# Distance from Atar (ATR) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 6,283 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,283 km / 3,904 mi / 3,392 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 03:27 in Atar, it's 23:27 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 360 ft (YOW is lower than ATR)

## Airports

### [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atar, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQPA
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 20.510000, -13.040000
- Elevation: 734 ft

### [Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yow-ottawa-ottawa-macdonald-cartier-international-airport/1ef266de-b189-6992-9daf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ottawa, Canada
- ICAO: CYOW
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 45.320000, -75.670000
- Elevation: 374 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:27 in Atar, it's 23:27 in Ottawa.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yow-ottawa-ottawa-macdonald-cartier-international-airport/1ef266de-b189-6992-9daf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)