CYLW
Kelowna International Airport
VFR
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Name
Kelowna International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
CYLW / YLW / CYLW
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
12:57 am (PST)
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Municipality
Kelowna
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Coordinates
49° 57′ 21″ N 119° 22′ 40″ W
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Elevation
1’420 ft (433 m MSL)
About Kelowna International Airport
Kelowna International Airport (IATA: YLW, ICAO: CYLW) is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or 6.2 nautical miles (11.5 km; 7.1 mi) northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 97.
The single runway airport operates scheduled air service to Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Seattle, Montreal, as well as less frequent seasonal service to Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, and Phoenix. Currently, the airport handles up to 36 commercial departures a day, or approximately 248 departures per week. Three major airlines serve the airport: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, and WestJet.
In 2018, YLW overtook Victoria International Airport to become Canada's 10th busiest airport by passenger traffic with 2,080,372, representing a 9.9% increase over 2017.