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. The receiver network heard 5 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days.
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What is the airport code for Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International?
Its FAA code is CYOW.
Where is Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International?
It is in Ottawa, , 374 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 14/32, is 10,000 feet long.
Does Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2005
Runways 3
For understanding the field, 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ogdensburg International (39 nm south), Massena Intl-Richards Field (42 nm southeast), Potsdam Muni/Damon Field (49 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Carp Airport (15 nm west), Ogdensburg International (39 nm south), Massena Intl-Richards Field (42 nm southeast), Potsdam Muni/Damon Field (49 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- See flip AP/1 supplementary airport information.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year
No operations count is published for this airport. The busiest airports and the national picture: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ottawa from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Ottawa, as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CYOW.json.
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 27, 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.