# Distance from Sokoto (SKO) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 8,282 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,282 km / 5,146 mi / 4,472 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:15 in Sokoto, it's 03:15 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 636 ft (YOW is lower than SKO)

## Airports

### [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sokoto, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNSO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 12.920000, 5.210000
- Elevation: 1,010 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 08:15 in Sokoto, it's 03:15 in Ottawa.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)