with rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet (thunderheads) MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR CYOW 061900Z 29012KT 15SM SKC 12/M01 A3006 RMK SLP184
TAF CYOW 061740Z 0618/0724 29012G22KT P6SM SKC BECMG 0622/0624 20005KT FM070400 18005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN140 FM070700 18008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 OVC100 FM071400 20015G25KT P6SM -SHRA FEW020 OVC080 FM071900 20015G25KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT020 OVC040 PROB30 0720/0722 3SM TSRA BR BKN020 OVC030CB RMK NXT FCST BY 062100Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CYOW · ICAO CYOW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 374 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2005
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 10,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt | |
| 07/25 | 8,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt | |
| 04/22 | 3,300 × 75 ft | Asphalt |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Ottawa from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Ottawa, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- See flip AP/1 supplementary airport information.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.