Fort Myers (RSW) to Ottawa (YOW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 29m
Bearing
13° N
Fort Myers (RSW) to Ottawa (YOW) is 1,341 miles (2,158 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies RSW–YOW
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Porter Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop RSW–YOW; the Embraer E195 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
6
April 2026
Seats
792
both directions
Passengers
594
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies RSW–YOW?
Porter Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop RSW–YOW in April 2026 (6 departures).
- PD
Porter Airlines
6 departures · 792 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.0%
Load
What plane flies RSW–YOW?
In April 2026, the Embraer E195 flew 100% of RSW–YOW departures.
- Embraer E195
6 departures · 75.0% load
100.0%
How has RSW–YOW traffic changed?
Nonstop RSW–YOW departures fell from 19 in December 2025 to 6 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop RSW–YOW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
December 2025
19 departures · 1,781 passengers
71.0%
Load
January 2026
28 departures · 2,577 passengers
69.7%
Load
February 2026
24 departures · 2,727 passengers
86.1%
Load
March 2026
26 departures · 2,921 passengers
85.1%
Load
April 2026
6 departures · 594 passengers
75.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
RSW → YOW
90.9% full
3 departures · 360 passengers
YOW → RSW
59.1% full
3 departures · 234 passengers
Nonstop RSW–YOW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Ottawa
CA
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Coordinates
45.32°N, 75.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Fort Myers (RSW) from Ottawa (YOW)?
RSW to YOW is 1,341 miles (2,158 km / 1,165 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from RSW to YOW?
A nonstop covers the 1,341-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies RSW–YOW?
In April 2026, the Embraer E195 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying RSW–YOW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,341-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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