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178,794
Wilmington International Airport handled 178,794 passengers in May 2026, up 11.0% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Against 2019 +78.5% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 178,794 +11.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 151,590 +3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 134,118 +6.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 111,884 +13.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 120,399 +22.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 155,686 +22.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 147,482 +29.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 175,497 +27.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 163,892 +24.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 188,583 +24.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 196,846 +27.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 184,569 +25.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 161,079 +25.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 146,771 +34.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 126,340 +28.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 98,388 +18.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 98,050 +14.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 127,364 +22.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 114,195 +12.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 137,929 +19.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 131,432 +15.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 152,057 +10.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 154,486 +7.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 147,210 +9.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 05:00–06:00 -0.8min · 673 recorded · 667 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 24.5min 05:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights 13,809 Wilmington International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 94.6% · 673 recorded · 667 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 93.1% · 2,606 recorded · 2,552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 93.6% · 844 recorded · 817 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 189 recorded · 184 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 87.0% · 371 recorded · 369 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 85.1% · 1,048 recorded · 1,013 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 86.9% · 1,005 recorded · 994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 78.2% · 849 recorded · 835 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 77.6% · 531 recorded · 527 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 78.7% · 970 recorded · 957 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 75.6% · 467 recorded · 451 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.3% · 982 recorded · 946 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 75.2% · 1,315 recorded · 1,265 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 73.9% · 813 recorded · 765 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 68.4% · 737 recorded · 683 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 70.0% · 409 recorded · 400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 23.7 11.5 -0.8
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · -0.8 min · 673 recorded · 667 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4.7 min · 2,606 recorded · 2,552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 1.6 min · 844 recorded · 817 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 189 recorded · 184 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 8.0 min · 371 recorded · 369 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 5.0 min · 1,048 recorded · 1,013 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 5.7 min · 1,005 recorded · 994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 13.2 min · 849 recorded · 835 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 11.9 min · 531 recorded · 527 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 13.6 min · 970 recorded · 957 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 22.0 min · 467 recorded · 451 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 21.1 min · 982 recorded · 946 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 14.2 min · 1,315 recorded · 1,265 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 20.2 min · 813 recorded · 765 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 23.7 min · 737 recorded · 683 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 17.4 min · 409 recorded · 400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 2,606 1,303 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 673 · 673 recorded · 667 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2,606 · 2,606 recorded · 2,552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 844 · 844 recorded · 817 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 189 · 189 recorded · 184 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 371 · 371 recorded · 369 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 1,048 · 1,048 recorded · 1,013 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,005 · 1,005 recorded · 994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 849 · 849 recorded · 835 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 531 · 531 recorded · 527 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 970 · 970 recorded · 957 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 467 · 467 recorded · 451 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 982 · 982 recorded · 946 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 1,315 · 1,315 recorded · 1,265 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 813 · 813 recorded · 765 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 737 · 737 recorded · 683 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 409 · 409 recorded · 400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 94.6% -0.8 min 667 673 06:00 93.1% 4.7 min 2,552 2,606 07:00 93.6% 1.6 min 817 844 08:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 184 189 09:00 87.0% 8.0 min 369 371 10:00 85.1% 5.0 min 1,013 1,048 11:00 86.9% 5.7 min 994 1,005 12:00 78.2% 13.2 min 835 849 13:00 77.6% 11.9 min 527 531 14:00 78.7% 13.6 min 957 970 15:00 75.6% 22.0 min 451 467 16:00 73.3% 21.1 min 946 982 17:00 75.2% 14.2 min 1,265 1,315 18:00 73.9% 20.2 min 765 813 19:00 68.4% 23.7 min 683 737 20:00 70.0% 17.4 min 400 409 21:00 No observations — — — 22:00 No observations — — — 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 82.3% · 2,027 recorded · 1,969 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 85.5% · 1,956 recorded · 1,914 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 84.7% · 1,936 recorded · 1,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 82.9% · 1,993 recorded · 1,936 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 82.0% · 1,990 recorded · 1,936 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 83.2% · 1,864 recorded · 1,811 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 78.2% · 2,043 recorded · 1,974 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 15.8 7.9 0.0
Monday · 13.1 min · 2,027 recorded · 1,969 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8.6 min · 1,956 recorded · 1,914 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 6.8 min · 1,936 recorded · 1,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 8.3 min · 1,993 recorded · 1,936 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 11.9 min · 1,990 recorded · 1,936 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 9.9 min · 1,864 recorded · 1,811 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.8 min · 2,043 recorded · 1,974 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 2,043 1,022 0
Monday · 2,027 · 2,027 recorded · 1,969 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 1,956 · 1,956 recorded · 1,914 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 1,936 · 1,936 recorded · 1,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 1,993 · 1,993 recorded · 1,936 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 1,990 · 1,990 recorded · 1,936 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 1,864 · 1,864 recorded · 1,811 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 2,043 · 2,043 recorded · 1,974 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 82.3% 13.1 min 1,969 2,027 Tuesday 85.5% 8.6 min 1,914 1,956 Wednesday 84.7% 6.8 min 1,885 1,936 Thursday 82.9% 8.3 min 1,936 1,993 Friday 82.0% 11.9 min 1,936 1,990 Saturday 83.2% 9.9 min 1,811 1,864 Sunday 78.2% 15.8 min 1,974 2,043
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 85.5% · 952 recorded · 862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 80.2% · 872 recorded · 820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 82.7% · 1,011 recorded · 978 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 84.4% · 1,185 recorded · 1,166 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 82.0% · 1,394 recorded · 1,366 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 77.1% · 1,528 recorded · 1,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 75.3% · 768 recorded · 730 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 84.1% · 716 recorded · 703 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 86.7% · 1,413 recorded · 1,395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 87.0% · 1,500 recorded · 1,489 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 86.2% · 1,217 recorded · 1,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 78.2% · 1,253 recorded · 1,239 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 19.1 9.5 0.0
Jan · 6.0 min · 952 recorded · 862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 14.7 min · 872 recorded · 820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 12.0 min · 1,011 recorded · 978 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 8.5 min · 1,185 recorded · 1,166 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 9.8 min · 1,394 recorded · 1,366 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 18.9 min · 1,528 recorded · 1,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 19.1 min · 768 recorded · 730 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 9.8 min · 716 recorded · 703 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 5.2 min · 1,413 recorded · 1,395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 5.3 min · 1,500 recorded · 1,489 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 6.7 min · 1,217 recorded · 1,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 15.5 min · 1,253 recorded · 1,239 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 1,528 764 0
Jan · 952 · 952 recorded · 862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 872 · 872 recorded · 820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 1,011 · 1,011 recorded · 978 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 1,185 · 1,185 recorded · 1,166 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 1,394 · 1,394 recorded · 1,366 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 1,528 · 1,528 recorded · 1,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 768 · 768 recorded · 730 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 716 · 716 recorded · 703 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 1,413 · 1,413 recorded · 1,395 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 1,500 · 1,500 recorded · 1,489 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 1,217 · 1,217 recorded · 1,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 1,253 · 1,253 recorded · 1,239 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 85.5% 6.0 min 862 952 Feb 80.2% 14.7 min 820 872 Mar 82.7% 12.0 min 978 1,011 Apr 84.4% 8.5 min 1,166 1,185 May 82.0% 9.8 min 1,366 1,394 Jun 77.1% 18.9 min 1,476 1,528 Jul 75.3% 19.1 min 730 768 Aug 84.1% 9.8 min 703 716 Sep 86.7% 5.2 min 1,395 1,413 Oct 87.0% 5.3 min 1,489 1,500 Nov 86.2% 6.7 min 1,201 1,217 Dec 78.2% 15.5 min 1,239 1,253
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 80.4% 11,096 Delayed >15 min 16.9% 2,329 Cancelled 2.8% 384 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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