Fayetteville (FAY) to Wilmington (ILM)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
132° SE
Fayetteville (FAY) to Wilmington (ILM) is 74 miles (120 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAY–ILM
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Piedmont Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop FAY–ILM; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 60% full.
Departures
2
April 2026
Seats
236
both directions
Passengers
141
both directions
Load factor
59.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FAY–ILM?
Piedmont Airlines operated the most nonstop FAY–ILM departures in April 2026 (1), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
1 departures · 50 seats
Share of departures50.0%94.0%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures50.0%50.5%
Load
What plane flies FAY–ILM?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 50% of FAY–ILM departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 50.5% load
50.0% - Embraer ERJ-145
1 departures · 94.0% load
50.0%
How has FAY–ILM traffic changed?
Nonstop FAY–ILM departures rose from 1 in July 2025 to 2 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAY–ILM traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 50 passengers
100.0%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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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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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
2 departures · 141 passengers
59.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FAY → ILM
94.0% full
1 departures · 47 passengers
ILM → FAY
50.5% full
1 departures · 94 passengers
Nonstop FAY–ILM traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Fayetteville
US
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field
Coordinates
34.99°N, 78.88°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Fayetteville (FAY) from Wilmington (ILM)?
FAY to ILM is 74 miles (120 km / 65 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAY to ILM?
A nonstop covers the 74-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAY–ILM?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-145 (50.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAY–ILM?
Distance-based programs credit off the 74-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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