Wilmington International Airport - wikipedia Wilmington International Airport This article is about an airport in North Carolina. For the television station in Barstow, California, see KILM. Wilmington International Airport New Hanover County International Airport IATA : ILM ICAO : KILM FAA LID : ILM Summary Airport type Public Owner New Hanover County, North Carolina Operator Wilmington Airport Authority Serves Wilmington, North Carolina Location Wrightsboro, North Carolina Elevation AMSL 32 ft / 10 m Coordinates 34 ° 16 ′ 14 '' N 077 ° 54 ′ 09 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.27056 ° N 77.90250 ° W ﻿ / 34.27056 ; - 77.90250 Coordinates : 34 ° 16 ′ 14 '' N 077 ° 54 ′ 09 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.27056 ° N 77.90250 ° W ﻿ / 34.27056 ; - 77.90250 Website www.flyilm.com Map Wilmington International Airport Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 6 / 24 8,016 2,443 Asphalt 17 / 35 7,754 2,363 Asphalt Statistics ( 2016 ) Total passengers 817,896 Enplanements 411,399 Deplanements 406,497 Total Cargo ( lbs ) 3,742,227 Enplaned Cargo 1,396,984 Deplaned Cargo 2,345,243 Source : Federal Aviation Administration Airport website Wilmington International Airport ( IATA : ILM, ICAO : KILM, FAA LID : ILM ) is a public airport located just north of Wilmington, North Carolina, in unincorporated Wrightsboro, Cape Fear Township, New Hanover County. ILM covers 1,800 acres ( 728 ha ). As of the 2015 FAA Airfield Traffic Analysis ( ATA ), Wilmington International Airport is the third busiest airport in the state and number 8 busiest airport in the southern region of the United States. The airport began in 1927 as Bluethenthal Field, named for aviator Arthur Bluethenthal, the first Wilmingtonian to be killed in World War I. In the 1950s the airport became known as the New Hanover County Airport. In 1988 the airport added `` International '' to become known as New Hanover County International Airport. On December 17, 1997 the New Hanover County Airport Authority changed the name to Wilmington International Airport. In 2009, the airport served over 800,000 passengers. 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 and Border Protection ramp for international flights wishing to stop at the airport. The separate terminal was built to serve the 3,200 international flights that land each year ( private or charter ). The airport 's location on the coast, halfway between NYC and Miami, makes it a desirable and less busy entry point to the United States, with the recent addition of a 24 - hour US Customs ramp, which was completed in 2008. A typical day at ILM in terms of commercial aircraft consist of four / five daily delta CRJ 200 series aircraft, and one daily MD - 88 / Boeing 717 - 200 aircraft. American airlines will typically send 5 daily CRJ 700 / 900 series aircraft, in addition to two daily Airbus a319 aircraft from Charlotte, ILM 's biggest passenger market. ILM will see an occasional A320 / A321 from American on flights to Charlotte. Flights to PHL are all operated by CRJ - 200, in addition to Embraer 170 / 190 series aircraft, and flights to New York LGA are operated by ERJ - 145 aircraft. Dallas DFW will be operated by a CRJ - 700 aircraft, along with Washington DCA. United has announced ERJ - 145 aircraft will serve their 4 daily flights to ILM ; two daily each to Washington IAD and Chicago ORD. Wilmington International Airport is owned by New Hanover County, North Carolina. The airport is leased to the Wilmington Airport Authority for $1 per year and expires in 2019. The current airport manager is Jon Rosborough, elected in 2001. The Wilmington Airport Authority has five board members : Chairman John D. Lennon, Vice chairman Dr. Charles R. Kays, Secretary Robert S. Rippy, Thomas C. Barber, and Dr. I.A. Roseman. Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 2.1 Passenger 2.2 Cargo 2.3 Top destinations 3 Other operations 4 Recent improvements 5 Governance 6 Superfund site 7 Accidents and incidents 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History The airport was named Bluethenthal Field on Memorial Day, May 30, 1928, in honor of Arthur Bluethenthal, a former All American football player and decorated World War I pilot who was the first North Carolinian to die in the war. During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training. Piedmont Airlines began commercial flights to Wilmington in February 1948, and used Wilmington as one of its initial crew bases. Its first route was between Wilmington and Cincinnati, Ohio, with stops in Pinehurst, Charlotte, Asheville, the Tri-Cities and Lexington. Piedmont also operated flights from Wilmington to Roanoke and New Bern in its early years. USAir ( now US Airways ) acquired Piedmont in 1987 and maintains a presence at the airport today. In addition to flights to its main regional hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, US Airways introduced three daily flights between Wilmington and La Guardia Airport in New York City during the 2000s following lobbying from the Wilmington community ; however, following US Airways ' planned transfer of La Guardia slots to Delta Air Lines, there is speculation that these flights will cease. US Airways also introduced nonstop service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in March 2011. American Eagle began service between Wilmington and Chicago O'Hare International Airport in July 2011 after the airport authority offered two years of waived fees and marketing cost sharing. This route has also been actively sought by the local business community for its connections to the West Coast and to Asia. The route was discontinued on April 2, 2012. As of December 2017, American has announced plans to reinstate the route, beginning in early 2018. ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle. Improvements in the orbiter 's braking system reduced the previous 10,000 - foot ( 3,000 m ) runway requirement to 7,500 feet ( 2,300 m ) enabling ILM 's 8,016 - foot ( 2,443 m ) runway to serve the role. Airlines and destinations As of mid-2018, ILM offers scheduled service to 8 destinations. Passenger A Delta Air Lines CRJ200 approaching the gate Airlines Destinations American Airlines Charlotte American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Dallas / Fort Worth ( begins December 19, 2018 ), New York -- LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington -- National Delta Air Lines Atlanta Delta Connection Atlanta, New York -- LaGuardia United Express Chicago -- O'Hare, Washington -- Dulles ViaAir Charter : Atlantic City Xtra Airways Charter : Atlantic City The main passenger terminal Cargo Airlines Destinations DHL Aviation Charlottesville FedEx Feeder Greensboro, Kinston UPS Airlines Raleigh / Durham Top destinations Busiest domestic routes from ILM ( November 2016 -- October 2017 ) Rank ` City Passengers Airline Charlotte, North Carolina 240,570 American Atlanta, Georgia 108,340 Delta Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 42,620 American New York -- LaGuardia, New York 25,330 American, Delta 5 Washington -- National, DC 1,820 American Other operations As of August 2011, Wilmington International Airport has 134 aircraft that are based at the Airport. There are 100 single engine aircraft, 27 multi-engine aircraft, 7 jet engine aircraft, and 3 helicopters For the period ending September 30, 2015, the airport had 129,807 operations, an average of 355 per day : 11 % air carrier, 26 % air taxi, 49 % general aviation, and 14 % military. Charter services include Air Wilmington. Air Wilmington has its own dedicated building. There are also several private and public hangars. A new international customs station was completed in 2008. Recent improvements The recently upgraded security terminal inside the airport Wilmington International Airport is undergoing many improvements and additions to attract more business to the Airport and to improve the experience of passenger 's travels. The Airport has built a new terminal to be used by United States Customs and Border Protection to process passengers from international flights. Wilmington International has also built a new Visual Approach Slope Indicator ILS for Runway 24. The Airport has recently upgraded its outdated ventilation system with a new, more efficient system in the main terminal. In 2006, the FAA Airport Improvement Program awarded Wilmington International Airport $10,526,342. $3,000,000 was allocated to improve runway safety areas and $7,526,342 was allocated to expand the Airports apron area, rehabilitate Runway 6 / 24, and rehabilitate Taxiways B, C, and E. Runway 6 / 24 had not been rehabilitated in more than 30 years. Rehabilitation of Runway 17 / 35 was completed in 2014, and the project was honored with the Ray Brown Airport Pavement Award, which recognizes the highest - quality U.S. airfield pavement produced each year. Governance ILM Logo on side of main terminal building Wilmington International Airport is owned by New Hanover County. In 1987, New Hanover County created the New Hanover County Airport Authority to assist the airport director in running the Airport. The Airport is leased to the Airport Authority from New Hanover County for $1 per year until the year 2019. The current airport director is Jon W. Rosborough. He was elected by the board in 2001. The current Deputy Director is Julie A. Wilsey, the Finance Director is James P. Morton, and the Operations Director is Gary W. Broughton The New Hanover County Airport Authority has five board members. The current board members are : Chairman John D. Lennon, Vice chairman Dr. Charles R. Kays, Secretary Robert S. Rippy, Thomas C. Barber, and Dr. I.A. Roseman Superfund site A 1,500 - square - foot ( 140 m ) burn pit on the airport property was named a Superfund site on March 31, 1989. The burn pit was built in 1968 and was used until 1979 for firefighter training missions. Jet fuel, gasoline, petroleum storage tank bottoms, fuel oil, kerosene, and sorbent materials from oil spill cleanups were burned in the pit. Up to 500 gallons of fuel and other chemicals were used during each firefighting training exercise. The firefighters in the training missions mainly used water to put out the fires, but carbon dioxide and other dry chemicals were also used. The soil and groundwater was found to have multiple contaminants, including benzene, ethylbenzene, total xylene, 2 - methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene, chloroform, 1, 2 - dichloroethane, and chromium. When the contamination of the site was discovered, about 500 people live within a mile of the site. Approximately 6,300 people get their drinking water from public and private wells within three miles of the Site. However, the contamination does not affect current residential populations since the groundwater contamination plume does not extend more than 350 feet from the burn pit. The site has finished environmental remediation, and the last five - year review for the site was completed in August 2013. According to the EPA the site has been unlisted from the national priority list. Accidents and incidents On August 22, 1962, a Piedmont Airlines Martin 4 - 0 - 4 swerved off the runway at ILM during a training flight. All three occupants survived but the aircraft was written off. On October 4, 1975, a twin - engine Cessna 310 piloted by 28 year old Viet Nam vet Joseph Michael Farkas and arriving from Charlotte, NC crashed short of the field after running out of fuel. The flight was carrying as passengers Professional Wrestling promotor David Crockett and wrestlers Tim Woods, Bobby Bruggers, then - U.S. Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine, and Ric Flair. The pilot died after a two - month stay in New Hanover Regional Hospital, all passengers survived with various injuries. On April 23, 1987, a Swearingen Metro II operating a cargo flight for Air - Lift Commuter suffered an engine failure on takeoff at ILM and crashed, killing both occupants. On May 4, 1990, a GAF Nomad arriving from Raleigh - Durham crashed on approach to runway 34, killing both occupants. See also World War II portal North Carolina World War II Army Airfields References ^ Jump up to : FAA Airport Master Record for ILM ( Form 5010 PDF ), effective March 29, 2018. Jump up ^ ( https://flyilm.com/wilmington-international-airport-record-year Jump up ^ https://flyilm.com/airport-documents/ ^ Jump up to : http://www.flyilm.com/AboutILMAirport/GeneralInfo.aspx Jump up ^ `` Bluethenthal, Arthur `` Bluey '' ``. Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved December 22, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Home of Distinction : Family Treasure ''. Wrightsville Beach Magazine. January 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2010. Jump up ^ Joseph Siegman ( 2000 ). Jewish Sports Legends : The International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey 's. p. 87. ISBN 978 - 1 - 57488 - 284 - 1. Jump up ^ Susan Taylor Block ( 1998 ). Along the Cape Fear. Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7524 - 0965 - 8. 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US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved December 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Search Superfund Site Information ''. cumulis.epa.gov. EPA. Retrieved 20 April 2017. Jump up ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620822-0 Jump up ^ https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/two-plane-crashes-that-changed-the-professional-wrestling-world-forever/ Jump up ^ http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingFlair/planecrash-can.html Jump up ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870423-1 Jump up ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900504-1 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/. External links FlyILM `` Wilmington International Airport -- ILM '' ( PDF ). at North Carolina DOT airport guide FAA Airport Diagram ( PDF ), effective June 21, 2018 FAA Terminal Procedures for ILM, effective June 21, 2018 Resources for this airport : AirNav airport information for KILM ASN accident history for ILM FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA / NWS latest weather observations SkyVector aeronautical chart for KILM FAA current ILM delay information Commercial airports in North Carolina Asheville Regional Airport ( Asheville ) Charlotte Douglas International Airport ( Charlotte ) Concord Regional Airport ( Concord ) Fayetteville Regional Airport ( Fayetteville ) Piedmont Triad International Airport ( Greensboro ) Pitt -- Greenville Airport ( Greenville ) Albert J. 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Question: what is the name of the airport in wilmington north carolina
Answer: Wilmington International Airport