Wilmington International Airport can be found north of Wilmington, North Carolina, in unincorporated Wrightsboro, Cape Fear Township, and New Hanover County. It is a public airport and is spread over an area of 728 ha or 1,800 acres.

It recorded the highest number of passengers in the year 2018 with 470,255 enplanements and 463,803 deplanements. This totaled to around 934,058 passengers. There are two runways and one airport terminal with eight terminal gates. The ILM airport also houses an FBO or a fixed-base operation (FBO). There is a ramp with 24-hour US Customs and Border Protection for serving all international flights that wish to make a stop at the ILM airport. In order to serve international passengers, a separate terminal was built.