Kelowna International Airport
Kelowna International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||
| Operator | City of Kelowna | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kelowna, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,420 ft / 433 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°57′22″N 119°22′40″W / 49.95611°N 119.37778°W | ||||||||||
| Public transit access | Kelowna Regional Transit 23 Vernon Regional Transit 90 | ||||||||||
| Website | ylw.kelowna.ca | ||||||||||
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CYLW Location in British Columbia CYLW CYLW (Canada) | |||||||||||
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| 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.