Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 22 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 170°6 kt
- Visibility
- 15 SM / 24.1 km
- Temperature
- 12°C54°F, dew point 8°C
- Altimeter
- 1022hPa30.17 inHg
- Time now
- 05:51UTC
- Sunrise
- 11:44UTC
- Sunset
- 21:47UTC
Runway 22 is favoured: 4.9 kt of headwind with the wind from 170° at 6 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR CYOW 030500Z 17006KT 15SM OVC100 12/08 A3017 RMK AC8 SLP218
TAF CYOW 030542Z 0306/0412 17005KT P6SM OVC100 TEMPO 0309/0312 P6SM -SHRA FM031200 20006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC080 TEMPO 0312/0318 4SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC040 FM031800 19007KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 0318/0321 4SM SHRA BR BKN008 OVC015 FM032100 16007KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 0321/0323 P6SM NSW SCT015 OVC025 FM032300 18006KT 6SM BR BKN015 OVC025 FM040200 19005KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 FM041000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 RMK NXT FCST BY 030900Z
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Runways.
6 runway ends, the longest 3,048 m / 10,000 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 026° | 039° | 1,006 m / 3,301 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 76 m / 249 ft |
| 07 | 057° | 070° | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 14 | 126° | 139° | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 22 | 206° | 219° | 1,006 m / 3,301 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 25 | 237° | 250° | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 32 | 306° | 319° | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- CYOW, YOW
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Coordinates
- 45.322498, -75.669197
- Elevation
- 374 ft (114 m)
- Mag variation
- -13.40° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 6 ends, longest 3,048 m / 10,000 ft
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Approach
- Ottawa Arrivals
- 135.150
ATIS
- English ATIS
- 121.150
- French ATIS
- 132.950
Departures
- Ottawa Departures
- 128.175
Ground
- Ottawa Ground
- 121.900
Tower
- Ottawa Tower
- 118.800
Other
- Ottawa Clearance
- 119.400
- Quebec Radio
- 123.150
- Ottawa Terminal
- 127.700
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOW | Ottawa | DME | 109.50 MHz |
| OW | Ottawa | NDB | 236 kHz |
| YRR | Greely | NDB | 377 kHz |
| YOW | Ottawa | VOR-DME | 114.60 MHz |
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