Kelowna International Airport

Kelowna International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorCity of Kelowna
ServesKelowna, British Columbia
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL1,420 ft / 433 m
Coordinates49°57′22″N 119°22′40″W / 49.95611°N 119.37778°W / 49.95611; -119.37778
Public transit access Kelowna Regional Transit  23 
Vernon Regional Transit  90 
Websiteylw.kelowna.ca
Map
CYLW
Location in British Columbia
CYLW
CYLW (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 9,039 2,755 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Total Passengers2,315,432
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada
Passenger statistics from City of Kelowna

Kelowna International Airport (IATA: YLW, ICAO: CYLW) is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or 6.2 nautical miles (11.5 km; 7.1 mi) northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia on Highway 97.

The single runway airport operates scheduled air service to Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Seattle, Montreal, as well as less frequent seasonal service to Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, and Phoenix. Currently, the airport handles up to 36 commercial departures a day, or approximately 248 departures per week. Three major airlines serve the airport: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, and WestJet.

In 2025, YLW was Canada's 9th busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 2,315,432 passengers, representing a 8.5% increase over 2024.