Penticton Airport guide

Penticton Airport sits 3.3 km southwest of downtown Penticton, in British Columbia's South Okanagan valley between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake. The airport is at 340 m above sea level and has one asphalt runway, 16/34, 1,829 m long and 45 m wide.

Scheduled service is regional. Pacific Coastal Airlines flies to Vancouver, and WestJet Encore flies to Calgary, with a seasonal route to Edmonton. The airport also handles charter, private and general aviation traffic, and it has a forestry air tanker base and a helicopter base. Canada Border Services Agency staff clear arriving international flights.

Permission for public use was first granted in 1945, and a permanent licence followed in 1956. The current terminal dates from 1963. It was expanded in 2016 to add departure seating and upgraded between 2019 and 2021. A restaurant, the Sky High Diner, operates in the building. Transport Canada owns the airport. It is the closest commercial airport to wineries and beaches along the Okanagan valley's southern end.