While waiting for one of my daughters to arrive from the U.K. for a summer visit, I spent some time Plane Spotting from the main terminal at the Ottawa Airport.
The Airport’s Official name is Macdonald–Cartier International Airport and is named after two of the founding fathers of Canada, Sir John A. MacDonald and Sir George-Etienne Cartier. The Airport code for Ottawa is YOW or CYOW. The Airport was active as of July 2, 1927.
An interesting fact is that in 1950 the village of Bowesville was expropriated to expand the airport. The current main terminal now stands on the site of the crossroads at the center of the village.
I have always had a fascination with planes and I am a fairly proficient MS Flight Simulator pilot. I hope to spend some more time plane spotting in the future.
