Vancouver to Ottawa Flights YVR → YOW

Vancouver International Airport → Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

🇨🇦 Vancouver, CA → 🇨🇦 Ottawa, CA

The Vancouver to Ottawa route connects Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in CA with Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) in CA. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 2236 miles (3598 km) with a typical flight time of 4h 19m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Porter Airlines, Air Canada, Chrono Jet Inc. and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 4 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Vancouver International Airport

ICAO Code:: CYVR
IATA Code:: YVR
City:: 🇨🇦 Vancouver
Country:: CA
Elevation:: 14 ft

Destination Airport

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

ICAO Code:: CYOW
IATA Code:: YOW
City:: 🇨🇦 Ottawa
Country:: CA
Elevation:: 374 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

2236

Miles

4h 19m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Porter Airlines	`POE`	`PD`
Air Canada	`ACA`	`AC`
Chrono Jet Inc.	`MBK`	`-`
WestJet	`WJA`	`WS`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	7	9%
Tuesday	12	16%
Wednesday	6	8%
Thursday	14	19%
Friday	9	12%
Saturday	13	18%
Sunday	13	18%

Pattern Analysis

4 Daily Flights:

POE262 ACA348 POE264 ACA342

Data Points: 74
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 48 flights
Weekend: 26 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Air Canada `ACA` / `AC`	ACA348 ACA342	B38M	23:00 11:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 4, 2026	Active
Chrono Jet Inc. `MBK`	-	B738	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 13, 2025	Active
Porter Airlines `POE` / `PD`	POE262 POE264	E295	07:00 7:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 12, 2026	Active
WestJet `WJA` / `WS`	-	B738	-	M T W T F S S	Aug 9, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 4

Active Routes: 4

Unique Airlines: 4

Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
07:00 7:00 AM	Porter Airlines	`POE`	`PD`
23:00 11:00 PM	Air Canada	`ACA`	`AC`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (CYVR - America/Vancouver).

Total Departure Times: 2

Time Range:
07:00 - 23:00

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.