AirportsOttawa / Rockcliffe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ottawa, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YRO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YRO
- ICAO code
- CYRO
- City
- Ottawa
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 45.4605° N, 75.6440° W
- Elevation
- 57 m (188 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,006 m (3,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YRO means Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYRO. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 45.4605° N, 75.6440° W. It stands 57 metres (188 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,006 metres (3,300 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 223.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,006 m 3,300 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa / Gatineau AirportGatineau | YND | 9 km |
| Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa | YOW | 15 km |
| Massena International Airport Richards FieldMassena, United States | MSS | 86 km |
| Ogdensburg International AirportOgdensburg, United States | OGS | 88 km |
| Montreal Mirabel International AirportMontréal | YMX | 127 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,336 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,165 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,724 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,336 km | 6 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 557 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,824 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,810 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,330 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,875 km | 19 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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