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Medium airport · Canada

Kelowna International Airport

Kelowna, Canada · #425 world#9 of 30 in country

YLWIATA code
CYLWICAO code
2.3Mpassengers in 2025
2,713 mlongest of 1 runway
429 melevation · 1,407 ft
1946opened
Kelowna International Airport (YLW)
Photo: Bill Kempthorne · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Kelowna International Airport (YLW/CYLW) is an airport in Canada serving Kelowna.

It handled 2,315,432 passengers in 2025, making it number 425 in our world ranking and number 9 of 30 ranked airports in Canada.

It has 1 runway, the longest 2,713 m, at an elevation of 429 m.

2 airlines use it as a hub, including Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter and Carson Air.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
1.4M1.5M1.6M1.6M1.7M1.9M2.1M2M737.4K829.8K1.7M2M2.1M2.3M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
YLW
ICAO
CYLW
Wikidata
Q1431708
Location
Country
Canada
City served
Kelowna
Located in
British Columbia
Coordinates
49.9572, -119.3780
Elevation
429 m (1,407 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1946-01-01
Operator
Transport Canada
Named after
Kelowna
Runways
16/34
2,713 m · 8,901 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 2 airlines

KWKelowna Flightcraft Air CharterCarson Air