YLW → YVRKelowna to Vancouver

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Direct flights from Kelowna (YLW) to Vancouver (YVR): 129 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 90% of the last 105 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. 2 of the 105 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 287 km, an estimated 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kelowna and Vancouver. Updated 30 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, YLW → YVR

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. · 4N540Air North On schedule YVR 12:45scheduled
  2. · AC8265Air Canada Departed Landed 07:11 +11
  3. · AC8267Air Canada Departed Landed 08:48 −11
  4. · AC8273Air Canada On schedule YVR 12:44scheduled
  5. · AC8275Air Canada On schedule YVR 14:19scheduled
  6. · WS3561WestJet On schedule YVR 12:45scheduled
  7. · WS3563WestJet On schedule YVR est. 14:30 +45sched 13:45
  8. · WS3565WestJet On schedule YVR est. 10:59 +34sched 10:25
  9. · WS495WestJet Departed Landed 07:15

Checked YVR board 10:33

YLW Kelowna tracking
YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
287 km · ~0h 52m est.
dep bank 05:25–20:45129x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 129x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 105 tracked YLW → YVR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 2 of 105 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 103 arrivals
Flight time~0h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures129x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled1.9%recent route rate · 2 of 105

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir NorthCentral Mountain AirWestJet

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC82% on time

Flights AC8265 varies daily · AC8267 07:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AC8269 11:05 daily · AC8273 11:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Air North4N89% on time

Flights 4N540 11:45 daily · 4N570 17:00 Su

Central Mountain Air9M100% on time

Flights 9M2751 varies Tu We Th · 9M738 17:20 Mo Fr

WestJetWS98% on time

Flights WS3557 05:55 daily · WS495 06:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WS3561 10:20 daily · WS3563 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AC8265arrived+11
10-30AC8267arrived−11
10-30WS495arrived+0
10-294N540arrived−5
10-299M2751arrived+0
10-29AC275arrived+14
10-29AC8265arrived−18
10-29AC8267arrived+0
10-29AC8273arrived+19
10-29AC8275arrived−12
10-29AC8277arrived+1
10-29AC8281arrived−15
10-29WS3557arrived−16
10-29WS3559arrived+7
10-29WS3561arrived−22
10-29WS3563arrived−13
10-29WS3565arrived−24
10-29WS3567arrived−9
10-29WS3569arrived+7
10-29WS3571arrived−2
10-29WS495arrived−8
10-284N540arrived+13
10-289M2751arrived+0
10-28AC275arrived−13
10-28AC8265arrived−18
10-28AC8267arrived−6
10-28AC8273arrived+16
10-28AC8275arrived+48
10-28AC8277arrived−11
10-28AC8281arrived−4
10-28WS3559arrived−8
10-28WS3561arrived−24
10-28WS3563arrived−24
10-28WS3567arrived+4
10-28WS3569arrived−14
10-28WS3571arrived−23
10-28WS495arrived−17
10-274N540arrived−11
10-279M2751arrived+0
10-27AC275arrived−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YLWKelowna tracking Full YLW delay board →
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · W 11 kt Full YVR delay board →

How the Kelowna to Vancouver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YLW to YVR flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YLW to YVR questions

Is YLW–YVR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YLW–YVR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:55 and evening departures around 17:00 from YLW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YVR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YLW to YVR?

Great-circle distance is 287 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 50–55 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YLW–YVR fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 129 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.