Flights Wilmington → Charlotte
ILM → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Wilmington to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 5.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 713 total flights using either Airbus A319 or Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 47,758,605 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) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 921 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wilmington (ILM) to Charlotte (CLT) heads west for about 297 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Wilmington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of ILM-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wilmington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 921 tracked ILM-CLT flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.4% 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 ILM-CLT
On the Wilmington (ILM) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 921 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wilmington-Charlotte is 2.39% 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.
