Ottawa airport code: YOW (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
The IATA code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is YOW; ICAO CYOW.
Large airport in Ontario, Canada with scheduled service. Below: every code the source records, the location and elevation, the Airlift lane guides serving Canada and how to get an air freight quote through YOW.
IATA codeYOWon air waybills, bookings and schedules
ICAO codeCYOWin flight plans and air-traffic control
AirportOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
The three-letter IATA code YOW is what goes on an air waybill, a booking and a flight schedule for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport; the four-letter ICAO code CYOW identifies the same airport in flight plans and air-traffic control and does not appear on cargo paperwork. A forwarder quotes airport-to-airport between two IATA codes unless the booking is door-to-door, so the code fixes where the rate applies.
Schedule D codes are a US-only system, so YOW has none. If YOW is your origin, the code that matters at the border is the one for your US airport of entry — every US airport page in this tool shows it where the Census list names the airport.
Airlift lane guides to Canada
Each lane guide carries the ports and airports on the corridor, typical schedule-dependent transit ranges from Airlift's own shipment history, commodity notes and customs requirements. Lanes with an air freight section link straight to it.
The IATA code for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is YOW; ICAO CYOW. The three-letter IATA code is the one used on air waybills, bookings and schedules; the four-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and air-traffic control. Source: OurAirports, fetched 2026-09-18.
Airport data: OurAirports, fetched 2026-09-18 — released into the public domain (ourairports.com/data). Reviewed September 2026.
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