Flights Ottawa → Newark
YOW → EWR
How long is the flight from Ottawa to Newark?
The flight from Ottawa (YOW) to Newark (EWR) takes 57 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Ottawa to Newark, operating with an Embraer 170 aircraft. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, serves over 43 million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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 Ottawa (YOW) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Ottawa the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Ottawa (YOW) to Newark (EWR) heads south for about 529 km, a flight time of roughly 57m.
Departures from Ottawa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YOW-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Ottawa the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked YOW-EWR flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 3.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about YOW-EWR
The flight from Ottawa (YOW) to Newark (EWR) takes 57 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Ottawa (YOW) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Ottawa-Newark is 3.57% across 28 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.
