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SCE to YOW: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
328 mi
528 km · 285 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
328 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from YOW?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Ottawa (YOW) is 328 miles (528 km, 285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 SCE to YOW?
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