Flights Charlotte → Wilmington
CLT → ILM
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Wilmington operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 10.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 713 flights are conducted using Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving the destination airport which sees around 1.8 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Wilmington (ILM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 921 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Wilmington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Wilmington (ILM) heads east for about 297 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of CLT-ILM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Wilmington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 921 tracked CLT-ILM flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-ILM
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Wilmington (ILM) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 921 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Wilmington is 1.95% across 921 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
