ILG

Wilmington Airport

ICAO KILG39.6787°N 75.6065°W80 ft / 24 mMedium airport
On the map
New Castle Airport - Delaware
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Wilmington Airport (IATA: ILG, ICAO: KILG) is a medium airport in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It opened in May 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,275 ft (2,217 m). It is operated by Delaware River and Bay Authority. In 2025 it handled 334 thousand passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1943–1943
MAY 1943
OpenedWilmington Airport opens.
From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
New Castle County Terminal Building
09/27078° / 258° · LIT
LENGTH7,275 ft2,217 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
01/19005° / 185° · LIT
LENGTH7,012 ft2,137 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
14/32131° / 311° · LIT
LENGTH4,602 ft1,403 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2015–2025
25K
781
25K
10K
264K
249K
334K
15172122232425

Routes

15 destinations · 2 countries
1,000 km2,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miRDU · Raleigh-Durham International Airport · 315 mi / 507 km · 5,485 passengersILM · Wilmington International Airport · 395 mi / 635 km · 8,278 passengersUSA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · 408 mi / 656 km · 1,260 passengersMYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport · 454 mi / 730 km · 5,410 passengersATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 642 mi / 1,034 km · 1,034 passengersBNA · Nashville International Airport · 651 mi / 1,048 km · 8,469 passengersJAX · Jacksonville International Airport · 721 mi / 1,161 km · 5,118 passengersDAB · Daytona Beach International Airport · 789 mi / 1,269 km · 13,472 passengersMCO · Orlando International Airport · 843 mi / 1,356 km · 26,402 passengersLAL · Lakeland Linder International Airport · 887 mi / 1,427 km · 14,078 passengersTPA · Tampa International Airport · 900 mi / 1,449 km · 17,265 passengersSRQ · Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · 938 mi / 1,509 km · 4,605 passengersRSW · Southwest Florida International Airport · 975 mi / 1,569 km · 18,687 passengersFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 976 mi / 1,571 km · 15,090 passengersSJU · Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · 1,576 mi / 2,536 km · 15,650 passengersMCORSWSJUBNAILMRDUJAXATLTPAFLLDABMYRSRQUSALALILG
Year-round15
RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines507 km315 mi5,485 paxILMWilmington International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines635 km395 mi8,278 paxUSAConcord-Padgett Regional AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines656 km408 mi1,260 paxMYRMyrtle Beach International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines730 km454 mi5,410 paxATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,034 km642 mi1,034 paxBNANashville International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,048 km651 mi8,469 paxJAXJacksonville International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,161 km721 mi5,118 paxDABDaytona Beach International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,269 km789 mi13,472 paxMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,356 km843 mi26,402 paxLALLakeland Linder International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,427 km887 mi14,078 paxTPATampa International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,449 km900 mi17,265 paxSRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,509 km938 mi4,605 paxRSWSouthwest Florida International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,569 km975 mi18,687 paxFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,571 km976 mi15,090 paxSJULuis Munoz Marin International AirportPuerto Rico · Avelo Airlines2,536 km1,576 mi15,650 pax

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from ILG. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from ILG, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers334K (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#1,293of 3,974 · #296 North America · #198 USLongest runway7,275 ft2,217 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#3,241of 29,823 · #729 North America · #546 USElevation80 ft24 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=37,661of 43,341 · =17,080 North America · =14,223 USAgeOpened 19432026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=2,016of 15,079 · =1,078 North America · =1,034 USRunways31 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=151of 29,943 · =83 North America · =81 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

10 channels
A/DPHILADELPHIA APP/DEP118.350
ATISATIS123.950
CLDCLNC DEL119.950
CTAFCTAF126.000
GNDGND121.700
OPSARNG OPS46.900
POSTWILMINGTON COMD POST34.300
RDOMILLVILLE RDO114.000
TWRWILMINGTON TWR126.000
UNICUNICOM122.950