YRO
Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO) Transfers
Private chauffeur transfers at Rockcliffe, Ottawa.
Rockcliffe is the closest airfield to central Ottawa that we serve - about 6 km from downtown, against roughly 12 km for Macdonald-Cartier. It is a general aviation field, listed by the Province of Ontario under the identifier CYRO and the name Ottawa/Rockcliffe, and it shares its site with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, whose collection was first housed in Second World War hangars here in 1964. The Rockcliffe Flying Club operates from the field.
What that combination means in practice is a small, historic airfield very close to the middle of a capital city. There is no airline service and no arrivals board; the traffic is light aircraft, club flying and training.
Meet & Greet
Your chauffeur meets you inside the FBO or private terminal lounge your aircraft is handled at.
60 minutes of waiting
Complimentary on every airport pickup, measured from when your aircraft lands.
Timed to the aircraft
Booked against your operator and tail number rather than a published schedule.
Door-to-door
Direct to your destination, with no stops you did not ask for.
How pickup works at Rockcliffe
A pickup at Rockcliffe is arranged against your aircraft rather than a flight number. Give us the operator or club you are flying with, a tail number, and the arrival time you have been given, and dispatch settles the meeting point with you before the day.
Sixty minutes of complimentary waiting from the aircraft's arrival apply here in the same way they do at a commercial terminal, and so does meet and greet - in the form Rockcliffe supports, which is the chauffeur coming into the FBO or clubhouse lounge to meet you rather than waiting in an arrivals hall the field does not have.
Visitors sometimes book a car here for the museum rather than for a flight. That is a normal address pickup and needs none of the above.
The included waiting period and the per-minute rate after it are set out in clause 4 of our Terms.
Rockcliffe in brief
- Identifier
- CYRO, listed by the Province of Ontario as Ottawa/Rockcliffe.
- Type
- A general aviation airfield. No scheduled airline service.
- On the site
- The Canada Aviation and Space Museum, whose collection was first housed in Second World War hangars at Rockcliffe from 1964. The Rockcliffe Flying Club operates from the airport.
- Distance
- About 6 km from downtown Ottawa, straight-line from the airport's official coordinates - the closest airfield to the city centre that we serve.
- Province
- Ontario, so trips to and from here are bookable online.
Questions about Rockcliffe
How close is Rockcliffe to downtown Ottawa?
About 6 km, measured straight-line from the airport's official coordinates to the city centre. It is the nearest field to the centre on our list.
Can you collect me from a private or club flight?
Yes. Give us the operator or flying club, the tail number and the arrival time instead of an airline flight number, and dispatch takes it from there.
Do you do pickups for the Canada Aviation and Space Museum?
Yes, and that is simply an address booking rather than an airport one. The museum shares the Rockcliffe site, so if you are visiting rather than flying, book it the way you would any other point-to-point trip.
Is meet and greet available at Rockcliffe?
Yes, in the form a small airfield allows: the chauffeur comes into the FBO or clubhouse lounge and meets you there rather than in an arrivals hall Rockcliffe does not have. Tell us the operator or club and dispatch settles the spot.
Chauffeur service in Ottawa
Rockcliffe serves Ottawa, Ontario. The city page covers everything we run there, not only the airport work.
Chauffeur service in Ottawa →Other airports we serve in Ottawa
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) — commercial, about 12 km from downtown Ottawa in a straight line
- Ottawa/Carp Airport (YRP) — private and business aviation, about 30 km from downtown Ottawa in a straight line
- Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) — private and business aviation, about 15 km from downtown Ottawa in a straight line