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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

38.17440°N
-85.73600°W
ARR / DAY
235
▲ 16.2%
DEP / DAY
239
▲ 17.0%
ON-TIME
71.8% Top 25%
arr · avg 13 min
dep · 100% · avg -9 min cal
AVG DELAY
13 min
7d window

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF/SDF) is a large international airport located in Louisville, KY. It features 3 runways with the longest being 10,850 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 235 arrivals and 239 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 41 carriers across 146 routes. Roughly 39% of observed flights are cargo operations (FedEx, UPS, and similar). This airport is primarily a cargo gateway. The most active carrier is United Parcel Service (UPS). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). On-time performance averages 72% with an average delay of 13 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 100 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

49m ago
Temp
68°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KSDF 262356Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 BKN300 20/09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T02000089 10244 20200 53002

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 124.200 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 121.700 24
GND 348.600 24
ATIS 118.725 24
APCH 123.675 24
APCH 132.075 24
APCH 134.150 24
APCH 327.000 24
UNICOM 122.950 —
SDF VOT 111.000 —
OTHER 111.000 —
EMERG 121.500 24
CLASS C 123.675 24
LCL/P 124.200 24
CD/P 126.100 24
OTHER 126.100 24
CLASS C 132.075 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
ANG OPS 268.100 24
OTHER 268.100 24
CD/P 275.800 24
OTHER 275.800 24
CLASS C 327.000 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZID
Mag var:
5° W
Fuel:
100LL, A+

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KSDF · last 7d

150 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 4 AM · 1 movement every 100 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
SDFATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 88 1h 2m
SDFANC
Anchorage, US
United Parcel Service 76 6h 13m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 73 1h 2m
SDFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Parcel Service 59 1h 49m
SDFPHL
Philadelphia, US
United Parcel Service 56 1h 28m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
United Parcel Service 49 1h 41m
SDFCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 47 1h 0m
SDFONT
Ontario, US
United Parcel Service 45 3h 44m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 38 1h 49m
SDFSJU
San Juan, PR
United Parcel Service 38 3h 44m
SDFIAH
Houston, US
United Parcel Service 37 1h 45m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
United Parcel Service 37 1h 4m
SDFMCO
Orlando, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 36 1h 46m
SDFIAH
Houston, US
Mesa Aviation Services 35 1h 53m
SDFMIA
Miami, US
United Parcel Service 35 1h 58m
SDFATL
Atlanta, US
United Parcel Service 32 1h 2m
SDFCGN
Cologne, DE
United Parcel Service 30 8h 0m
SDFMHR
Sacramento, US
United Parcel Service 30 4h 1m
SDFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 30 1h 54m
SDFPDX
Portland, US
United Parcel Service 29 4h 7m
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