Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

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Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

IATA: YOW - ICAO: CYOW
Summary <tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Ottawa, Ontario</td></tr>
Elevation AMSL		374 ft (114 m)
Coordinates		45°19′21″N, 075°40′09″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
04/22	3,300	1,006	Asphalt
07/25	8,000	2,438	Asphalt
14/32	10,000	3,048	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Number of Passengers			3,720,000
Aircraft Movements			149,321

Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, http://www.cyow.ca/ http://www.ottawa-airport.ca/ (IATA: YOW, ICAO: CYOW), serves Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is named for Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier. Located 10 km (5.5 nautical miles) south of the city centre, it is the 6th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, and the 8th busiest by aircraft movements. It handled 3.7 million passengers in 2005.

The airport underwent an expansion in 2003, with the opening of a new terminal building. The airport's board of directors approved a further expansion of the airport's passenger terminal on April 4, 2006. The new addition will add over 7,000 square metres of space and will have twelve new gates and seven jetways. The old terminal, which is still used during peak periods, will be torn down once the new addition is ready. The airport hopes that the new addition will be completed in 2008.

Ottawa International Airport is one of 8 Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities.

1 History
2 Airlines and destinations
3 Cargo
- 3.1 Transit
4 Facility layout
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

The airport was originally opened at Uplands on a high plateau (then) south of Ottawa by the Ottawa Flying Club, which still operates from the field. During World War II, when it was known as Uplands, the airport hosted No. 2 Service Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing advanced pilot training in Harvard and Yale aircraft. In March 2006, Airports Council International named Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport the 2nd best Airport in the Americas (Halifax International Airport being the first place winner), and among the ten best worldwide.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Macdonald-Cartier Airport is part of Canada's busiest air commuter route between Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto, and is also the hub for flights to the eastern Arctic, including Iqaluit.

Canjet served the following destinations until Sept 10, 2006: (Halifax, Orlando, Punta Cana, Sarasota, Varadero).

The following airlines fly to Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (non-stop destinations shown in parentheses):

Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale [seasonal], Halifax, London-Heathrow, Montreal, Orlando [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
- Air Canada Jazz (Boston, London (ON), Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto-City Centre, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg, New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Dulles)
Air Transat (Paris-Charles de Gaulle) [seasonal]
American Airlines
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare)
Bearskin Airlines (Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay)
Canadian North (Iqaluit)
Continental Airlines
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)
Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
First Air (Iqaluit)
Flyglobespan (London-Gatwick) [begins May, 2007]
Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
Porter Airlines (Toronto-City Centre)
Skyservice (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Holguin, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Samana, Varadero)
Sunwing Airlines (Acapulco, Cancun, Orlando, Punta Cana, Varadero)
Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick) [seasonal]
United Airlines
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia)
WestJet (Calgary, Orlando [seasonal], Puerto Vallarta [seasonal], Punta Cana [seasonal], Tampa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg)
Zoom Airlines (Cancun, Glasgow, La Romana, London-Gatwick, Orlando, Puerto Plata, St. Maarten, Varadero)

[edit] Cargo

[edit] Transit

OC Transpo bus route 97 provides frequent express service to downtown along a dedicated transitway at a cost of CAD 3.00 cash or CAD 1.90 with tickets, with connections to the train and bus stations. Plans for Ottawa's O-Train expansion include a link to the airport. Airport limos and shuttle buses are also available, and there are several rental car agencies located at the airport.

[edit] Facility layout

The airport actually consists of two distinct airfields connected by a taxiway. The smaller north field, originally referred to as Uplands, was originally founded by the Ottawa Flying Club in the late 1920s and then used by Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada. The north field is still popular for general aviation, although only one of its runways, 04/22, is still in use.

The south field consists of the two longer runways, 07/25 and 14/32, designed for jet airliners. The public passenger terminals are tucked into the north side of the intersection of the two runways, while the two general aviation FBOs for the south field are nearer to the threshold of runway 25. Customs services for private aircraft are available at the two FBOs, Shell and Esso, on the south field.

[edit] See also

List of airports in the Ottawa area

[edit] References

Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 23 November 2006 to 0901Z 18 January 2007.

[edit] External links

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