Informational Guide to Macdonald-Cartier International Airport - Non Official

AC343 Air Canada - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Canada flight AC343, which currently operates between the airports of Ottawa - Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (Airport Code YOW) and Vancouver - Vancouver International Airport (Airport Code YVR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, July 02, 2026.

AC343 On Time performance:
76
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AC343 Air Canada to Vancouver

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 141 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday July 02, 2026

Airline information

Air Canada
Air Canada
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Ottawa (YOW)
July 02, 2026
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Departed at:
09:19 am
Gate:
16
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:55 am

Arrival

Vancouver (YVR)
July 02, 2026
Vancouver International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:35 am
Terminal:
M
Gate:
C46
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:14 am
Baggage: 5
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- NH6847 - ANA All Nippon Airways

- NZ4518 - Air New Zealand

- OZ6109 - Asiana Airlines

- VA5175 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AC343?
The flight AC343 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AC343?
The distance between the two airports is 2207 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AC343?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 05:19 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 05:09 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Ottawa: 2026-07-02 11:36:24
Current Time in Vancouver: 2026-07-02 08:36:24

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Ottawa and Vancouver:

Air Canada
- Flight Number: AC341. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC345. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)

Porter Airlines
- Flight Number: PD263. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: PD267. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 01, 2026 to June 27, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 58
On Time: 44 ( 76 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 16 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from May 01, 2026 to June 27, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 07, 2025 to May 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AC343

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
01 July
07:00 am
Ottawa (YOW)
09:16 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 16min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 June
06:44 am
Ottawa (YOW)
08:55 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 11min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 June
07:12 am
Ottawa (YOW)
09:19 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 07min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Sunday
28 June
07:22 am
Ottawa (YOW)
09:24 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 02min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 June
07:12 am
Ottawa (YOW)
09:21 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 09min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
26 June
07:30 am
Ottawa (YOW)
09:42 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 12min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
25 June
06:48 am
Ottawa (YOW)
08:53 am
Vancouver (YVR)
05h 05min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 June
06:54 am
Ottawa (YOW)
08:52 am
Vancouver (YVR)
04h 58min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
23 June
06:47 am
Ottawa (YOW)
08:46 am
Vancouver (YVR)
04h 59min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Monday
22 June
07:26 am
Ottawa (YOW)
09:20 am
Vancouver (YVR)
04h 54min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time