Direct Flights from Seattle to Kelowna
Kelowna · Canada
Nonstop service from SEA to YLW on SkyWest, WestJet. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Kelowna, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Kelowna for, from Seattle
55m in the air, 219 miles: short enough that a single night in Kelowna is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Kelowna
Kelowna is a city in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Kelowna is the largest inland city in British Columbia, in the heart of BC's wine country. Okanagan Lake is the main draw in the summer.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Kelowna
- Big White Ski Resort, simply known as Big White, is a ski resort located 56 km (35 mi) southeast of Kelowna in the Southern Interior of British Columbia.
- Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park is a provincial park within the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District of British Columbia, Canada, focused on the mountain of the same name and located on the east side of Okanagan Lake…
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park in Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada.
- Okanagan Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1955, the park covers a total area of 98 hectares.
- Ellison Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Okanagan Lake to the south of the city of Vernon.
- Darke Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located west of Okanagan Lake, southwest of the town of Peachland in that province's Okanagan region.
- Bear Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the west side of the Okanagan Lake and is northwest of the city of Kelowna.
- Truman Dagnus Locheed Provincial Park is a former provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the northeast side of Okanagan Lake to the southwest of the city of Vernon.
- Kekuli Bay Provincial Park, formerly Kalamalka West Provincial Park, is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the west shore of Kalamalka Lake on BC Highway 97 south of Vernon.
- Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Established as Claybanks Beach Park in 1969, the park covers a total area of 30 hectares, the park also conserves 558m of shoreline and 100m…
- Eneas Lakes Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, west of the town of Peachland, to the south of Peachland Creek. The park is about 1036 ha. in size and was established in 1968.
- Pennask Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the easternmost heights of the Thompson Plateau, 50 km (31 mi) to the northwest of the Okanagan town of Peachland.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Kelowna weather, compared with Seattle
Within 2° of Seattle on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Kelowna 33°F · Seattle 47°F · 14° colder
- April
- Kelowna 59°F · Seattle 58°F · much the same
- July
- Kelowna 84°F · Seattle 77°F · 7° warmer
- October
- Kelowna 55°F · Seattle 60°F · 4° colder
December bottoms out near 33°F — a real coat, not a layer. Kelowna also swings harder through the year than Seattle does — 51° between its coldest and warmest months against 31°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Kelowna
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Kelowna is May–June and September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 70–75°F.
- How long to stay
- Kelowna rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Big White Ski Resort, Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, and Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Seattle to Kelowna?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Seattle (SEA) to Kelowna (YLW) on SkyWest, WestJet.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Seattle to Kelowna?
- SkyWest, WestJet fly nonstop between Seattle (SEA) and Kelowna (YLW).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Seattle to Kelowna?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Seattle to Kelowna.
- How far is Kelowna from Seattle?
- Kelowna is about 219 miles from Seattle by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Seattle to Canada?
- Yes — Kelowna (YLW) has nonstop service from Seattle on SkyWest, WestJet, making it a nonstop gateway to Canada.
- What is there to do in Kelowna?
- Popular things to do include Big White Ski Resort, Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area, Okanagan Lake Provincial Park, and more.
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