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YOW to EWR: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) → Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)
329 mi
529 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
329 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, 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 EWR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport17 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport21 mi away
- LDJ · Linden Airport7 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport8 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOW from EWR?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YOW) to Newark (EWR) is 329 miles (529 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOW to EWR?
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 YOW to EWR?
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