# Distance from Guwahati (GAU) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 11,968 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,968 km / 7,437 mi / 6,462 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 351° (north)
- **Return heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 16:08 in Guwahati, it's 06:38 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 212 ft (YOW is higher than GAU)

## Airports

### [Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gau-guwahati-lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international-airport/1ef266df-f048-69fc-a0e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guwahati, India
- ICAO: VEGT
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.110000, 91.590000
- Elevation: 162 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 16:08 in Guwahati, it's 06:38 in Ottawa.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gau-guwahati-lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international-airport/1ef266df-f048-69fc-a0e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)