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 May 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 79% full.
Departures
4
May 2026
Seats
304
both directions
Passengers
240
both directions
Load factor
79.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–ILM?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–ILM in May 2026 (4 departures).
- OO
4 departures · 304 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–ILM?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of DEN–ILM departures.
- Embraer E175
4 departures · 79.0% load
100.0%
How has DEN–ILM traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–ILM departures fell from 8 in June 2025 to 4 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–ILM traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
8 departures · 562 passengers
94.3%
Load
July 2025
7 departures · 458 passengers
92.3%
Load
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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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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May 2026
4 departures · 240 passengers
79.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → ILM
86.8% full
2 departures · 132 passengers
ILM → DEN
71.0% full
2 departures · 108 passengers
Nonstop DEN–ILM traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 May 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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