Uber / Uride · Confirm the app — official About leftover is about ten minutes northeast of Kelowna on Highway 97
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
YKA7.2
YLW8.3+1.1
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
YKA6.0
YLW7.6+1.6
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
YKA5.4
YLW7.5+2.1
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
YKA6.8
YLW7.4+0.6
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
YKA6.6
YLW7.6+1.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
YKA2.0
YLW2.0
Best for
YKA
Air Canada YVR connectionsWestJet Encore YYC (seasonal YEG)Sun Peaks / Thompson region self-drive
YLW
Okanagan and Interior travellers who would otherwise drive to YVR or YYCWestJet, Air Canada, Porter, Alaska, or Flair connections from one buildingDrivers who will use the $17.50 Long-Term Lot or the free Canco cell lotNEXUS / CATSA Verified Travellers on a signed CT lane
Watch out for
YKA
No Priority Pass loungeYLW catchment overlap — compare Kelowna for some itinerariesSeasonal Edmonton / Air North products — confirm liveNo published MCT
YLW
No passenger lounge — aggregator Maple Leaf / Plaza Premium / Priority Pass YLW is fictionPhase 1 remaining construction through late 2026; Sutton Place and the 1,000-stall parkade are not openOfficial YLW pages do not print a route number; Wikipedia leftover “no evening bus” is leftover vs BC Transit Route 23Live destinations table does not print LAX or LAS — confirm FIDS
Amenities and tips
YKA
AC YVR + WJ YYCSun Peaks gatewayCompact terminal
AC YVR + WJ YYC core
Air Canada Express Vancouver and WestJet Encore Calgary are the clear year-round-style pins; Edmonton seasonal; Pacific Coastal Victoria.
Single regional terminal
Compact Thompson plant with cafe / services framing.
Cafe-scale F&B
Bread Garden / snack framing historically — not YVR density.
YLW
White Spot + Vintners after CATSANo passenger loungeFree terminal Wi-FiLong-Term Lot + Canco cell lotParenting Room + Family Adventure ZoneAirline wheelchair + Ambassador escort
Arrive 2 hours — CATSA opens 3:15 a.m.
Official FAQ and travel-tips cards: be at the terminal at least two hours before departure, domestic or international. Screening is printed 3:15 a.m. until the last departure.
One terminal — new west departures, not a second airport
One civil building. The January 2026 expansion added the west departures lounge and CATSA CT checkpoint; Phase 1 remaining work runs through late 2026.
Eat after CATSA unless you want Ellison or landside Tims
Live official shops page: airside White Spot 4:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. (limited menu after 7:30 p.m.), Vintners Exchange first-to-last flight, Subway 5:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Tim Hortons 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
YKA · Thompson–Okanagan gateway with **Air Canada Express** Vancouver, **WestJet Encore** Calgary (seasonal Edmonton), and **Pacific Coastal** Victoria — **no Priority Pass lounge** verified on research day; rentals/taxis and paid parking cover ground including Sun Peaks access.
YLW · Canada’s ninth-busiest airport in a single civil hall — CATSA Plus, a real Okanagan food bench, and $17.50 long-term parking, traded against no lounge, no rail, and Phase 1 construction through late 2026.
