Kelowna airport’s economic impact over $2 billion in 2024

Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is a money-making machine.
Over $2 billion dollars ($2.076 to be exact) in economic output was generated by the City-owned airport in 2024, according to a study by the City of Kelowna.
Economic output is calculated by taking the aggregate of labour income and other expenditures which can be considered as the contribution to GDP.
The study in question will be handed to Kelowna City council on Monday. In the recommendation to council, the city manager said the e