Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Ottawa (YOW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 30m
Bearing
9° N
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Ottawa (YOW) is 1,353 miles (2,178 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FLL–YOW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Porter Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FLL–YOW; the Embraer E195 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
28
May 2026
Seats
3,696
both directions
Passengers
2,834
both directions
Load factor
76.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FLL–YOW?
Porter Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FLL–YOW in May 2026 (28 departures).
- PD
Porter Airlines
28 departures · 3,696 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.7%
Load
What plane flies FLL–YOW?
In May 2026, the Embraer E195 flew 100% of FLL–YOW departures.
- Embraer E195
28 departures · 76.7% load
100.0%
How has FLL–YOW traffic changed?
Nonstop FLL–YOW departures fell from 38 in June 2025 to 28 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FLL–YOW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
38 departures · 3,966 passengers
79.1%
Load
July 2025
59 departures · 6,353 passengers
81.6%
Load
August 2025
57 departures · 6,773 passengers
90.0%
Load
September 2025
34 departures · 2,302 passengers
51.3%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 5,454 passengers
66.1%
Load
November 2025
74 departures · 8,249 passengers
78.1%
Load
December 2025
140 departures · 14,923 passengers
74.3%
Load
January 2026
140 departures · 16,106 passengers
79.8%
Load
February 2026
144 departures · 15,996 passengers
76.8%
Load
March 2026
147 departures · 17,284 passengers
81.2%
Load
April 2026
100 departures · 10,368 passengers
76.9%
Load
May 2026
28 departures · 2,834 passengers
76.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FLL → YOW
91.5% full
14 departures · 1,690 passengers
YOW → FLL
61.9% full
14 departures · 1,144 passengers
Nonstop FLL–YOW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Fort Lauderdale
US
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
Coordinates
26.07°N, 80.15°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Ottawa
CA
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Coordinates
45.32°N, 75.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Fort Lauderdale (FLL) from Ottawa (YOW)?
FLL to YOW is 1,353 miles (2,178 km / 1,176 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FLL to YOW?
A nonstop covers the 1,353-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FLL–YOW?
In May 2026, the Embraer E195 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FLL–YOW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,353-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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