Due to construction activities, Airport Blvd. will experience lane closures near the 23rd St. intersection. These lanes closures will occur until Friday Feb. 4th.* Please exercise caution in this area and plan accordingly for potential delays. *Please note, an earlier notice had a timeframe for road closures until January 21st. This timeframe has since beenread more
Airport Boulevard Temporary Lane Closure
Beginning Thursday December 2nd, Airport Boulevard will have one lane closed on each side of the road. The lane closures will last for approximately one week. Please plan accordingly and allow extra time when traveling to/from ILM.
Noise Abatement Initiative Update: Letter of Agreement Forthcoming
ILM was made aware that earlier today several F-18s visited the area that were unfamiliar with the noise abatement initiative. A letter of Agreement is in process between the FAA and the military. Once the Letter of Agreement is finalized, the Air Traffic Control Tower will have better operational control over noise sensitive issues. Theread more
New Air Service at Wilmington International Airport (ILM): United launches nonstop flight between ILM and Newark (EWR)
United Airlines will begin new nonstop service between Wilmington International Airport (ILM) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), starting February 11, 2022.The nonstop flights are already loaded in United’s system and interested travelers may book their flight now at www.united.com. The nonstop flights will operate twice daily on the CRJ-550. United’s CRJ-550 is the world’sread more
Jeffrey Bourk Selected to Lead Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to New Heights
The New Hanover County Airport Authority Board has named Jeffrey Bourk as ILM’s new Airport Director. Bourk will begin in this new role on January 3, 2022. “We received 107 applications after a nationwide search, and Mr. Bourk stood out to all of us with his 25 years in airport business and operations management, theread more
Two Major Economic Development Projects Select ILM Business Park; Furthering Economic Investment and Growth
At a press event this morning, The Wilmington International Airport announced that two companies, CIL Capital, LLC and Edgewater Ventures, have each selected the ILM Business Park as the location of their strategic business investment and development. The ILM Business Park, which encompasses 140 acres on airport property, has foreign trade zone status, access toread more
Notice of Special Meeting of the New Hanover County Airport Authority
Public Notice is hereby given that the New Hanover County Airport Authority will hold a special meeting on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 8:30 am in the Lucie Harrell Conference Room 301, New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Review the full public notice.
Construction Notice
A new Circle K is under construction at the corner of 23rd St. and Airport Boulevard. Please drive carefully as you travel to/from the airport.
Airport Authority In-Person Meetings Resume
The next New Hanover County Airport Authority meeting, scheduled August 4th, 2021 at 5pm, will be held in-person. No special measures will be taken. At this time, moving forward, all in-person Airport Authority meetings will resume and no Zoom meetings will be scheduled. You can view the revised New Hanover County Airport Authority 2021 meetingread more
New Hanover County Airport Authority Welcomes New Member, Elects Officers
At the July 7th Airport Authority meeting, the New Hanover County Airport Authority was pleased to welcome Mr. Jason Thompson to the board. Thompson was appointed to the Airport Authority Board by the New Hanover County Commissioners on June 22, 2021 and will serve a four-year term through June 30, 2025. Jason Thompson has beenread more