# Distance from Matamata Glider Airport (MTA) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 14,207 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,207 km / 8,828 mi / 7,671 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:34 in Matamata Glider Airport, it's 00:34 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 194 ft (YOW is higher than MTA)

## Airports

### [Matamata Glider Airport (MTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mta-matamata-glider-airport/1ef266df-770f-6180-ad81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matamata Glider Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMA
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.730000, 175.740000
- Elevation: 180 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 16:34 in Matamata Glider Airport, it's 00:34 in Ottawa.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Matamata Glider Airport (MTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mta-matamata-glider-airport/1ef266df-770f-6180-ad81-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)