CYOW· YOW· Ottawa

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

large airport · elevation 374 ft (114 m)

09:17Z 00:56Z Day

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Current METARVFR

11 min ago·11:00Z

CYOW 261100Z 05008KT 15SM BKN035 16/16 A2998 RMK SC7 SLP155 DENSITY ALT 600FT

Wind

050° 8 kt

Visibility

15 SM

Ceiling

3,500 ft

Temperature

16°C / 16°C

temp / dew

QNH

1015 hPa

29.98 inHg

Clouds

BKN 3,500ft

Weather

—

Station

CYOW

Remarks

SC7 sea level pressure of 1015.5 HPa DENSITY ALT 600FT

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (1)

SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
26 10:55Z → 26 12:55Z
SFC – 37,000 ft

PIREPs (1)

FL400LJ35
17 min ago
TURB MOD

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

04/221006 mASP

07/252438 mASP

14/323048 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 04/22	HW 7 kt	XW 3 kt R
RWY 07/25	HW 8 kt	XW 1 kt L
RWY 14/32	HW 2 kt	XW 8 kt L

45.3225°, -75.6692°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 07/25 (use 07)	Preferred	HW 8	1 L	—
RWY 04/22 (use 04)	Usable	HW 7	3 R	—
RWY 14/32 (use 14)	Usable	HW 2	8 L	—

Density altitude

536 ft

elevation 374 ft

ISA deviation

+1.7°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)CYOW

ATISEnglish ATIS121.150
ATISFrench ATIS132.950
GNDOttawa Ground121.900
TWROttawa Tower118.800
DEPOttawa Departures128.175
ARROttawa Arrivals135.150
CLNC DELOttawa Clearance119.400
RCOQuebec Radio123.150
TMLOttawa Terminal127.700

Navaids near airportassoc. CYOW

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
IOW	DME	109.50 MHz	LOW
OW	NDB	236 kHz	LOW
YOW	VOR-DME	114.60 MHz	HIGH
YRR	NDB	377 kHz	LOW

Runways3

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 04/22	ASP	3,300 ft (1,006 m)	—	—
RWY 07/25	ASP	8,000 ft (2,438 m)	Lit	—
RWY 14/32	ASP	10,000 ft (3,048 m)	Lit	—

RWY 04/223,300 ft (1,006 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
—
ILS
—
RWY 07/258,000 ft (2,438 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 14/3210,000 ft (3,048 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)CYOW

Wind10 kt

Vis24.1 km

Temp22°C

QNH1016 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=24

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/06/26 09:42 UTC

26/12Z

26/18Z

27/00Z

27/06Z

27/12Z

BASEMVFR

FMVFR

BECMGMVFR

FMMVFR

TEMPO MVFR

PROB30 IFR

MVFRBASE26/09Z → 26/13Z0905KT · 6 SM · FEW015 BKN030 OVC050

Wind: 0905KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW015 BKN030 OVC050

TAF CYOW 260841Z 2609/2712 09005KT P6SM FEW015 BKN030 OVC050

MVFRTEMPO26/09Z → 26/13Z6 SM · -SHRA · FEW006 OVC015

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: FEW006 OVC015

TEMPO 2609/2613 P6SM -SHRA FEW006 OVC015

IFRPROB3026/09Z → 26/12ZBKN006 OVC015

Clouds: BKN006 OVC015

PROB30 2609/2612 BKN006 OVC015

VFRFM26/13Z → 26/16Z0105KT · 6 SM · SCT020 BKN050

Wind: 0105KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT020 BKN050

FM261300 01005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050

VFRFM26/16Z → 26/19ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · BKN050

Wind: VRB3KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: BKN050

FM261600 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050

IFRPROB3026/16Z → 26/19ZVRB15G25KT · 2.5 SM · TSRA BR · BKN020 OVC040(CB)sn

Wind: VRB15G25KT

Visibility: 2.5 SM

Weather: TSRA BR

Clouds: BKN020 OVC040(CB)sn

PROB30 2616/2619 VRB15G25KT 2 1/2SM TSRA BR BKN020 OVC040CB

VFRFM26/19Z → 26/22Z31010KT · 6 SM · SCT040 BKN080

Wind: 31010KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT040 BKN080

FM261900 31010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080

MVFRBECMG26/22Z → 27/00ZVRB3KT

Wind: VRB3KT

BECMG 2622/2624 VRB03KT

MVFRFM27/06Z → 27/12ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SCT100

Wind: VRB3KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT100

FM270600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 RMK NXT FCST BY 261200Z

Raw TAF

TAF CYOW 260841Z 2609/2712 09005KT P6SM FEW015 BKN030 OVC050 TEMPO 2609/2613 P6SM -SHRA FEW006 OVC015 PROB30 2609/2612 BKN006 OVC015 FM261300 01005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM261600 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 2616/2619 VRB15G25KT 2 1/2SM TSRA BR BKN020 OVC040CB FM261900 31010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 BECMG 2622/2624 VRB03KT FM270600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 RMK NXT FCST BY 261200Z

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