KILM · Wilmington International Airport

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

8,016

Longest ft · 06/24

34.27N

77.91W

Wilmington International Airport serves Wilmington, North Carolina at 32 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 8,016 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	8,016 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
17/35	7,754 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 32 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	32 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,232 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,432 ft	2,912 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,440 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 8,016 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,551 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KILM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSUT Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport	22 nm S	5,505 ft
KOAJ Albert J Ellis Airport	36 nm NE	7,100 ft
KEYF Curtis L Brown Jr Field	39 nm NW	5,006 ft
KCPC Columbus County Municipal Airport	40 nm W	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KILM

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KILM, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KILM or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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