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YOW to CLE: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
411 mi
662 km · 357 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
411 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YOW — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa, Canada
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOW from CLE?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YOW) to Cleveland (CLE) is 411 miles (662 km, 357 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOW to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 YOW to CLE?
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