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ARB to YOW: distance & flight time
Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor Municipal Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
456 mi
734 km · 396 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
456 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ARB — Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, United States
- YOW — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ARB
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport20 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport11 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport35 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field37 mi away
Near YOW
- YRO · Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport10 mi away
- YND · Ottawa / Gatineau Airport15 mi away
- YSH · Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport29 mi away
- OGS · Ogdensburg International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ARB from YOW?
The flight distance from Ann Arbor (ARB) to Ottawa (YOW) is 456 miles (734 km, 396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARB to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ARB to YOW?
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