Wilmington (ILM)

ILM / KILM

Official · May 2026

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.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 +78.5% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
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 delay05:00–06:00-0.8min · 673 recorded · 667 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.5min05:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights13,809Wilmington International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0094.6%-0.8 min667673
06:0093.1%4.7 min2,5522,606
07:0093.6%1.6 min817844
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures184189
09:0087.0%8.0 min369371
10:0085.1%5.0 min1,0131,048
11:0086.9%5.7 min9941,005
12:0078.2%13.2 min835849
13:0077.6%11.9 min527531
14:0078.7%13.6 min957970
15:0075.6%22.0 min451467
16:0073.3%21.1 min946982
17:0075.2%14.2 min1,2651,315
18:0073.9%20.2 min765813
19:0068.4%23.7 min683737
20:0070.0%17.4 min400409
21:00No observations
22:00No observations
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday82.3%13.1 min1,9692,027
Tuesday85.5%8.6 min1,9141,956
Wednesday84.7%6.8 min1,8851,936
Thursday82.9%8.3 min1,9361,993
Friday82.0%11.9 min1,9361,990
Saturday83.2%9.9 min1,8111,864
Sunday78.2%15.8 min1,9742,043

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
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan85.5%6.0 min862952
Feb80.2%14.7 min820872
Mar82.7%12.0 min9781,011
Apr84.4%8.5 min1,1661,185
May82.0%9.8 min1,3661,394
Jun77.1%18.9 min1,4761,528
Jul75.3%19.1 min730768
Aug84.1%9.8 min703716
Sep86.7%5.2 min1,3951,413
Oct87.0%5.3 min1,4891,500
Nov86.2%6.7 min1,2011,217
Dec78.2%15.5 min1,2391,253

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.