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GFL to YOW: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
171 mi
274 km · 148 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
171 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from YOW?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Ottawa (YOW) is 171 miles (274 km, 148 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 GFL to YOW?
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