# Wilmington Airport (ILG / KILG) **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. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ILG / KILG - FAA: ILG - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Delaware River and Bay Authority - Serves: Wilmington, Delaware, United States - Opened: May 1943 - Elevation: 80 ft / 24 m - Coordinates: 39.6787, -75.6065 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 7,275 ft / 2,217 m - Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 3 arrivals - Passengers: 334,432 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: https://flyilg.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_Airport_(Delaware) (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876019 - Weather station: KILG · WMO 72418 - Ident: KILG ## Timeline - May 1943: Wilmington Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 7,275 ft / 2,217 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes | | 01/19 | 7,012 ft / 2,137 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 005° / 185° | yes | | 14/32 | 4,602 ft / 1,403 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 131° / 311° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00458AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 25,054 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 781 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 25,062 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 10,055 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 263,531 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 248,919 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 334,432 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 15 destinations in 2 countries. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from ILG, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (15) - [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 315 mi / 507 km · 5,485 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · United States · 395 mi / 635 km · 8,278 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · United States · 408 mi / 656 km · 1,260 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 454 mi / 730 km · 5,410 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 642 mi / 1,034 km · 1,034 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 651 mi / 1,048 km · 8,469 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 721 mi / 1,161 km · 5,118 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [DAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdab.md) Daytona Beach International Airport · United States · 789 mi / 1,269 km · 13,472 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 843 mi / 1,356 km · 26,402 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · United States · 887 mi / 1,427 km · 14,078 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 900 mi / 1,449 km · 17,265 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 938 mi / 1,509 km · 4,605 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 975 mi / 1,569 km · 18,687 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 976 mi / 1,571 km · 15,090 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,576 mi / 2,536 km · 15,650 passengers · Avelo Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ILG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 15 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 334K (2025) | #1,293 of 3,974 | #296 in North America | #198 in US | | Longest runway | 7,275 ft / 2,217 m | #3,241 of 29,858 | #729 in North America | #546 in US | | Elevation | 80 ft / 24 m | =37,717 of 43,403 | =17,089 in North America | =14,231 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP | 118.350 | | ATIS | ATIS | 123.950 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.950 | | CTAF | CTAF | 126.000 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | OPS | ARNG OPS | 46.900 | | POST | WILMINGTON COMD POST | 34.300 | | RDO | MILLVILLE RDO | 114.000 | | TWR | WILMINGTON TWR | 126.000 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · 24 mi / 38 km - [APG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapg.md) Phillips Army Air Field · 33 mi / 54 km - [MIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmiv.md) Millville Municipal Airport · 36 mi / 57 km - [DOV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdov.md) Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base · 39 mi / 62 km - [PNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpne.md) Northeast Philadelphia Airport · 42 mi / 68 km - [LNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klns.md) Lancaster Airport · 48 mi / 77 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilg/data