YOW → YYCOttawa to Calgary

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Direct flights from Ottawa (YOW) to Calgary (YYC): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 67% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,879 km, an estimated 4 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ottawa and Calgary. Updated 16 September 2026 at 14:27 UTC.

YOW Ottawa tracking
YYC Calgary smooth · +0
2,879 km · ~4h 11m est.
dep bank 09:50–22:4521x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 6 operated YOW → YYC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~4h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Sun
Air CanadaPorter AirlinesWestJet

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC357 varies daily

Porter AirlinesPD

Flights PD269 11:05 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · PD271 16:30 daily

WestJetWS

Flights WS613 09:50 daily · WS615 15:50 daily · WS617 18:45 daily · WS619 22:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15AC357arrived+76
09-15PD271arrived+57
09-15WS613arrived−9
09-15WS615arrived−2
09-15WS617arrived−4
09-15WS619arrived−5

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YOWOttawa tracking Full YOW delay board →
YYCCalgary +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSW 6 kt Full YYC delay board →

How the Ottawa to Calgary route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YOW to YYC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YOW to YYC questions

Is YOW–YYC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from YOW to YYC?

Great-circle distance is 2,879 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 233–277 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YOW–YYC fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 46 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at YOW and arrival-side delay at YYC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.