# Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport (YRO)

> Ottawa, CA · IATA: YRO · ICAO: CYRO · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YRO` |
| ICAO | `CYRO` |
| City | Ottawa |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 57 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 45.46030, -75.64610 |

## Description

The Rockcliffe Flying Club keeps this grass-strip aerodrome alive on Ottawa's eastern edge, sharing the riverside site with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. YRO handles flight training, recreational and private aviation only – there are no scheduled passenger flights and no commercial cargo operation. Freight forwarders serving the capital route shipments through Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier (YOW) some 15 km southwest, where Air Canada Cargo, FedEx, UPS and Purolator run their terminals. A piece of aviation heritage rather than a logistics node, Rockcliffe is best known as the birthplace of Canadian airmail in 1918.

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