# Distance from Espargos (SID) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 5,806 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,806 km / 3,608 mi / 3,135 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cape Verde) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 00:16 in Espargos, it's 21:16 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 197 ft (YOW is higher than SID)

## Airports

### [Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sid-espargos-amilcar-cabral-international-airport/1ef266de-e9a3-6666-bb28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Espargos, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVAC
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 16.740000, -22.950000
- Elevation: 177 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 00:16 in Espargos, it's 21:16 in Ottawa.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sid-espargos-amilcar-cabral-international-airport/1ef266de-e9a3-6666-bb28-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)