Avelo Airlines Announces Service at Wilmington with Three New Nonstop Routes to New Haven, Orlando and Washington D.C. Introductory very low fares start at $29* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Avelo Airlines today announced Wilmington, North Carolina as the newest city to its network with three new nonstop routes: Connecticut’s most convenient airport – Tweed-New Haven Airportread more
ILM Airport Hotel Partners Signs Lease at ILM Business Park, Plans to Develop an Upscale Crowne Plaza Hotel
At the April 6th New Hanover County Airport Authority meeting, a 35-year long-term ground lease was approved for ILM Airport Hotel Partners. The developers plan to work alongside IHG Hotels & Resorts to build a Crowne Plaza hotel. “We’re looking forward to working alongside IHG Hotels & Resorts to bring the Crowne Plaza Wilmington Internationalread more
Special Meeting Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the New Hanover County Airport Authority will hold an informational session with State Legislative Delegation members on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 8 am in the ILM Executive Conference Room, 1740 Airport Blvd. Wilmington, NC. No official Authority business will be conducted at this meeting.
ILM Business Park Continues to Grow, CIL Capital, LLC Plan to Invest an Additional $50 Million
At the March 2nd New Hanover County Airport Authority meeting, a new lease was approved for CIL Capital, LLC. CIL Capital, LLC signed a long-term ground lease at the ILM Business Park with plans to develop an additional 250,000 square foot cold storage facility estimated to cost $50 million. “This new investment by CIL Capitalread more
ILM Shares 2021 Annual Summary, Positioned Well for Future Growth
In 2021, Wilmington International Airport saw a strong return to travel, with 905,630 passengers flying to or from ILM. During the months of July-December 2021, ILM’s passenger recovery outperformed North Carolina and the United States. Further, the airport’s annual operations figures showed ILM’s total 2021 airport operations increased 17% when compared to 2019. View ILM’sread more
Temporary Lane Closures on Airport Boulevard
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