Penticton Regional Airport – YYF
Another regional airport in the British Columbia province of Canada is the Penticton Regional Airport. It serves the greater area of Penticton, BC and a small portion of neighboring areas such Similkameen, West Kootenay, and South Okanagan. In the early 1940s, YYF-Penticton Regional Airport was an airfield used for emergency landings during the war. Only by 1945 was the airport officially opened for commercial use.
Best Time to Visit
Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), like many regional airports, only has one passenger terminal and a single runway. Restaurants, car rentals, and Canada Customs Agents are all found readily available inside the airport. Two airlines, mainly Air Canada Express with flights to and from Vancouver while WestJet Encore has flights to and from Calgary fly in and out of the airport. There are also connecting flights to Edmonton, Toronto, and Fort McMurray. From the airport, aside from Penticton, you can also visit Idabel Lake and Kelowna.
What to Do & Area Attractions
For just a few minutes of drive, you can find many exceptional YYF – Penticton airport hotels and accommodations nearby. Six minutes away is the Best Western Inn at Penticton, which features both indoor and outdoor pools and a playground for the guests. You can also stay for a night or more at the Ramada by Wyndham Penticton Hotel & Suites, located just a little bit over 2 miles from the airport or another nearby hotel, with just almost 3 miles away, the Sandman Hotel Penticton.
You can also land at the Kelowna International Airport (KLW).
