Canada flag Kelowna Airport (YLW)

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

Destinations
22
Flights / day
56
Busiest route
Vancouver
Top airline
WestJet

Kelowna Airport averages 56 flights per day to 22 destinations, with 14 domestic routes and eight international routes. A total of 12 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: July 18, 2026

Route Network

Kelowna Airport connects 22 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 4 airlines
1 hr 20 mins
248 mi · 400 km
12
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
340 mi · 547 km
8
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 Comox (YQQ) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YQQ
2
per day
Canada flag Prince George (YXS) – Canada 2 airlines
—
YLW → YXS
2
per day
Canada flag Nanaimo (YCD) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YCD
2
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 Cranbrook (YXC) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
162 mi · 261 km
1
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YOW
1
per day
Canada flag Regina (YQR) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YQR
4
per week
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YWG
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 Saskatoon (YXE) – Canada 1 airline
—
YLW → YXE
2
per week
United States of America flag Carlsbad (CLD) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YLW → CLD
1
per week
United States of America flag Chicago (MDW) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YLW → MDW
1
per week
United States of America flag Coeur d'Alene (COE) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YLW → COE
1
per week
United States of America flag Great Falls (GTF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
403 mi · 648 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Salt Lake City (SLC) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
727 mi · 1,171 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Seattle (BFI) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
214 mi · 345 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Spokane (GEG) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YLW → GEG
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

Kelowna Airport is served by 12 airlines, with WestJet in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 50% of routes. three carriers operate only one route each. A total of five airlines 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 (7 routes)
Pacific Coastal Airlines (5 routes)
Air Canada (4 routes)
Central Mountain Air (3 routes)
Flair Airlines (2 routes)
Porter Airlines (2 routes)
Flexjet (2 routes)
TIV (2 routes)
NetJets Aviation (2 routes)
Air North (1 routes)
Alaska Airlines (1 routes)
JRE (1 routes)

Kelowna Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 64% domestic and 36% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 53/day
United States of America - 2/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
10 min late
5 min (+82.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
4 min late
4 min (+444.5%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
8 min early
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
52 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
45 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
4 min late
2 min (+129.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min (+62.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
17 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 18

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Jul 17

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Jul 16

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 14

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
3 min late
2 min (+286.8%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
2 min (+79.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
59 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 18

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Jul 17

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
5

Jul 16

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 14

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 11

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
8

Jul 9

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
8 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
3

Jul 2

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
7

Jul 1

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
3

Jun 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 26

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 25

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 24

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
5

Jun 22

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#429 (56 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#703 (22 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

63 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 A380-800 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 BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 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
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 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 A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 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
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 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
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 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 56 flights per day to 22 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 14 domestic and 8 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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