Business View Magazine | October 2019

189 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2019 THE WI LMINGTON INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT added “International” to become known as the New Hanover County International Airport. On December 17, 1997 the New Hanover County Airport Authority, the governing body who operates the facility, officially changed the name to Wilmington International Airport. Today ILM is served by three commercial carriers: American, with service to Charlotte, Dallas/ Fort Worth, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington/Reagan–National, and seasonal service to Chicago–O’Hare; Delta, with service to Atlanta, and seasonal service to New York- LaGuardia; and United with service to Chicago- O’Hare and Washington-Dulles. The three network airlines connect the local business and tourism industries to more than 390 destinations, worldwide, with one stop. Charter airlines include Sun Country, with service to Gulfport, and Swift Air, with service to Atlantic City. Cargo airlines include DHL, FedEx, and UPS. “We also have a lot of general aviation activity” says Airport Director, Julie A. Wilsey, who has been at ILM for 20 years and watched the team pictured ILM Terminal pictured Business travelers at ILM