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Wilmington International Airport, Wilmington, NC · KILM

Current weather at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, NC (IATA ILM, ICAO KILM): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 070° at 5 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east-northeast (070° true) at 5 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 20°C (68°F), dew point 11°C (52°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.23 inHg (1024 hPa).
METAR KILM 272153Z 07005KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02000111

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 070° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06 Most headwind048°5 kt2 kt from the right8,016 ft
24228°Tailwind 5 kt2 kt from the left8,016 ft
17159°0 kt5 kt from the left7,754 ft
35339°0 kt5 kt from the right7,754 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KILM 271720Z 2718/2818 06008KT P6SM SKC FM280800 03008KT P6SM SCT010
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 08:00Z
    Wind 060° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 28 08:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 1,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.