METAR & TAF CYOW
Current METAR
Observed 06:00Z
CYOW 280600Z 12007KT 15SM FEW250 10/02 A3004 RMK CI2 SLP177
- Wind
- 120° @ 7 kt
- Visibility
- 15 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 10°C / 2°C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Clouds
- FEW
- Density alt
- -285 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- ARTCC
- ZUL · MONTREAL
Airport manager
Flight service · Hours
- FSS YQB
- QUEBEC
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- See FLIP AP/1 supplementary airport information.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · CYOW
Answer card- ICAO
- CYOW
- Name
- OTTAWA/MACDONALD-CARTIER INTL
- Location
- OTTAWA
- Elevation
- 374 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,374 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 0
- Magnetic variation
- –
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 120° at 7 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
CYOW is in Ottawa, Ontario. The field elevation is 374 ft MSL. The facts block shows no published runways, no tower and no published ILS approaches. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts the working pattern reference at 1,374 ft MSL based on the field elevation.
No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts. Check with the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before planning fuel or handling. The published remarks point pilots to FLIP AP/1 supplementary airport information. Treat that as a sign to verify current operational details before arrival.
For a first-time pilot, the main takeaway is that the facts here are incomplete for practical planning. Verify runway availability, approach options and any local procedures in the current Chart Supplement before you go. If you need noise, curfew, or airspace details, confirm them in the current Chart Supplement as well. Do not rely on assumptions from the airport name alone.