# Kelowna International Airport (YLW / CYLW)

**Kelowna International Airport** (IATA: YLW, ICAO: CYLW) is a large airport in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It opened in 1946. It has one runway, 2,713 m (8,900 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Transport Canada. In 2025 it handled 2.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YLW / CYLW
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Transport Canada
- Serves: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Opened: 1946
- Elevation: 433 m / 1,421 ft
- Coordinates: 49.9561, -119.3780
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,713 m / 8,900 ft
- Passengers: 2,315,432 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Vancouver
- Website: https://ylw.kelowna.ca/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431708
- Weather station: CYLW · WMO 71203
- Ident: CYLW

## Timeline

- 1946: Kelowna International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,713 m / 8,900 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,602,899 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,593,606 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,732,113 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,893,470 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,080,372 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,032,019 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 737,447 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 829,804 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,718,059 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 2,032,624 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 2,133,582 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 2,315,432 | Wikidata |

## Routes

21 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 287 km / 178 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore, Air Canada Rouge, Air North, Air Canada Express, Central Mountain Air
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 328 km / 204 mi · WestJet Encore
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 352 km / 219 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 401 km / 249 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore, Air Canada Express
- [YXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxs.md) Prince George (International) Airport · Canada · 491 km / 305 mi · Central Mountain Air
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 547 km / 340 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore, Flair Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,066 km / 1,905 mi · Porter Airlines, Air Canada Rouge
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 3,267 km / 2,030 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,397 km / 2,111 mi · Air Canada

### Seasonal (13)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 287 km / 178 mi · Air Canada, Flair Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 352 km / 219 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 401 km / 249 mi · Flair Airlines
- [YXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxe.md) Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Canada · 918 km / 570 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YQR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqr.md) Regina International Airport · Canada · 1,047 km / 651 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 1,579 km / 981 mi · WestJet
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,934 km / 1,202 mi · WestJet
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,066 km / 1,905 mi · Air Canada
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 3,097 km / 1,924 mi · WestJet
- [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 3,190 km / 1,982 mi · WestJet
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 3,485 km / 2,165 mi · WestJet
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 4,295 km / 2,669 mi · WestJet

### Charter (5)

- [YKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyka.md) Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport · Canada · 113 km / 70 mi · Canadian North
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 287 km / 178 mi · Canadian North, North Cariboo Air
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 328 km / 204 mi · North Cariboo Air
- [YXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxj.md) Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport · Canada · 704 km / 437 mi · North Cariboo Air
- [YMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cymm.md) Fort McMurray International Airport · Canada · 920 km / 572 mi · Canadian North

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YLW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- [Carson Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/carson-air)
- KW [Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kelowna-flightcraft-air-charter)

### Passenger (12)

- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 9
- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 7
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 3
- 5T [Canadian North](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/canadian-north) · 3 · charter
- F8 [Flair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flair-airlines) · 3
- NCB [North Cariboo Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/north-cariboo-air) · 3 · charter
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 2
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 2
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- 9M [Central Mountain Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/central-mountain-air) · 2
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 2
- 4N [Air North](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-north) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.3M (2025) | #533 of 3,974 | #127 in North America | #9 in CA |
| Longest runway | 2,713 m / 8,900 ft | =1,873 of 29,858 | =408 in North America | #29 in CA |
| Elevation | 433 m / 1,421 ft | =12,682 of 43,403 | =5,471 in North America | #533 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | #39 in CA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =233 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | PACIFIC RDO | 126.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.500 |
| EMR | EMR | 122.675 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| VDF |  | 119.600 |
| RCO | PENTICTON RDO | 119.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [YVE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvk.md) Vernon Regional Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [YYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyf.md) Penticton Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [YSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czam.md) Shuswap Regional Airport · 81 km / 51 mi
- [YKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyka.md) Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [ZGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czgf.md) Grand Forks Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [YRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyrv.md) Revelstoke Airport · 140 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kelowna International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kelowna_International_Airport&oldid=1373378417), revision of 5 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw/data