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Airport Facts
Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, (ICAO CYOW, IATA YOW), serves Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is named for Sir John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier. Located 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) south of the city centre, it is the 6th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, and the 8th busiest by aircraft movements. It handled 3.6 million passengers in 2004.
The airport underwent an expansion in 2003, with the opening of a new terminal building. An expansion of 13 additional gates is currently in the planning stages. Ottawa International Airport is one of 7 Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities.
Airlines and nonstop destinations Macdonald-Cartier Airport is part of Canada's busiest air commuter route between Ottawa, Montréal, and Toronto, and is also the hub for flights to the eastern Arctic, including Iqaluit.
The following airlines fly to Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (non-stop destinations shown in parentheses):
Air Canada Air Canada Jazz Air Transat (Paris CDG) American Airlines American Eagle (Chicago/O'Hare) Bearskin Airlines Canadian North (Kangerlussuaq and Iqaluit) Canjet (Halifax, Orlando, Punta Cana, Sarasota, Varadero) Continental Airlines Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark) Delta Air Lines Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta) First Air (Iqaluit) Northwest Airlines (Detroit) Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit) Northwest Airlink (operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit) Skyservice Cana, Varadero)
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