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YOW to DAY: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
573 mi
923 km · 498 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
573 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, 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 DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOW from DAY?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YOW) to Dayton (DAY) is 573 miles (923 km, 498 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOW to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 DAY?
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