The following active airports serve the area around Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, lying under or adjacent to Ottawa's terminal control area: [1] [2]
| Airport name | ICAO/TC LID/IATA | Location | Coordinates |
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| Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport | CYOW (YOW) | Ottawa | 45°19′21″N075°40′09″W / 45.32250°N 75.66917°W |
Macdonald-Cartier handles all of the scheduled passenger service for Ottawa, in addition to a large amount of general aviation and some military traffic. The remaining airports serve almost exclusively general aviation. Macdonald-Cartier, Gatineau, Carp, Smiths Falls, and Arnprior have instrument approaches and winter maintenance for year-round, all-weather operations.
Canada's National Airport System (NAS) was defined in the National Airports Policy published in 1994. It was intended to include all airports with an annual traffic of 200,000 passengers or more, as well as airports serving the national, provincial and territorial capitals.
Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region. It is named after the Canadian statesmen and two of the "founding fathers of Canada", Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier. Located 5.5 nautical miles south of downtown Ottawa in the south end of the city, it is Canada's eighth-busiest airport, Ontario's second-busiest airport by airline passenger traffic, with 2,992,334 passengers in 2022. The airport was the home base for First Air.
Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport or Rockcliffe Airport, a former military base, is a non-towered airport located on the south shore of the Ottawa River, 4 nautical miles northeast of Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The airport is the home of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, which owns the field, and is used and maintained by the Rockcliffe Flying Club.
Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport is an international airport serving Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region.
Arnprior Airport is a registered aerodrome located adjacent to and south of the town of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada directly behind Arnprior Aerospace Inc..
Carleton Place Airport is located 1.5 nautical miles southeast of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, west of Ottawa.
Muskoka Airport is a small regional airport located 4 nautical miles south of Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis. CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.
Ottawa/Rockcliffe Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a small airport and few Ottawans know of its existence. The airport is the home of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, which owns the field, and is used and maintained by the Rockcliffe Flying Club.
Kingston Airport, also known as Norman Rogers Airport, is a regional airport located 4.3 nautical miles west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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