Airports / Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport(CYOW)

Ottawa, Canada

Last updated: Mar 30, 2026

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Compared to: preceding 12 months · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026·vs Apr 2024 – Apr 2025· Emissions increasing vs prior period

Activity Summary

5,745.2
Tons CO2 Total
3.1
Avg CO2/Flight
1,828
Flights Total
Emissions Intensity0.01t CO₂/nm
2,398.4 tons CO2 in selected period

Airport Patterns

Emissions up 117% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period

2,398t
Total CO₂
3.1t
Avg CO₂/flight
1,828
Flights
Operator Profile

Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights

Emissions
239%
1,695t → 5,745t CO₂
CO₂ Intensity
2%
3.1t → 3.1t per departure
Flight Count
1268
560 → 1828 flights
New Routes
245
2,519t CO₂ combined
Dropped Routes
54
Prior period only
New Aircraft
390
390 new tail numbers
Top Destinations
Toronto234.1t CO₂
177 flights · avg 1.3t/flight
Halifax136.1t CO₂
32 flights · avg 4.3t/flight
Calgary116.4t CO₂
14 flights · avg 8.3t/flight
Seattle71.2t CO₂
6 flights · avg 11.9t/flight
Winnipeg69.8t CO₂
12 flights · avg 5.8t/flight

Spikes

Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

66t

Signals Detected

1

Highest Severity

High

HighNov 19, 2025

Single high-emission departure N680BA → CYOW on Nov 19, 2025 — 65.7t CO₂, 58% of day's total

Aircraft N680BA departing to CYOW produced 65.7t CO₂, representing 58% of all airport emissions on Nov 19, 2025.

65.7t CO₂

Route Map

Top Routes by Emissions
OttawaToronto

CYOW to CYYZ · 226 miles

Total Flights

177

Avg CO₂/Flight

1.3t

Total Emissions

234.1t CO₂

Apr
May
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OttawaHalifax

CYOW to CYHZ · 593 miles

Total Flights

32

Avg CO₂/Flight

4.3t

Total Emissions

136.1t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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OttawaCalgary

CYOW to CYYC · 1,788 miles

Total Flights

14

Avg CO₂/Flight

8.3t

Total Emissions

116.4t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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OttawaSeattle

CYOW to KBFI · 2,193 miles

Total Flights

6

Avg CO₂/Flight

11.9t

Total Emissions

71.2t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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OttawaWinnipeg

CYOW to CYWG · 1,049 miles

Total Flights

12

Avg CO₂/Flight

5.8t

Total Emissions

69.8t CO₂

Apr
May
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Jul
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Dec
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OttawaWashington

CYOW to KIAD · 450 miles

Total Flights

28

Avg CO₂/Flight

2.4t

Total Emissions

68.1t CO₂

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Aircraft Using This Airport
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C-GPFI·Bombardier Global 7500
175.7t CO₂ · avg 2.5t/visit · 70 visits · Last seen 21 Mar 2026
C-FOGT·Bombardier Challenger 600
87.1t CO₂ · avg 1.1t/visit · 81 visits · Last seen 30 Mar 2026
N86CW·Gulfstream G280
68.9t CO₂ · avg 2.0t/visit · 34 visits · Last seen 28 Mar 2026
C-GKZCCharter·Cessna Citation V Ultra
59.0t CO₂ · avg 2.5t/visit · 24 visits · Last seen 10 Feb 2026
C-GXAS·Embraer Praetor 500
49.1t CO₂ · avg 3.3t/visit · 15 visits · Last seen 10 Mar 2026
N84CW·Gulfstream G280
48.3t CO₂ · avg 1.8t/visit · 27 visits · Last seen 29 Jan 2026
C-FSJR·Bombardier Challenger 600
47.9t CO₂ · avg 4.4t/visit · 11 visits · Last seen 20 Mar 2026
C-FSBR·Embraer Praetor 600
47.0t CO₂ · avg 1.8t/visit · 26 visits · Last seen 24 Mar 2026
C-GKEW·Cessna Citation V Ultra
45.2t CO₂ · avg 2.2t/visit · 21 visits · Last seen 25 Mar 2026
C-FSRX·Embraer Praetor 600
38.2t CO₂ · avg 2.7t/visit · 14 visits · Last seen 1 Mar 2026
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Recent Flights

10 total flights recorded

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