Denver (DEN) to Wilmington (ILM)
Flight time
≈ 3h 50m
Bearing
96° E
Denver (DEN) to Wilmington (ILM) is 1,519 miles (2,445 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–ILM
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–ILM; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
8
July 2026
Seats
572
both directions
Passengers
510
both directions
Load factor
89.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–ILM?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–ILM in July 2026 (8 departures).
- OO
8 departures · 572 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.2%
Load
What plane flies DEN–ILM?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of DEN–ILM departures.
- Embraer E175
8 departures · 89.2% load
100.0%
How has DEN–ILM traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–ILM departures rose from 6 in August 2025 to 8 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–ILM traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
6 departures · 402 passengers
95.7%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
4 departures · 240 passengers
79.0%
Load
June 2026
8 departures · 522 passengers
87.6%
Load
July 2026
8 departures · 510 passengers
89.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → ILM
87.1% full
4 departures · 249 passengers
ILM → DEN
91.3% full
4 departures · 261 passengers
Nonstop DEN–ILM traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Wilmington (ILM)?
DEN to ILM is 1,519 miles (2,445 km / 1,320 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to ILM?
A nonstop covers the 1,519-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–ILM?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–ILM?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,519-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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