# Distance from Macara (MRR) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 5,543 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,543 km / 3,444 mi / 2,993 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 186° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:42 in Macara, it's 14:42 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,134 ft (YOW is lower than MRR)

## Airports

### [Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mrr-macara-jose-maria-velasco-ibarra-airport/1ef266df-a527-6eb4-9196-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Macara, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEMA
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -4.380000, -79.940000
- Elevation: 1,508 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 13:42 in Macara, it's 14:42 in Ottawa.

## Related

- [Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mrr-macara-jose-maria-velasco-ibarra-airport/1ef266df-a527-6eb4-9196-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)