Direct Flights from Miami to Wilmington
Wilmington · North Carolina
Nonstop service from MIA to ILM on American, Avelo. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
27 cities have a nonstop to Wilmington, Miami among them.
How long to go to Wilmington for, from Miami
1h 40m in the air, 603 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Wilmington. Two nights works.
About Wilmington
Wilmington is a city in the southeastern part of North Carolina. It is the county seat of New Hanover County, and home to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial, the Cape Fear Museum, Airlie Gardens, and a large historic district. It is convenient to nearby beaches, and is a relatively short drive from the Triangle, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, SC, and the I-95 corridor.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Wilmington
- Carolina Beach State Park is a North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It covers 761 acres (3.08 km2) on Pleasure Island.
- Moores Creek National Battlefield is a battlefield managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The park commemorates the 1776 victory of a thousand patriots over about eight hundred loyalists at Moore's Creek.
- Lake Waccamaw State Park is a North Carolina state park in Columbus County, North Carolina, in the United States.
- Airlie Gardens is a 67-acre (27 ha) public garden in Wilmington, North Carolina.
- The Cameron Art Museum, formerly known as St. John's Museum of Art, was established in 1962 in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina in the 1804 Masonic Lodge building.
- Tregembo Animal Park is a zoo in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded as the Tote-Em-In Zoo in 1952 by George and June Tregembo, featuring animals and a collection of "oddities", the park was renamed the Tregembo Animal P…
- Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is a museum located at 814 Market Street in downtown Wilmington in southeastern North Carolina. Founded in 1898, it is the oldest history museum in the state.
- Brunswick Town was a prominent town in colonial North Carolina. It was the first successful European settlement in the Cape Fear region, a major colonial port in the 18th century, and home to two provincial governors.
- New Hanover County Arboretum - NC Cooperative Extension is a 7-acre arboretum at 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. It is open daily without charge.
- The Orton Plantation is a historic plantation house in Smithville Township in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States.
- St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, is a ruined parish church in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The Anglican church was erected in 1768 and destroyed in 1776.
- Wilmington National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Wilmington, in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Wilmington weather, compared with Miami
10° cooler than Miami on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Wilmington 57°F · Miami 77°F · 19° colder
- April
- Wilmington 75°F · Miami 84°F · 9° colder
- July
- Wilmington 90°F · Miami 91°F · much the same
- October
- Wilmington 76°F · Miami 86°F · 10° colder
Wilmington also swings harder through the year than Miami does — 33° between its coldest and warmest months against 14°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Wilmington
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Wilmington is February–May and October–December, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Wilmington rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Carolina Beach State Park, Moores Creek National Battlefield, and Lake Waccamaw State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Miami to Wilmington?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Miami (MIA) to Wilmington (ILM) on American, Avelo.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Miami to Wilmington?
- American, Avelo fly nonstop between Miami (MIA) and Wilmington (ILM). Avelo flies it June to August only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Miami to Wilmington?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Miami to Wilmington.
- How far is Wilmington from Miami?
- Wilmington is about 603 miles from Miami by air.
- What is there to do in Wilmington?
- Popular things to do include Carolina Beach State Park, Moores Creek National Battlefield, Lake Waccamaw State Park, Airlie Gardens, and more.
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