Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FFO to YOW: distance & flight time
Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
570 mi
918 km · 496 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
See live FFO→YOW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
570 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m 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
- FFO — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FFO
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport11 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport19 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark31 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 FFO from YOW?
The flight distance from Dayton (FFO) to Ottawa (YOW) is 570 miles (918 km, 496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFO to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FFO to YOW?
Nonstop service on FFO–YOW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFO to YOW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFO–YOW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FFO to YOW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FFO–YOW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.