Ottawa International

IATA/ICAO CODE: YOW/CYOW
CITY: Ottawa
PROVINCE Ontario
COUNTRY: Canada

AIRPORT CONTACT

Information updated by the airport 3/2008
Name: Mr. Yvon Larochelle Ms. Manon Theoret
Title: Director, Environmental Services Environment Coordinator
Airport: Ottawa International Airport Ottawa International Airport
Address:




Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport Authority
Room 2500
1000 Airport Parkway Private
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1V 9B4
Phone:
+1 613 248 2000 ext 1157 +1 613 248 2000 ext. 1158
Fax:
+1 613 248 2021 +1 613 248 2021
Email: yvon.larochelle@ottawa-airport.ca manon.theoret@ottawa-airport.ca
Airport Web Site: www.ottawa-airport.ca

ELEVATION: 374 ft.
RUNWAY INFORMATION
Orientation
Length (ft)
Displaced
Threshold (ft)
Glide Slope(deg)
Width (ft)
04/22
3300
Rwy 04/250
-
75
07/25
8000
-
Rwy 07/3
200
14/32
10000
-
Rwy 32/3
200
Note: Runways 04/22 and twys M, Q and T are restricted to aircraft not exceeding 60,000 lbs. Turbojet take-offs and landings not permitted on Runway 04/22.

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

Departure Procedures

Runways 07, 14, 32 - Climb on runway heading to 3000' before proceeding on course.

Arrival Procedures - VFR and Visual Approach
VFR

1. Circuit height 2500' (weather permitting);
2. Right hand circuits on runways 07 and 14;
3. Maintain 2500' as long as practicable before commencing descent;
4. Remain on or above glide slope or assumed 3 degree glide path.

Visual Approaches
ATS may provide vectors direct to the final approach fix aircraft must:

1. Intercept final at or outside the final approach fix.
2. Remain on or above ILS glide slope or assumed 3 degree glide path.
3. Maintain the last assigned altitude until established on final.

CONTINUOUS DESCENT ARRIVAL (CDA)
Per NAV Canadia:
In Canada we have 20 airports with RNAV STARS which are basically constant descent arrivals into the terminal areas (from assigned FL to below 5000’). Depending on the traffic, there would be no restrictions until landing.

At our major and secondary airports, CDAs are used at all times for descent to the terminal (from assigned FL to below 10,000 and below – The constant descent is then revised by ATC depending on traffic, metering requirements, aircraft equipage).

At most secondary airports and tertiary airports, aircraft are cleared for the approach. This is basically a CDA controlled by the pilot until landing, unless ATC needs to apply a restriction (level off) due to inbound/outbound IFR traffic (assuming no surveillance capability).


AIRPORT CURFEWS
Restrictions:
Summer - May 1 through September 30

The use of runway 32 for departure by turbojet aircraft on technical stops or charter operations is not permitted between the hours of 2300 and 0700 local time daily. Under extenuating circumstances, permission to operate during restricted hours may be granted (passenger flights only) through prior authorization by the Airport General Manager or his designated offical.

PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS
Note: The information below is for historical purposes since the phase out of Chapter 2 airplanes in Canada is complete.

Per Air Navigation Order, Series II, No. 27, runway 32 is a noise restricted runway. See history for more information.

Controllers will designate runways to divert as many take-offs and landings as possible, consistent with safety of operations, from flight over residential areas adjacent to the airport. Pilots should be prepared to use runways other than 32 for take-offs and pilots of non-Chapter 3 aircraft should be prepared to use runways other than 14 for landings when conditions permit the use of such other runways.

OPERATING QUOTA - NONE

ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS
 
DAY TIME
Mon. to Fri.
0700-2200
(local time)
Sat. & Sun.
1000-2200
(local time)
Idle
Power

- Designated aprons
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad
- Designated aprons
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad
Above
Idle
Setting
of less
than 5 minutes
*
- Designated aprons
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad

*
- Designated aprons
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad

Above
Idle
Setting
of 5
minutes or
more
*
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad
*
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad

 
QUIET HOURS
Mon. to Fri.
2200-0700
(local time)
Sat. & Sun.
2200-1000
(local time)
Idle
Power

*
- Designated aprons
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad
*
- Designated aprons
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad
Above
Idle
Setting
of less
than 5 minutes
*
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad


*
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad

Above
Idle
Setting
of 5
minutes or
more
*
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad
*
- Taxiway Juliet/Charlie
- Alert Hangar run-up pad

* Must have prior approval from the Airport Authority Duty Manager (+1 613 248 2013).

APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS - NONE

NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS - NONE

NOISE SURCHARGE - NONE

NOISE MITIGATION/LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM INFORMATION
Contact the airport directly for more information.
The comments below were provided by Transport Canada with respect to Sound Insulation. Contact the Ottawa Airport Authority directly for more information.

Type of Program
Date Implemented
Status
Sound Insulation (Residences and Public Buildings)
-
According to information provided by Transport Canada, building code requirements due to the cold climate have been in place since the early 1970s and include solid core doors, weather stripping, double glazed windows and a high R rating of attic and wall insulation, so there is no need for airport to have sound insulation programs.
Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located Within the Airport Noise Contours
none
-
Avigation Easements
none
-
Zoning Laws
none
-
Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws
none
-
Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to date
none
-
Population within each noise contour level relative to aircraft operations
none

-

Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps
none
-
Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs to Date
none
-
Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding for Aircraft Noise
none
-

NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM
Presently, the airport does not have an Aircraft Flight Tracks and Noise System (AFTNS) and is in the process of acquiring a new one.

FLIGHT TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM
See information under Noise Monitoring System

NOISE LEVEL LIMITS - NONE

CHAPTER 2 RESTRICTIONS
Chapter 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are banned from operating in Canada except for those aircraft authorized by the Minister of Transport (northern exemptions).

CHAPTER 2 PHASEOUT
The phase out of Chapter 2 airplanes >75,000 in Canada was complete as of April 1, 2002. Those airplanes are ban from operating in Canada with the exception of a very limited number of exemptions for aircraft operating to northern and remote locations.

CHAPTER 3 RESTRICTIONS - NONE

COMMENTS

Canadian Aviation Regulations

Noise Operating Criteria

602.105 No person shall operate an aircraft at or in the vicinity of an aerodrome except in accordance with the applicable noise abatement procedures and noise control requirements specified by the Minister in the Canada Air Pilot or Canada Flight Supplement, including the procedures and requirements relating to

(a) preferential runways;
(b) minimum noise routes;
(c) hours when aircraft operations are prohibited or restricted; (d) arrival procedures;
(e) departure procedures;
(f) duration of flights;
(g) the prohibition or restriction of training flights;
(h) VFR or visual approaches;
(i) simulated approach procedures; and
(j) the minimum altitude for the operation of aircraft in the vicinity of the aerodrome.

602.106 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall operate a subsonic turbojet aeroplane that has a maximum certificated take-off weight of more than 34,000kg (74,956 pounds) on take-off at a noise restricted runway set out in column II of an item of the table to this section at an aerodrome set out in column I of that item, unless there is on board

(a) a certificate of airworthiness indicating that the aeroplane meets the applicable noise emission standards;
(b) a certificate of noise compliance issued in respect of the aeroplane; or
(c) where the aeroplane is not a Canadian aircraft, a document issued by the state of registry that specifies that the aeroplane meets the applicable noise emission requirements of that state.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply

(a) to the extent that it is inconsistent with any obligation assumed by Canada in respect of a foreign state in a treaty, convention or agreement;
(b) where the pilot in command of an aircraft has declared an emergency; or (c) where an aircraft is operated on

(i) an air evacuation operation,
(ii) any other emergency air operation, or
(iii) a departure from an aerodrome at which it was required to land because of an emergency.

TABLE
  Column I Column II
Item Aerodrome Noise Restricted Runways
for Take-off
1 Vancouver International Airport 18L, 09R, 12, 26R
2 Calgary International Airport 07,10,16,25,28
3 Edmonton City Center(Blatchford Field)Airport All runways
4 Edmonton International Airport 12
5 Winnipeg International Airport 13,18
6 Hamilton Airport 06
7 Toronto/Lester B. Peterson Intl. Airport 06L, 06R, 15L, 15R, 05
8 Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Intl. Airport 32
9 Montreal Intl./Pierre Elliott-Trudeau All runways