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Now that the holiday season is over, it’s time to start looking ahead to warmer weather and spring vacations before the winter blues start to set in.

Using the Wilmington Airport can save time, money and peace of mind on your next travel venture, and routes are available for booking through Labor Day weekend.

With the airport’s new motorcoach service, the possibilities of traveling without having to deal with typical airport traffic are even more expansive.

Here are the flights to book out of ILG and how to use its bus service to Philadelphia to travel big without the stress.

What destinations are available from Avelo out of Wilmington Airport?

There are 14 flights available for booking through Avelo Airlines out of the Wilmington Airport. However, three of those routes are able to be booked only through the end of April 2025. The rest are available through the end of September.

Travel destinations available out of ILG:

  • Atlanta, GA (ATL)
  • Charlotte / Concord, NC (USA)
  • Daytona Beach / Orlando, FL (DAB)
  • Fort Lauderdale / Miami, FL (FLL)
  • Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
  • Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) 
  • Nashville, TN (BNA) 
  • Orlando / Lakeland, FL (LAL)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
  • San Juan, PR (SJU)
  • Sarasota / Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
  • Tampa, FL (TPA)
  • West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
  • Wilmington, NC (ILM)

West Palm Beach, Sarasota and Daytona Beach, all in Florida, can be booked only through the end of April. According to Courtney Goff, communications manager for Avelo Airlines, these three routes are seasonal and will be reevaluated at some point this year.

When do routes fly out of Wilmington Airport?

Atlanta, Georgia (ATL)

Flights to Atlanta will be available Mondays and Fridays between now and the beginning of June.

There will be no flight on Friday, June 13, as that flight will be offered the day before. The remainder of June will have flights on Sundays and Thursdays, which will extend until the end of August.

Charlotte/Concord, North Carolina (USA)

Flights to USA will be available Mondays and Fridays between now and the beginning of September.

Daytona Beach, Florida (DAB)

Flights to Daytona Beach will take off Sundays and Thursdays between now and the end of April. The week leading up to Valentine’s Day, flights will slightly shift and take off Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. The week after this will have flights on Monday and Thursday.

This route can be booked only through April and will be reevaluated, according to an Avelo Airlines representative.

Fort Lauderdale / Miami, Florida (FLL)

Flights to Fort Lauderdale will take off from ILG on Sundays and Thursdays until the end of August.

A Tuesday flight will be available to Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 7.

Fort Myers, Florida (RSW)

Fort Myers flights will take off on Sundays and Thursdays until late February. Beginning the week of Feb. 16, flights will take off Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday until the end of April.

Beginning May 2, flights will take off Fridays and Mondays until the week of June 9. A Thursday flight will begin June 12, and then follow a Sunday and Thursday pattern until the end of August.

Orlando / Lakeland, Florida (LAL)

Flights will fly from ILG to LAL on Sundays and Thursdays between now and the end of August.

Orlando, Florida (MCO)

Flights are available to MCO on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays between now and the end of April.

Beginning May 2, flight frequency will lessen and take off on Fridays and Mondays until the week of June 9. After this, flights will follow its original frequency pattern of Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until Sept. 1.  

San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)

Flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the only flight available outside of the continental United States, will be available on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida (SRQ)

Flights to Sarasota will take off on Wednesdays and Saturdays. There will be no flights available to this destination from Jan. 5 to Feb. 11. After that, the Wednesday and Saturday schedule will continue until April 26.

This route can only be booked through April and will be reevaluated, according to an Avelo Airlines representative.

Tampa, Florida (TPA)

Flights to Tampa, Florida will take off Mondays and Fridays between now and Sept. 1.

West Palm Beach, Florida (PBI)

Flights to West Palm Beach will take off on Mondays and Fridays until the end of April. The frequency will slightly shift to Sunday and Friday the week of Feb. 16.

This route can only be booked through April and will be reevaluated, according to an Avelo Airlines representative.

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How to shuttle to Philadelphia’s airport

In 2024, Wilmington Airport and American Airlines’ motorcoach company, Landline Co., announced a partnership that would expand the routes available from the Wilmington Airport while also reducing the stress of commuting to and from the Philadelphia Airport.

The process starts with booking a flight through American Airlines using ILG as the departing (or arrival) airport. The booking will indicate that a bus will transport you, in a roughly 50-minute ride, from ILG to PHL’s Terminal F. Following the bus ride, you can depart to the correct terminal and take off from Philadelphia International Airport.

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Using this service allows customers to park and go through security at Wilmington Airport rather than the much busier Philly hub.

When making your booking through American Airlines, the time listed on the confirmation will indicate the time your bus will take off to the Philadelphia Airport. The buses take six trips per day, both to and from Philadelphia.

Wilmington to Philadelphia schedule

  • Depart at 6:45 a.m., arrive at 7:35 a.m.
  • Depart at 8 a.m., arrive at 8:50 a.m.
  • Depart at 11 a.m., arrive at 11:50 a.m.
  • Depart at 1:30 p.m., arrive at 2:20 p.m.
  • Depart at 4 p.m., arrive at 4:55 p.m.
  • Depart at 6 p.m., arrive at 6:50 p.m.

Philadelphia to Wilmington schedule

  • Depart at 8:30 a.m., arrive at 9:20 a.m.
  • Depart at 10:30 a.m., arrive at 11:20 a.m.
  • Depart at 1:55 p.m., arrive at 2:45 p.m.
  • Depart at 3:35 p.m., arrive at 4:25 p.m.
  • Depart at 6:35 p.m., arrive at 7:30 p.m.
  • Depart at 8:45 p.m., arrive at 9:35 p.m.

Each bus seats 35 passengers and offers free WiFi and in-seat power connection. Customers also can receive AAdvantaage miles as a part of American Airlines’ reward membership for using this service.

Molly McVety covers community and environmental issues around Delaware. Contact her at mmcvety@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter @mollymcvety.  

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