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YOW to YLD: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) → Chapleau (Chapleau Airport)
403 mi
649 km · 350 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
403 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YLD — Chapleau Airport · Chapleau, Canada
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 YLD
- YXZ · Wawa Airport67 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power104 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport107 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport108 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOW from YLD?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YOW) to Chapleau (YLD) is 403 miles (649 km, 350 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOW to YLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YOW to YLD?
Nonstop service on YOW–YLD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YOW to YLD?
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Why are some YOW to YLD fares phone-only?
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