Canada flag Kelowna Airport (YLW)

Country Canada | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: YLW | ICAO: CYLW | Elevation 1421 ft · 433 m | Local time —

Destinations
14
Flights / day
49
Busiest route
Vancouver
Top airline
WestJet

Kelowna Airport averages 49 flights per day to 14 destinations, with 13 domestic routes and one international route. A total of eight airlines operate at YLW, led by WestJet. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kelowna connects to Montreal, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 0 mins. Updated: October 19, 2026

Route Network

Kelowna Airport connects 14 destinations worldwide, with Vancouver standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Montreal, and the shortest flight is to Cranbrook.

Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 4 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
178 mi · 287 km
15
per day
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 20 mins
248 mi · 400 km
11
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
340 mi · 547 km
7
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 2 airlines
4 hr 35 mins
1,905 mi · 3,066 km
4
per day
Canada flag Victoria (YYJ) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
204 mi · 328 km
3
per day
Canada flag Nanaimo (YCD) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YCD
2
per day
Canada flag Prince George (YXS) – Canada 2 airlines
—
YLW → YXS
2
per day
Canada flag Comox (YQQ) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YQQ
1
per day
Canada flag Cranbrook (YXC) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
162 mi · 261 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Seattle (SEA) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
219 mi · 352 km
1
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
2,030 mi · 3,267 km
4
per week
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
981 mi · 1,579 km
4
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
2,111 mi · 3,397 km
2
per week
Canada flag Whitehorse (YXY) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
960 mi · 1,546 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 19, 2026.

Kelowna Airport is served by eight airlines, with WestJet in the lead at 23% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 64% of routes. two carriers operate only one route each. A total of one airline operate international routes, compared with seven airlines serving domestic routes. Air Canada is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Montreal with a flight time of 5 hrs.

WestJet (5 routes)
Pacific Coastal Airlines (5 routes)
Air Canada (4 routes)
Air North (2 routes)
Central Mountain Air (2 routes)
Porter Airlines (2 routes)
Flair Airlines (1 routes)
Alaska Airlines (1 routes)

Kelowna Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 93% domestic and 7% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 48/day
United States of America - 1/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
2 min early
1 min (+27.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
6 min early
1 min (-25.8%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
7 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
13 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
15 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
11 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
2 min (-44%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
6 min (-149.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
16 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Oct 17

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 16

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
3

Oct 14

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
3

Oct 13

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
2
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
2 min late
min (+19.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
1 min (+88.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
65 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Oct 17

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 16

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
3

Oct 14

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
3

Oct 13

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 12

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
3

Oct 9

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
4

Oct 7

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
4

Oct 5

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 3

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
3

Sep 27

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
1

Sep 26

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
7

Sep 25

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
4

Sep 24

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
10

Sep 23

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 22

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
7

Sep 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 20

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#449 (49 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#850 (14 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,914 ft 2,717 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
8,914 ft 2,717 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt

Runway Length

58 aircraft cannot operate at Kelowna Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,914 ft (2,717 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Kelowna (IATA: YLW) operates around 49 flights per day to 14 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 13 domestic and 1 international routes, with WestJet as the leading carrier and Vancouver currently the busiest connection. From YLW, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,717 m (8,914 ft).

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