Wilmington International in July 2026

67.2%departed on time

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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 750 domestic departures from Wilmington International (ILM). 67.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.8% reached their destination on time; 4.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so ILM departures were 1.6 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 768 departures with 71.1% leaving on time: a change of −3.9 points, with flights down 2%.

Flights arriving at ILM that month were on time 65.5% of the time (750 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 33%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 19%.

On time 68.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.9%
Cancelled 4.9%
Diverted 0.4%

Every scheduled departure from ILM in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	ILM, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	67.2%	71.1%	78.3%	68.8%
Arrived on time	68.8%	69.0%	78.2%	69.4%
Cancelled	4.9%	4.9%	3.2%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	33.3 min	22.8 min	16.8 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	25	26	21	21,066
Scheduled departures	750	768	7,522	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	192	26%	79.2%	16.1 min	2.1%
YX Republic Airline	187	25%	63.1%	14.0 min	10.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	128	17%	78.1%	3.8 min	0.8%
MQ Envoy Air	93	12%	78.5%	16.7 min	1.1%
OH PSA Airlines	84	11%	44.0%	55.0 min	11.9%
OO SkyWest Airlines	35	5%	74.3%	37.6 min	2.9%
B6 JetBlue Airways	31	4%	32.3%	108.1 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ILM–CLT	Wilmington to Charlotte	132	82.6%	18.0 min	3.0%
ILM–ATL	Wilmington to Atlanta	120	79.2%	3.2 min	0.8%
ILM–ORD	Wilmington to Chicago	89	68.5%	36.5 min	2.2%
ILM–DCA	Wilmington to Washington	87	46.0%	52.6 min	11.5%
ILM–LGA	Wilmington to New York	86	61.6%	13.3 min	12.8%
ILM–BOS	Wilmington to Boston	67	37.3%	74.7 min	7.5%
ILM–DFW	Wilmington to Dallas/Fort Worth	61	72.1%	11.6 min	0.0%
ILM–EWR	Wilmington to Newark	61	75.4%	1.0 min	6.6%
ILM–MIA	Wilmington to Miami	35	97.1%	-9.7 min	0.0%
ILM–MSP	Wilmington to Minneapolis	8	62.5%	13.1 min	0.0%
ILM–DEN	Wilmington to Denver	4	100.0%	-6.5 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	32.8%	31.7%	7,401
Late-arriving aircraft	31.5%	41.8%	7,119
National Aviation System	19.2%	19.9%	4,334
Extreme weather	16.5%	6.5%	3,714
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

22,568 delay minutes on 194 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left ILM on time in July 2026?

67.2% of 750 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 71.1% of 768 departures left on time and 4.9% were cancelled, against 67.2% and 4.9% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; 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.