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Pilot information for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

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General information for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Airport codes: YOW CYOW
Type: major airport (frequent airline service)
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 45.322498 | 45 19.349899 N | N45 19 20
Longitude: -75.669197 | 75 40.151825 W | W075 40 09
Field elevation: 374 ft/114 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 13.5°W

Radio communication frequencies for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

ARR: 135.15 MHz (Ottawa Arrivals)
ATIS: 121.15 MHz (English ATIS)
ATIS: 132.95 MHz (French ATIS)
CLNC DEL: 119.4 MHz (Ottawa Clearance)
DEP: 128.175 MHz (Ottawa Departures)
GND: 121.9 MHz (Ottawa Ground)
RCO: 123.15 MHz (Quebec Radio)
TML: 127.7 MHz (Ottawa Terminal)
TWR: 118.8 MHz (Ottawa Tower)

Members can add and update frequencies.

Runways at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

04/22
3,300 x 75 ft (1,006 x 23 m) — paved — not lighted— threshold 04 displaced 250 ft (76 m)
07/25
8,000 x 200 ft (2,438 x 61 m) — paved — lighted
14/32
10,000 x 200 ft (3,048 x 61 m) — paved — lighted

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Retrieved 2010/03/21 19:00: 

CYOW 211900Z 12005KT 15SM OVC080 03/M03 A3014 RMK AS8 SLP210

Forecast (TAF) for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Retrieved 2010/03/21 17:38: 

TAF CYOW 211738Z 2118/2218 09005KT P6SM BKN090 
     FM212200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC 
      RMK NXT FCST BY 212100Z

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 100027: OTTAWA/MACDONALD-CARTIER INTL (CYOW) 
CYOW AMEND AD CHART: DEP PROC RWY 04: ADD NOTE: BUILDING 359 FT
   ASL, APRX 185 FT PAST DEP END OF RWY, 500 FT LEFT OF CENTRELINE
NOTAM 100160: OTTAWA/MACDONALD-CARTIER INTL (CYOW) 
CYOW AMEND NDB RWY 25 (GNSS) APCH: OTTAWA VORTAC ADD NAVAID BOX:
FREQ 114.6 IDENT YOW CH93
NOTAM 100164: OTTAWA/MACDONALD-CARTIER INTL (CYOW) 
CYOW AMEND CAP 6: MEECH SIX ARR:
PRO ID TO READ MEECH SEPT ARR (YOW.MEECH 7)
PLAN VIEW: YOW TO XOLTI: DELETE 095 DEG AND 16.5
BTN YOW AND XOLTI ADD: ATUNI N45 27.91 W75 41.08
YOW TO ATUNI: ADD TRACK 095 DEG AND DIST 9.1 NM
ATUNI TO XOLTI: ADD TRACK 095 DEG AND DIST 7.4 NM
YOW TO MODON TRACK TO READ 203 DEG
YOW TO ILOGI TRACK TO READ 099 DEG
ILOGI TO ILUBO DIST TO READ 6.7
NOTE TO READ: LORSQU'UNE ALTITUDE INFERIEURE EST ASSIGNEE, LES
PILOTES DOIVENT RESPECTER LES ALTITUDES DU PROFIL STAR JUSQU'A
L'ALTITUDE ASSIGNEE PAR ATC. LES RESTRICTIONS PUBLIEES AU-DESSUS
DE L'ALTITUDE ASSIGNEE DEMEURENT EN VIGUEUR.
VICE: TOUTES LES ALTITUDES SERONT ASSIGNEES PAR ATC.
VAR TO READ 14 DEG W (2009
NOTAM 100166: OTTAWA/MACDONALD-CARTIER INTL (CYOW) 
CYOW AMEND PUB:
COMM: TWR TO READ OTTAWA 118.80 VFR NORTH 120.1
      SOUTH 118.80 341.3 (V) EMERG ONLY (613-248-3814)
PRO: ADD: OTTAWA CZ AIRSPACE SPLIT FOR VFR FLT
     YOW CZ IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTORS WITH SEPARATE FREQ
     CTC OTTAWA TWR ON 120.1 WHEN N OF RWY 07/25 EXTENDED
     CENTRELINE AND OTTAWA TWR ON 118.8 WHEN S OF RWY 07/25
     EXTENDED CENTERLINE OR ON FINAL FOR RWY 07/25.
     HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 04/22, CTC OTTAWA TWR ON 120.1
     WHEN READY FOR TKOF.
NOTAM 100175: OTTAWA/MACDONALD-CARTIER INTL (CYOW) 
CYOW ARFF DOWNGRADED TO CAT 7
TIL 1003212000