# Distance from Cowarie Airport (CWR) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 16,441 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,441 km / 10,216 mi / 8,877 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 17:27 in Cowarie Airport, it's 03:57 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 322 ft (YOW is higher than CWR)

## Airports

### [Cowarie Airport (CWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwr-cowarie-airport/1ef266e0-09f0-6bc0-b59f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cowarie Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCWI
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -27.710000, 138.330000
- Elevation: 52 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:27 in Cowarie Airport, it's 03:57 in Ottawa.
With a 13.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cowarie Airport (CWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwr-cowarie-airport/1ef266e0-09f0-6bc0-b59f-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)