AirportsWilmington International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wilmington, in North Carolina, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ILM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ILM
- ICAO code
- KILM
- City
- Wilmington
- State or region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.2723° N, 77.9051° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (32 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,443 m (8,016 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ILM means Wilmington International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KILM. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.2723° N, 77.9051° W. It stands 10 metres (32 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Wilmington International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,443 metres (8,016 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 234.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,443 m 8,016 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17/35 | 2,363 m 7,754 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Albert J Ellis AirportRichlands | OAJ | 67 km |
| Myrtle Beach International AirportMyrtle Beach | MYR | 115 km |
| Coastal Carolina Regional AirportNew Bern | EWN | 119 km |
| Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis FieldFayetteville | FAY | 120 km |
| Pitt-Greenville AirportGreenville | PGV | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,551 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,324 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,764 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,279 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 796 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,704 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,049 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,320 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,542 km | 19 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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