Flights Newark → Ottawa
EWR → YOW
How long is the flight from Newark to Ottawa?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Ottawa (YOW) takes 1h 14m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Newark, which has a relatively young airport opened in 2001, to Ottawa. The destination city's airport sees over two million passengers annually, making it a significant travel hub.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Newark (EWR) → Ottawa (YOW) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 33% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 41 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ottawa the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Ottawa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Ottawa (YOW) heads north for about 529 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of EWR-YOW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Ottawa it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked EWR-YOW flights, 33% left on time with an average delay of 41 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating EWR-YOW
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-YOW
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Ottawa (YOW) takes 1h 14m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Newark (EWR) -> Ottawa (YOW) route, on-time performance is 33% with an average delay of 41 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Ottawa is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
