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YOW to WBW: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) → Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport)
278 mi
448 km · 242 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
278 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m 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
- WBW — Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport · Wilkes-Barre, 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 WBW
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOW from WBW?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YOW) to Wilkes-Barre (WBW) is 278 miles (448 km, 242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOW to WBW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 WBW?
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