# Distance from El Calafate (ING) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 10,642 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,642 km / 6,613 mi / 5,746 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 358° (north)
- **Return heading**: 178° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:11 in El Calafate, it's 23:11 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 358 ft (YOW is lower than ING)

## Airports

### [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWA
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.340000, -72.250000
- Elevation: 732 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 00:11 in El Calafate, it's 23:11 in Ottawa.

## Related

- [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-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)