Wilmington International
ILM · KILM · Wilmington, North Carolina · New Hanover County · map
Wilmington International is a public-use airport owned by New Hanover County, 3 miles northeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, 32 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 8,016 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KILM · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 2 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,300 feet
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KILM 061953Z 05011G16KT 10SM FEW043 25/15 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02500150
TAF KILM 061720Z 0618/0718 06011G18KT P6SM SKC FM070000 06007KT P6SM FEW250 FM071200 02008KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ILM · ICAO KILM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- New Hanover County
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1937
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 8,016 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 7,754 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 24: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 350 ft, 6,604 ft available for landing
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 400 ft, 7,204 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower · VFR and adzy | 119.9 | Wilmington |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.975 | Wilmington |
| Clearance delivery | 120.875 | Wilmington |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 121.4 | Ellis Tower |
| Ground | 121.9 | Wilmington |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service arriving from headings 164 to 343 | 118.25 | Wilmington |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service arriving from headings 344 to 163 | 135.75 | Wilmington |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Wilmington |
| Wilmington and rco | 122.6 | Wilmington |
| Wilmington and center (remote transmitter) High | 124.025 | Wilmington |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 910-212-6314.
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Aircraft registered in Wilmington from the FAA register
161 aircraft are registered to owners in Wilmington, North Carolina: 110 piston singles, 16 piston twins, 15 business jets, 11 turboprops, 7 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Pattern altitude: airport in existence in 1956.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 24 and 35; runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 17; PAPI runway 06, 17, 24; high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 and 17/35; and all taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude: 1000 feet above ground level reciprocating engine, 1500 feet above ground level tbjt/jet. Ohd: 5 mile initial 2500 feet above ground level, break 2000 feet above ground level. Tower calls drctn of break. Carrier break NA.
- Ext 1001.
- WT lmt for runway 06-24: use aircraft pcr for all gear types other than "south" or D".
- WT lmt for runway 17-35: use aircraft pcr for all gear types other than "south" or "D".
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 35.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.