Facts & statistics
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) maintains a detailed statistical database on all aspects of its operation.
Below are the annual passenger numbers over the last decade. Additional information is included in the Airport's Annual Financial Report.
YLW's final passenger numbers for 2018 show airport travel reaching an all-time high at YLW.
In 2019, 2,032,144 passengers passed through the airport, making YLW the 10th busiest airport in Canada for a second year in a row.
For more information about expected growth at YLW in Master Plan 2045.
Monthly passenger numbers
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Jan. | 149,574 | 163,319 | 176,389 | 181,729 | 174,824 |
| Feb. | 144,063 | 161,626 | 173,940 | 179,039 | 173,517 |
| March | 151,909 | 173,504 | 185,796 | 193,715 | 104,948 |
| April | 119,787 | 146,331 | 156,816 | 155,532 | 5,706 |
| May | 126,674 | 143,061 | 155,911 | 155,259 | 6,805 |
| June | 135,069 | 143,008 | 162,040 | 160,894 | 15,355 |
| July | 150,180 | 163,751 | 187,678 | 178,602 | |
| Aug. | 160,846 | 179,153 | 201,485 | 183,191 | |
| Sept. | 143,166 | 148,289 | 158,535 | 154,396 | |
| Oct. | 147,705 | 150,947 | 162,136 | 162,597 | |
| Nov. | 136,603 | 143,350 | 148,720 | 145,266 | |
| Dec. | 166,537 | 177,131 | 189,584* | 181,799 | |
| Total | 1,732,113 | 1,893,470 | 2,059,030* | 2,032,019 |
*Note: Due to a reporting error being identified, these numbers were updated in January 2020.