Travellers using Penticton Regional Airport will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets to pay for parking, with some rates increasing by as much as 500 per cent as of Nov. 1.
Transport Canada is set to raise daily parking fees from $3 to $17, while weekly rates will climb from $15 to $90. Monthly parking will increase from $40 to $200.
With the large increases, Penticton Regional Airport will soon have parking fees similar to those at Kelowna International Airport, despite having significantly fewer passengers on average.
While no recent data on the number of travellers who pass through Penticton Airport is available, historical data suggests around 80,000 to 110,000 people fly out of Penticton, while Kelowna saw more than two million passengers travel through its airport in 2025.
A survey commissioned by the City of Penticton on May 19 found that many local travellers prefer to drive to Kelowna International Airport for their flights.
Other B.C. airports seeing parking fee increases include Port Hardy on the north end of Vancouver Island and Sandspit on Haida Gwaii off the North Coast.
