Houston (HOU) to Wilmington (ILM)
Flight time
≈ 2h 56m
Bearing
68° E
Houston (HOU) to Wilmington (ILM) is 1,066 miles (1,715 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–ILM
Filed traffic dataIn September 2025, Avelo Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–ILM; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 29% full.
Departures
16
September 2025
Seats
2,272
both directions
Passengers
667
both directions
Load factor
29.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–ILM?
Avelo Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–ILM in September 2025 (16 departures).
- XP
16 departures · 2,272 seats
Share of departures100.0%29.4%
Load
What plane flies HOU–ILM?
In September 2025, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of HOU–ILM departures.
- Boeing 737-700
16 departures · 29.4% load
100.0%
How has HOU–ILM traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–ILM departures held steady at about 16 a month between August 2025 and September 2025.
Monthly nonstop HOU–ILM traffic, trailing 12 months through September 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
16 departures · 884 passengers
37.1%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 667 passengers
29.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → ILM
29.0% full
8 departures · 330 passengers
ILM → HOU
29.7% full
8 departures · 337 passengers
Nonstop HOU–ILM traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through September 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Wilmington (ILM)?
HOU to ILM is 1,066 miles (1,715 km / 926 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to ILM?
A nonstop covers the 1,066-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–ILM?
In September 2025, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–ILM?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,066-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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