# Distance from Bissau (OXB) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 6,743 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,743 km / 4,190 mi / 3,641 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Guinea-Bissau) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 15:32 in Bissau, it's 11:32 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 245 ft (YOW is higher than OXB)

## Airports

### [Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oxb-bissau-osvaldo-vieira-international-airport/1ef266de-e816-6294-87ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- ICAO: GGOV
- Timezone: Africa/Bissau
- Coordinates: 11.890000, -15.650000
- Elevation: 129 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 15:32 in Bissau, it's 11:32 in Ottawa.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oxb-bissau-osvaldo-vieira-international-airport/1ef266de-e816-6294-87ad-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)