Wilmington International Airport

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This airport is in North Carolina, for the airport formerly known as "Wilmington Airport" in Delaware see New Castle Airport

Wilmington International Airport New Hanover County International Airport

IATA: ILM - ICAO: KILM - FAA: ILM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airport Authority
Serves		Wilmington, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL		32 ft (10 m)
Coordinates		34°16′14″N, 077°54′09″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
6/24	8,016	2,443	Concrete
17/35	7,004	2,135	Asphalt

Wilmington International Airport (IATA: ILM, ICAO: KILM, FAA LID: ILM), sometimes known as the New Hanover County International Airport, is a public airport located in northern Wilmington, North Carolina in New Hanover County. The airport has two runways and a single terminal which has eight gates. The airport is also home to three fixed base operations (FBO's) which currently house over 100 private aircraft. There is also a 24-hour US Customs ramp for international flights wishing to stop here.

ILM is also one of the few airports that can act as an emergency airfield for any Space Shuttle needing to abort a take-off.^[1] Each airport that can accommodate such a landing has a 30-second window during take-off where it is the designated site^{[citation needed]}.

In March 2006, ILM received $6.3 million from both NC and the federal government to resurface runway 6/24, which has been untouched in nearly 30 years. In addition to the resurfacing, a new Instrument Landing System will be built for the runway. The airport authority at ILM is hoping the renovations will attract more commercial and international business to the area.

The airport is also a former military base, which accounts for the long runways.

1 Expansion
2 Airlines and destinations
3 Other Aviation
- 3.1 Charter Services
- 3.2 Other
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Expansion

ILM plans to expand to international flights. This should be easy for them in terms of equipment, since they already have a 24 hour customs and immigration station.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Allegiant Air (Orlando-Sanford)
Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky) [seasonal]
US Airways (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (New York-LaGuardia)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Charlotte)

[edit] Other Aviation

[edit] Charter Services

Charter services include Air Wilmington and Aero Service. Air Wilmington has its own dedicated building, while Aero Service uses the old terminal. Aero Service is currently building a new fixed base operations building to add on to the old terminal.