# Distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 5,902 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,902 km / 3,667 mi / 3,187 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 08:06 in Paderborn, it's 02:06 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 325 ft (YOW is lower than PAD)

## Airports

### [Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pad-paderborn-paderborn-lippstadt-airport/1ef266de-bcc9-66f4-a618-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Paderborn, Germany
- ICAO: EDLP
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.610000, 8.620000
- Elevation: 699 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 08:06 in Paderborn, it's 02:06 in Ottawa.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pad-paderborn-paderborn-lippstadt-airport/1ef266de-bcc9-66f4-a618-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)