Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YTL to YOW: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
864 mi
1,390 km · 751 nm
2h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live YTL→YOW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
864 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 21m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout Lake, Canada
- YOW — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YTL from YOW?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Ottawa (YOW) is 864 miles (1,390 km, 751 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 YTL to YOW?
Nonstop service on YTL–YOW 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 2h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Big Trout Lake and Ottawa?
Ottawa is 1 hour ahead of Big Trout Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTL to YOW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YTL–YOW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YTL to YOW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YTL–YOW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.