YLW — Kelowna International Airport
- IATA code
- YLW
- ICAO code
- CYLW
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 2,244,830
- 2025 · +8.1% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 5
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−8 / UTC−7
- America/Vancouver
- Elevation
- 433 m
- 1,421 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,713 m
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About YLW
Kelowna International Airport is a large airport serving Kelowna, Canada. It opened in 1946 and is run by Transport Canada. 2,244,830 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 5 nonstop routes from YLW.
Wikidata (CC0) · Statistics Canada. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from YLW
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| YLW → SEA | 353 km | 64,113 |
| YLW → LAX | 1,780 km | 9,694 |
| YLW → PHX | 1,932 km | 4,982 |
| YLW → LAS | 1,579 km | 794 |
| YLW → KOA | 4,659 km | 542 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at YLW on flights to and from the US
- OO SkyWest Airlines · 1,057 flights
- WS Westjet · 260 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YYF | Penticton Airport | 57 km |
| YKA | Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport | 113 km |
| YCG | Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport | 146 km |
Distance from YLW to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,713 m | 61 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada · 49.9561, -119.3780
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