Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ZGR to YOW: distance & flight time
Little Grand Rapids (Little Grand Rapids Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
1,011 mi
1,627 km · 879 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live ZGR→YOW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,011 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ZGR — Little Grand Rapids Airport · Little Grand Rapids, 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 ZGR
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport52 mi away
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport65 mi away
- YBV · Berens River Airport69 mi away
- YVZ · Deer Lake Airport73 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 ZGR from YOW?
The flight distance from Little Grand Rapids (ZGR) to Ottawa (YOW) is 1,011 miles (1,627 km, 879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZGR to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m 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 time difference between Little Grand Rapids and Ottawa?
Ottawa is 1 hour ahead of Little Grand Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ZGR to YOW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ZGR–YOW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.