Most the people I know fly out of Raleigh or Myrtle Beach because of the prices at ILM, only business travelers and a very few locals use Wilmington. ILM always cost at least 200 to 300 dollars more to fly out of Wilmington. Now with gas prices at 4 dollars a gallon it will probably cost the same to drive to Raleigh or Myrtle Beach to catch a flight. With the extra added cost people aren't going to travel as much.