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Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW/YOW) Live ATC Frequencies

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW/YOW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach and ATIS for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:35 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION

Runway in use

Landing 04. Departure 04. landing and departure 04.

NOAA METAR: 360° @ 8 kt · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for CYOW. Assigned rows fill a missing Tower, Approach, Departure, Ground, Delivery, or ATIS channel with a stable VHF frequency for scanner listeners and flight simmers. Assigned channels are listen-only until you confirm the chart.

FacilityMHzSourceUsage note
Tower118.800PublishedOttawa Tower: Published Tower frequency at 118.800 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control.
Approach135.150PublishedOttawa Arrivals: Published Approach frequency at 135.150 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure128.175PublishedOttawa Departures: Published Departure frequency at 128.175 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower.
Ground121.900PublishedOttawa Ground: Published Ground frequency at 121.900 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery119.400PublishedOttawa Clearance: Published Delivery frequency at 119.400 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for IFR clearance and the squawk before taxi.
ATIS121.150PublishedEnglish ATIS: Published ATIS frequency at 121.150 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the automatic terminal information loop (wind, runway, and altimeter).
ATIS132.950PublishedFrench ATIS: Published ATIS frequency at 132.950 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the automatic terminal information loop (wind, runway, and altimeter).
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Questions

What are the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW/YOW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW/YOW) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 118.800 MHz (published), Approach 135.150 MHz (published), Departure 128.175 MHz (published), Ground 121.900 MHz (published), Delivery 119.400 MHz (published), ATIS 121.150 MHz (published), ATIS 132.950 MHz (published). Ground, delivery, and departure are in the same table. Published rows come from the airport record. Assigned rows are stable VHF channels for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers when that facility is missing. The runway in use is landing and departure 04. NOAA METAR wind is 360° @ 8 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport?

Tower at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW/YOW) is 118.800 MHz (published). Ottawa Tower: Published Tower frequency at 118.800 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control. Search LiveATC for CYOW, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYOW/runway-winds.