Ottawa Macdonald-Carter International Airport is situated in the Ottawa, in the south of riverside. It is named on the name of Sir John A Macdonald and Sir George Etienne Cartier. Ottawa airport is the sixth busiest airport of Canada passenger traveling while it is on the 8th number in the list of Canada's busiest aircraft movement airport. This airport is a hub of First Air. Formerly it was recognized as CFB Ottawa South/CFB Uplands.
This airport has the pre-clearance facility to USA border. Initially it was established to serve military and still it is serving military. Later on it was expanded and new terminal was constructed to cater the heavy passenger traffic. There is a bridge that connects the new and old terminal to cater the heavy traffic during on the season. aOttawa airport was awarded for the quality services that are being served to the clients.
Airlines and destinations
Ottawa airport is serving to the following national and international destinations:
Air Canada: Calgary, Cancún , Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Halifax, London-Heathrow, Montego Bay, Montréal-Trudeau, Santa Clara, St. John's, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg.
Air Canada Jazz: Boston, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, London (ON), Moncton , Montréal-Trudeau, New York-LaGuardia, Quebec City, Saint John, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan.
Air Transat: Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
American eagle: Chicago-O'Hare.
Besarskin Airlines:Kitchener/Waterloo, North Bay, Sudbury.
CANjET: Punta Cana
Canadian North: Iqaluit.
Continental Express: Newark
First Air: Iqaluit.
Northwest Airlink: Detroit.
Porter Airlines: Halifax, Toronto-City Centre
Sky service: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Holguin, La Romana, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Samana, Varadero)üSunwing Airlines: Cayo Coco, Holguin, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santiago de Cuba, Varadero
Thomas Cook Airlines: London-Gatwick
Chautauqua Airlines: Washington-Dulles
Shuttle America: Chicago-O'Hare, Denver [begins June 4] , Washington-Dulles
West Jet: Calgary, Cancún, Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Halifax , Nassau, Orlando , Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver( all are seasonal) , Winnipeg
