Kamloops Airport numbers continue steady ascent at midway point of 2026

KAMLOOPS — There has been another year-over-year increase to passenger numbers at Kamloops Airport.

There were 72,937 passengers during the months of April, May and June this year – a 10.6 per cent increase from the same three month period last year. That increase is despite rising fuel prices that caused some schedule adjustments, especially at smaller, regional airports like Kamloops.

“June is when there were a lot of reactions to the fuel costs and we saw some reductions in frequencies from some airlines, so that reflected in the numbers but they still finished about 4.3 per cent above June of last year,” Jim Moroz, the Managing Director at Kamloops Airport said.

According to data released by YKA, there were 23,678 passengers in June 2026, up from the 22,705 in June last year. Passengers numbers in April (24,390) and May (24,869) were up 15.2 per cent and 12.5 per cent respectively compared to the same months in 2025.