# Wilmington International Airport (ILM / KILM)

**Wilmington International Airport** (IATA: ILM, ICAO: KILM) is a medium airport in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jul 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,016 ft (2,443 m). In 2025 it handled 1.8 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ILM / KILM
- FAA: ILM
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: New Hanover County
- Serves: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jul 1937
- Elevation: 32 ft / 10 m
- Coordinates: 34.2723, -77.9051
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,016 ft / 2,443 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches
- Passengers: 1,843,183 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.flyilm.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_International_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q847779
- Weather station: KILM · WMO 72302
- Ident: KILM

## Timeline

- 30 May 1928: Renamed Bluethenthal Field.
- Jul 1937: Wilmington International Airport opens.
- 1988: Renamed New Hanover County International Airport.
- 17 Dec 1997: Renamed Wilmington International Airport.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 8,016 ft / 2,443 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |
| 17/35 | 7,754 ft / 2,363 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00459AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 776,102 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 776,532 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 824,395 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 843,340 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 933,591 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,077,842 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 490,555 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 924,422 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,079,610 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,310,481 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,469,569 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,843,183 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

25 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (19)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 185 mi / 297 km · American Eagle
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 320 mi / 515 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 377 mi / 606 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 414 mi / 666 km · American Eagle
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 451 mi / 726 km · Breeze Airways
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 786 km · United Express
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 498 mi / 802 km · Breeze Airways
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 501 mi / 806 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 511 mi / 823 km · Avelo Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 514 mi / 827 km · Breeze Airways, Avelo Airlines
- [ISP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp.md) Long Island MacArthur Airport · United States · 522 mi / 840 km · Breeze Airways
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 555 mi / 893 km · Avelo Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 582 mi / 936 km · Breeze Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 582 mi / 937 km · Breeze Airways
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 600 mi / 966 km · Breeze Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 603 mi / 970 km · American Eagle
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 611 mi / 984 km · Avelo Airlines
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 624 mi / 1,004 km · Breeze Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,104 mi / 1,776 km · American Eagle

### Seasonal (6)

- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 345 mi / 556 km · Avelo Airlines
- [ILG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilg.md) Wilmington Airport · United States · 395 mi / 635 km · Avelo Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 672 mi / 1,081 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, JetBlue Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 760 mi / 1,223 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,093 mi / 1,759 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,519 mi / 2,445 km · United Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ILM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 6
- [Opticap Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/opticap-aviation)

### Passenger (6)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 8
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 8
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.8M (2025) | #598 of 3,974 | #142 in North America | #107 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,016 ft / 2,443 m | #2,678 of 29,858 | #538 in North America | #397 in US |
| Elevation | 32 ft / 10 m | =40,424 of 43,403 | =18,276 in North America | =15,009 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | WILMINGTON APP/DEP 164-343 | 118.250 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.975 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.900 |
| GCCD | GND/CLNC DEL | 121.900 |
| RDO | RALEIGH RDO | 122.550 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| A/D | WILMINGTON APP/DEP 344-163 | 135.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [KNCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knca.md) MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · 40 mi / 65 km
- [OAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koaj.md) Albert J Ellis Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [CRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcre.md) Grand Strand Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [LBT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbt.md) Lumberton Regional Airport · 70 mi / 112 km
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · 72 mi / 115 km
- [KNKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkt.md) Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ · 73 mi / 117 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Wilmington International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_International_Airport&oldid=1376347619), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/kilm/data