Wilmington International Airport

This article is about an airport in North Carolina. For the television station in Barstow, California, see KILM. For airport in Delaware, see Wilmington Airport (Delaware).

Wilmington International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNew Hanover County
OperatorWilmington Airport Authority
ServesWilmington, North Carolina
LocationWrightsboro, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates34°16′14″N 077°54′09″W / 34.27056°N 77.90250°W / 34.27056; -77.90250
Websiteflyilm.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 8,016 2,443 Asphalt
17/35 7,754 2,363 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers1,317,897
Enplanements661,287
Deplanements656,610
Total cargo (lbs)2,705,368
Enplaned cargo1,399,827
Deplaned cargo1,305,541
Source: FAA[1] Wilmington Airport Authority[2]

Wilmington International Airport (IATA: ILM, ICAO: KILM, FAA LID: ILM) is a public airport located just north of Wilmington, North Carolina, in unincorporated Wrightsboro. ILM covers 1,800 acres (728 ha).[1][3]

During the calendar year of 2023, ILM served a record-high number of passengers, with 661,287 enplanements and 656,610 deplanements, totaling 1,317,897 passengers.[2] The airport has two runways and a single terminal which has eight gates. The airport is also home to two fixed-base operators (FBO).[4] There is a 24-hour U.S. Customs and Border Protection ramp, built in 2008,[5] for international flights wishing to stop at the airport. The separate terminal was built to serve the international flights that land each year (private or charter). The airport's location on the coast, halfway between NYC and Miami, makes it a desirable and less busy entry point to the United States.[6]

Wilmington International Airport is owned by New Hanover County, which leases the airport to the Wilmington Airport Authority.[7] The current airport director is Jeffrey Bourk, A.A.E. The New Hanover County Airport Authority has seven board members, appointed by the New Hanover County Commissioners.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for ILM PDF, effective November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Airport Documents & RFPs". flyilm.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "ILM airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ILM FBOs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ McGrath, Gareth (June 25, 2010). "Customs at Wilmington airport sees fewer people, planes". StarNews Online. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Customs". flyilm.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "History & Future of ILM". flyilm.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Airport Staff". flyilm.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Airport Authority". flyilm.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.