Flights Wilmington → Atlanta
ILM → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Wilmington to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance rate of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 342 flights operated by Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 108 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 Wilmington (ILM) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 435 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wilmington (ILM) to Atlanta (ATL) heads west for about 606 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 11m.
Departures from Wilmington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of ILM-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 435 tracked ILM-ATL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ILM-ATL
On the Wilmington (ILM) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 435 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wilmington-Atlanta is 2.07% across 435 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
