Flights Ottawa → St. John's
YOW → YYT
Route overview
The flight route connects Ottawa to St. John's, serving a destination airport that handles over one million four hundred thirty-five thousand passengers annually. This busy route likely sees high demand due to the significant traffic at its terminal in St. John's.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Ottawa (YOW) → St. John's (YYT) route is operated by Air Canada. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At St. John's the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Ottawa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to St. John's: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Ottawa (YOW) to St. John's (YYT) heads east for about 1,767 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 38m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Ottawa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into St. John's it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about YOW-YYT
Route-specific punctuality data isn't available yet. Check your flight on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis.
The cancellation rate varies by airline and season. Check your flight risk for an up-to-date estimate.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Air Canada.
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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.
