Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, International airport in Ottawa, Canada.
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is an international airport in Ottawa, Ontario, handling scheduled and charter flights from North America and Europe. Three asphalt runways extend in different directions, with the longest measuring around 3,000 meters (10,000 feet).
The site was built as a military airfield during the Second World War and later opened for civilian traffic. For decades it was called Uplands, until it was renamed in honor of two Canadian statesmen.
Inside the main building, murals and sculptures show scenes from the region and tell stories of people across northern Ontario. Many travelers pause at display cases to look at handmade pieces from surrounding communities.
Buses run regularly into the city center, taxis wait outside the arrivals area, and rental car desks are located near the hall. Visitors arriving by car can find short-term and long-term parking on several levels.
During the terminal inauguration in the 1960s, a supersonic F-104 Starfighter flew too close and damaged the facade with pressure waves. Repairs cost the equivalent of several hundred thousand dollars over half a century ago.
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