Kelowna International Airport

• Fog creates days of delays at Kelowna International Airport

  Thick fog settling into Kelowna caused days of delays and diversions at the airport, though conditions are currently improving for those who plan to travel. 

  Traffic

  Jan 31
  
• Kelowna airport exceeds 2 million passengers for 3rd time

  'As one of the country’s fastest recovering airports, YLW is an important economic driver for our community,' Mayor Tom Dyas said.

  Canada

  Jan 26
  
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• Luxury hotel, new parkade to be built at Kelowna airport

  Sutton Place Hotels announced Wednesday it was planning to build a signature luxury hotel and parking structure next to the new terminal building expansion at YLW.

  Canada

  Jan 25
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• Chaotic day at Kelowna International Airport with weather delays, burst pipe

  With outbound flights at YLW being delayed because of de-icing on Friday, that, in turn, impacted inbound flights.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• Okanagan blanketed in snow; flights delayed, clearing efforts underway

  Snow has blanketed much of B.C., and in the Southern Interior that means cancelled flights to and from Vancouver, slower driving conditions and warnings to careful at home and out.

  Weather

  Jan 17
• Direct flights to Seattle, Las Vegas resume at YLW

  WestJet resumed direct flights to Las Vegas this week, with twice-weekly options.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
• Kelowna-bound plane loses control, Transportation Safety Board investigating

  A Nov. 3 incident involved a pilot losing control and declaring an emergency on a privately operated Pilatus PC-24 aircraft, the board said in a brief media release.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023
• Fewer cancellations and delays with proposed Kelowna flight path: Airport officials

  A proposed change in the flight path will allow more planes to land in Kelowna during poor weather, airport officials say.

  Traffic

  Oct 24, 2023
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• B.C. wildfires: Daytime flights slowly resuming at Kelowna airport

  A look at Thursday’s arrivals and departures on the airport’s website showed that most flights were still cancelled.

  Fire

  Aug 24, 2023
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• B.C. wildfires: Kelowna airport closed for second straight day

  Airport director Sam Samaddar is hopeful that full commercial operations will resume on Monday, but, due to wildfire uncertainty, that may not happen.

  Fire

  Aug 19, 2023