The Wings Over Carolina Beach Air Show is taking flight the weekend of April 24 & 25! ILM is proud to serve as a presenting sponsor for this exciting community event celebrating aviation. Carolina Beach, NC The airshow kicks off Friday April 24th at 3:00 PM and Saturday April 25th at 2:00 PM FREE admissionread more
Large Scale Air Show Coming in 2027, Features U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
On Tuesday, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announced they will be performing over the beach, in front of Carolina Beach, Sept. 11-12, 2027. The Cape Fear Area is one of the honored communities selected to have the Thunderbirds in 2027. The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating theread more
Wings Over Carolina Beach
Event Update: Wings Over Carolina Beach Airshow Due to unfavorable weather conditions that affect both Friday’s essential setup activities (getting vessels in the water, placing buoys, and welcoming performers) and Saturday’s air show window, the Wings Over Carolina Beach Airshow has been canceled. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the partners who worked tirelesslyread more
UPDATE – Water Restored
Water service has been restored to the main passenger terminal building. All restrooms have returned to service but the terminal remains under a 24-hour precautionary boil water advisory until at least the afternoon of 10/4/2025. During this period, water fountains have been closed and certain restaurant menu items may not be available. Water is saferead more
Airport Advisory – Water Outage
Due to a waterline failure serving the Wilmington International Airport main passenger terminal, the terminal currently does not have water. During this unplanned interruption, restrooms and water fountains are unavailable. ILM is working with CFPUA to make emergency repairs which are expected to be complete by 1 PM today. CFPUA has placed the terminal buildingread more
Wings Over Wrightsville Beach Air Show
EVENT UPDATE- The Air Show is cancelled. We are working on a new date and location and will keep everyone posted. We look forward to having an air show in the future! Unfortunately, due to the weather and wave heights, it is not safe for rescue vessels and other support vessels to be in theread more