Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (IATA: YOW, ICAO: CYOW) serves Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is named for Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier. The airport's official name is mostly used outside of Canada. In Canada, the airport is called Ottawa International Airport. Located 10 km from the city centre, it is the 6th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, and the 8th busiest by aircraft movements. It handled 3.6 million passengers in 2004.

Related Topics:
IATA - ICAO - Ottawa, Ontario - Canada - John A. Macdonald - George-Étienne Cartier - 6th busiest airport

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The airport underwent an expansion in 2003, with the opening of a new terminal building. An expansion of 13 additional gates is in currently in the planning stages.

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As is also the case at most major Canadian airports, passengers flying to the United States from Macdonald-Cartier go through U.S. immigration and customs before boarding their flights.

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