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Airport month · August 2024
Wilmington International in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 869 domestic departures from Wilmington International (ILM). 73.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.0% reached their destination on time; 4.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so ILM departures were 1.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 787 departures with 81.1% leaving on time: a change of −7.5 points, with flights up 10%.
Flights arriving at ILM that month were on time 71.0% of the time (867 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 71.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.8%
- Cancelled 4.8%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | ILM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.6% | 81.1% | 78.3% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 71.0% | 80.4% | 78.2% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 4.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.9 min | 20.6 min | 16.8 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 869 | 787 | 7,522 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 177 | 20% | 59.9% | 29.4 min | 6.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 174 | 20% | 74.7% | 8.4 min | 0.6% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 154 | 18% | 76.0% | 1.8 min | 5.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 150 | 17% | 66.7% | 11.4 min | 9.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 133 | 15% | 69.9% | 8.1 min | 5.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 75 | 9% | 88.0% | 6.7 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 6 | 1% | 83.3% | -6.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM–CLT | Wilmington to Charlotte | 265 | 66.8% | 20.7 min | 4.9% |
| ILM–LGA | Wilmington to New York | 177 | 67.8% | 11.0 min | 9.0% |
| ILM–ATL | Wilmington to Atlanta | 123 | 86.2% | 3.6 min | 0.8% |
| ILM–DCA | Wilmington to Washington | 62 | 64.5% | 4.8 min | 9.7% |
| ILM–ORD | Wilmington to Chicago | 62 | 66.1% | 11.5 min | 0.0% |
| ILM–PHL | Wilmington to Philadelphia | 60 | 66.7% | 8.0 min | 6.7% |
| ILM–BOS | Wilmington to Boston | 40 | 62.5% | 18.3 min | 5.0% |
| ILM–DFW | Wilmington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 36 | 75.0% | 5.5 min | 0.0% |
| ILM–MIA | Wilmington to Miami | 31 | 93.5% | -3.5 min | 0.0% |
| ILM–MSP | Wilmington to Minneapolis | 13 | 92.3% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ILM on time in August 2024?
73.6% of 869 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 81.1% of 787 departures left on time and 2.5% were cancelled, against 73.6% and 4.8% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ILM · methodology · corrections.