# Distance from Yaounde (NSI) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 9,496 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,496 km / 5,901 mi / 5,128 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cameroon) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:00 in Yaounde, it's 02:00 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,904 ft (YOW is lower than NSI)

## Airports

### [Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (NSI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nsi-yaounde-yaounde-nsimalen-international-airport/1ef266de-d91a-616e-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yaounde, Cameroon
- ICAO: FKYS
- Timezone: Africa/Douala
- Coordinates: 3.720000, 11.550000
- Elevation: 2,278 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 07:00 in Yaounde, it's 02:00 in Ottawa.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (NSI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nsi-yaounde-yaounde-nsimalen-international-airport/1ef266de-d91a-616e-b5be-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)