Ottawa International Airport (Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport) is an airport in Ottawa, Canada. It is named after two of the "founding fathers of Canada" - Sir John A. MacDonald, and Sir George-Étienne Cartier.
The airport is 6.3 miles (10.2km) south of Ottawa's downtown and is Canada's sixth busiest airport.
Despite not being a hub for any airlines, the airport operates regular services for a number of different airlines, including Canadian North, Air Canada, Air Canada Express, First Air, Westjet, Westjet Encore, Sunwing Airlines, Porter Airlines, and more.
Ottawa International Airport (YOW) is located at 1000 Airport Parkway Private, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The airport is easy to reach by public transport, or by road.
There is a range of facilities at Ottawa International Airport, including airport lounges, cashpoints, a post office, shops, restaurants, bureau de change, left luggage facilities and more. All facilities (apart from the airport lounges) are located within the airport's main terminal building
Located at: Domestic & International Terminal
Ottawa International Airport Airport has 3 runways.
There is one terminal building at Ottawa International Airport.
Ottawa International Airport is primarily served by the following airlines:
The 97 bus is a service running directly to and from the airport - it stops at major points throughout the city. Tickets cost $3.30 and travellers can buy them from the ground transportation desk at the airport.
There are plenty of taxis available to catch to and from Ottawa International Airport. Taxi pick-ups can be found on Level 1 (Arrivals) and drop-offs are on Level 3 (Departures).
There are a number of ridesharing services in operation in Ottawa, and the ridesharing vehicles use pillars 12 and 13 at the airport (outer curb).
There is a main stay and valet parking available.
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