Is there a nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Wilmington (ILM)?

Yes. American, SkyWest and Republic operate a nonstop ORD–ILM service in the summer season only.

How often do flights leave ORD for ILM?

About 4× daily — 26 departures a week in August 2026, compared with 9.5 a week in February 2026.

How much does a nonstop ORD to ILM flight cost?

Half of tickets sold on this route were between $100 and $225 one way, with a median of $150. Based on 440 ticket records in the US DOT fare survey for Q2 2025.

Nonstop route

Chicago to Wilmington nonstop

Yes: American, SkyWest and Republic fly direct from Chicago (ORD) to Wilmington (ILM) about 4 times a day, in the summer season only.

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American · SkyWest · Republic · flights operated by Envoy

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4× daily26 flights a week

Summer onlyflown 9 of the last 12 months

$100–$225typical one-way · median $150 · US DOT Q2 2025

760miles · about 2 hr 5 min

Route detail

Chicago to Wilmington in numbers

Measured from US DOT filings, not estimated from distance.

Distance and flight time: 760 miles nonstop, about 2 hr 5 min gate to gate. Flight time is an estimate from the great-circle distance; the filings carry distance, not scheduled elapsed time.
Seasonality: Flew Sep 2025 to Oct 2025 and Feb 2026 to Aug 2026, up to 26 flights a week, with no flights the rest of the year.
Sep 2025: 7 flights a week
Oct 2025: 7 flights a week
Nov 2025: no regular flights
Dec 2025: no regular flights
Jan 2026: no regular flights
Feb 2026: 10 flights a week
Mar 2026: 14 flights a week
Apr 2026: 13 flights a week
May 2026: 15 flights a week
Jun 2026: 20 flights a week
Jul 2026: 20 flights a week
Aug 2026: 26 flights a week
Flights a week by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, from US DOT on-time filings.
Who operates the flights: Envoy 47% (regional operator), SkyWest 37% (regional operator), Republic 16% (regional operator) of departures, counted across the August 2026 and February 2026 US DOT on-time filings.
Fares: Half of the 440 tickets in the US DOT fare survey for Q2 2025 sold between $100 and $225 one way, median $150. The survey runs a couple of quarters behind, so read it as the shape of the route's pricing rather than today's quote.

Flying the other way? Wilmington to Chicago nonstop.

Also nonstop from Chicago (ORD)

Busiest other routes out of the same airport

New York (LGA) about 30 times a day
Boston (BOS) about 25 times a day
Los Angeles (LAX) about 24 times a day
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) about 22 times a day
Washington (DCA) about 20 times a day
Atlanta (ATL) about 20 times a day
Minneapolis (MSP) about 19 times a day
Seattle (SEA) about 19 times a day

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