Wilmington International Airport
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Wilmington International Airport , 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 who can act as an emergency airfield for any space shuttle needing to abort a take-off. Each airport that can accomidate such a landing have a 30 second window during take-off where they are the designated site.
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.
Airlines and destinations
- Delta Air Lines
- * Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- US Airways (Charlotte) - Seasonal
- * US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia)
- * US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (New York-LaGuardia)
- * US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- * US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
External links
- [Wilmington International Airport] (official site)
- [FAA Airport Diagram] (PDF)
- [NCDOT Airport Information] (PDF)
- Resources for this airport:
- * AirNav [airport information for KILM]
- * FlightAware [airport information] and [live flight tracker]
- * NOAA/NWS [current] and [historical] weather observations
- * SkyVector [aeronautical chart for KILM]
- * FAA [current ILM delay information]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Local]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Microsoft Virtual Earth]
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