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# Smoking at Kelowna International Airport – YLW

Yes, you can smoke at **Kelowna International Airport (YLW)** — at two designated outdoor areas, a seating spot at the north end of the terminal building and a covered area in the short-term parking lot directly across from the terminal. The terminal is smoke- and vape-free inside, at all times, for every substance.

## Where to Smoke at Kelowna Airport

The airport’s own frequently-asked-questions page names two designated smoking areas: “An area with seating at the north end of the terminal building” and “A covered area in the short-term parking lot directly across from the terminal building.” Both are outdoors and landside.

There is no indoor smoking room and nothing airside — both areas are before the security checkpoint. No post-security option is confirmed, so a passenger already through security on a layover would need to exit through arrivals, use one of the two outdoor areas, and clear screening again.

## Vaping

YLW’s own site groups vaping with smoking, describing both outdoor spots as “designated smoking and vaping areas” — so e-cigarettes are allowed in the same north-end seating area and covered parking-lot area, never inside the terminal. British Columbia’s Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act regulates vapour products alongside tobacco province-wide.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke- and vape-free at all times |
| After security / airside | No | No post-security or indoor smoking room confirmed |
| North-end terminal seating area | Yes | Outdoor, landside, with seating |
| Short-term parking (covered) | Yes | Outdoor, landside, directly across from the terminal |
| Vaping | Yes | Same two outdoor areas as smoking, per the airport’s own FAQ; not permitted inside the terminal |

For Canada’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Canada airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/canada/).

## Useful Links

[Kelowna International Airport – Frequently Asked Questions (official)](https://ylw.kelowna.ca/passengers/frequently-asked-questions)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Kelowna International Airport?

Yes — at two designated outdoor smoking and vaping areas: one with seating at the north end of the terminal building, and a covered area in the short-term parking lot directly across from the terminal. The terminal interior is smoke- and vape-free at all times.

### Where are the smoking areas at Kelowna Airport?

YLW’s own site lists two locations — an area with seating at the north end of the terminal building, and a covered area in the short-term parking lot directly across from the terminal building.

### Can I smoke inside Kelowna International Airport?

The terminal at YLW is smoke- and vape-free inside, at all times, for every substance, under the airport’s own rule. Smoke outdoors instead, at the north-end terminal seating area or the covered area in short-term parking.

### Is there a smoking area after security at YLW?

Both of YLW’s smoking areas are outside the terminal, before security. There is no indoor or airside smoking room, so smoke before you check in, or exit and clear screening again if you are already past security on a layover.

### Can I vape at Kelowna Airport?

Yes — the airport’s own FAQ describes both outdoor spots as designated smoking and vaping areas, so e-cigarettes are allowed in the same two locations and nowhere inside the terminal.