Nonstop flight route between Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waukesha County Airport (UES), Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 642 miles (or 1,033 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Waukesha County Airport and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Waukesha County Airport (UES):

• The closest airport to Waukesha County Airport (UES) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ENE of UES.
• In addition to being known as "Waukesha County Airport", another name for UES is "Crites Field".
• Because of Waukesha County Airport's relatively low elevation of 911 feet, planes can take off or land at Waukesha County Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Waukesha County Airport (UES) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,033 miles (17,756 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Waukesha County Airport (UES) has 2 runways.

Facts about Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW):

• The closest airport to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) N of YOW.
• The 2011 it won Best Airport in North America of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International, as well as 2nd Best Airport by Size in the 2 to 5 million passenger category.
• The airport's board of directors approved a further expansion of the airport's passenger terminal on April 4, 2006.
• Because of Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sir John A.
• Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,451 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Macdonald–Cartier Airport is part of Canada's busiest air corridor between Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto, which is commonly referred to as the Eastern Triangle.
• On July 1, 1990, a P-51 Mustang crashed on the Hylands Golf Course during the National Capital Airshow, killing the pilot, Harry Tope.
• The airport was originally opened at Uplands on a high plateau south of Ottawa by the Ottawa Flying Club, which still operates from the field.
• On May 19, 1967, an Air Canada Douglas DC-8 on a training flight from Montreal crashed on approach to the Ottawa airport, killing all three crew members.