Wilmington
ILM · KILMWilmington International Airport
Passengers a year
1.9M
#106 busiest in the U.S.
31
nonstop destinations
25
airlines
35
departures a day
77.2%
arrivals on time
3.1%
flights cancelled
77.1%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Wilmington, with 56% of all passengers. 25 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 56% of the airport — the 9th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is ABE at 65%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 55.9% | 1.1M | 8 | 72.6% | +17.5% |
DL | 17.8% | 341.7K | 4 | 83.9% | +6% |
XP Avelo Airlines66% full | 9.9% | 190.8K | 16 | — | -10% |
MX Breeze75% full | 9.6% | 183.5K | 8 | — | +365.5% |
UA | 4.1% | 79.1K | 3 | — | -0.4% |
+Other airlines | 2.6% | 50.3K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
30 domestic and 1 international nonstop destinations from Wilmington, across 2 countries.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
70.4K70,366 departing · 83% full
American Airlines
51.1K51,125 departing · 81% full
American Airlines
37.6K37,635 departing · 67% full
American Airlines
JetBlue Airways · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
American Airlines · United Airlines
United Airlines
Breeze Airways · Avelo Airlines
Top international destinations
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
415415 departing · 851851 both ways
Avelo Airlines
All nonstop destinations
31 nonstop · 7 airlines · 30 domestic / 1 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines
Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways
Aircraft
By share of departures at Wilmington.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
2,435 departures · 78% full
19.1%
- Regional
2,270 departures · 85% full
17.8%
- Regional
1,497 departures · 75% full
11.7%
- Narrowbody
1,147 departures · 88% full
9.0%
- Narrowbody
1,072 departures · 79% full
8.4%
- Narrowbody
1,007 departures · 75% full
7.9%
- Narrowbody
790 departures · 69% full
6.2%
- Regional
631 departures · 69% full
5.0%
- Narrowbody
548 departures · 68% full
4.3%
- Narrowbody
424 departures · 82% full
3.3%
When Wilmington is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak July 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 264,186
- 1991
- 240,226
- 1992
- 246,710
- 1993
- 276,792
- 1994
- 346,895
- 1995
- 345,605
- 1996
- 362,576
- 1997
- 385,147
- 1998
- 387,444
- 1999
- 367,000
- 2000
- 410,206
- 2001
- 378,120
- 2002
- 388,911
- 2003
- 415,599
- 2004
- 557,821
- 2005
- 679,623
- 2006
- 622,743
- 2007
- 782,011
- 2008
- 797,643
- 2009
- 797,379
- 2010
- 813,545
- 2011
- 791,056
- 2012
- 782,838
- 2013
- 794,325
- 2014
- 752,946
- 2015
- 776,532
- 2016
- 824,395
- 2017
- 843,340
- 2018
- 933,591
- 2019
- 1,077,842
- 2020
- 490,555
- 2021
- 924,422
- 2022
- 1,079,610
- 2023
- 1,310,481
- 2024
- 1,469,569
- 2025
- 1,843,183
- 2026
- 1,087,582 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Wilmington, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
17 min
average delay
231
flights cancelled
7.3K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 83.9%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 72.6%
Among US airports
#106
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 65.5%–84.1%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 65.5% of arrivals landed on time — 11.7 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84.1%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Wilmington International Airport (ILM)?
Wilmington International Airport handled about 1.9M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #106 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 35 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Wilmington International Airport (ILM)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Wilmington (ILM), flying about 56% of its passengers. 25 airlines serve Wilmington in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Wilmington International Airport (ILM)?
Wilmington (ILM) has 31 nonstop destinations — 30 domestic and 1 international across 2 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Wilmington International Airport (ILM)?
About 77.2% of flights arriving at Wilmington (ILM) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Wilmington International Airport (ILM)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Wilmington (ILM), about 19% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Wilmington; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).