Ottawa Flying Club
CYOW · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier · Ottawa, Ontario
Established in 1928 at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International, training from recreational permits through commercial licences at a major airport with full ATC services.
Training offered
- Recreational
- PPL
- CPL
- Night
- Multi-engine
- Instrument
- Instructor
The airport
- Identifier
- CYOW
- Name
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier
- Airspace
- Controlled — tower on the field Students talk to a controller from the first circuit.
Field details are a study aid, not a flight-planning source — check the Canada Flight Supplement before you fly.
Practise your tower calls before your first lesson
Say them out loud to an AI controller and get your readback graded word for word.
“Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier tower, Cessna Golf Alpha Bravo Charlie, ten miles west, three thousand five hundred, inbound for landing.”
Try it freeNearby flight schools
- Rockcliffe Flying Club — CYRO
- Smiths Falls Flying Club — CYSH
- Kingston Flying Club — CYGK
Contact
Phone: (613) 523-2142
Website: ofc.ca
Address: 20 Lindbergh Private, Ottawa, ON K1V 1H7
Hours: Dispatch daily 8:00–20:00
Checked August 25, 2026. A listing is not a recommendation — confirm anything that matters directly with the school.