Cheap flights from Chicago to Wilmington from $123

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Wilmington from Chicago, with most prices found around $331. If you don’t want to visit Wilmington in January, then you should wait until February to fly from Chicago, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $335.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Wilmington is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $337. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Tuesday because tickets tend to average around $404. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Wilmington.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Wilmington is in the morning. Flights from Chicago to Wilmington during this time can be as low as $357. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $429.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Wilmington from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Wilmington for around $388 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Wilmington from Chicago for as low as $229 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Chicago to Wilmington flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 17% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago to Wilmington flight.

As of October 2026, prices for Chicago to Wilmington flights are approximately 134% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Chicago and Wilmington have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 129 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Charlotte (CLT) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $331.

Flights connecting via Charlotte (CLT) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 37m.

Charlotte (CLT) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 03m.

As of October 2026, there are 3 flights per day flying from Chicago to Wilmington. The most common time of day flights depart is 8:00PM, with 50% of flights taking off in the evening.

As of October 2026, 21 flights take off from Chicago and land in Wilmington each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights taking off on this day.