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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

38.17440°N
-85.73600°W
ARR / DAY
144
43.2%
DEP / DAY
143
45.3%
ON-TIME
64.5% Top 25%
arr · avg 17 min
dep · 100% · avg -7 min cal
AVG DELAY
17 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 144 arrivals and 143 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 30 carriers across 127 routes. Roughly 41% 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 65% with an average delay of 17 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 97 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
78°F
Wind
6 kts
30°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KSDF 102356Z 03006KT 10SM FEW043 BKN055 BKN150 26/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 60002 T02560217 10261 20244 57004

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 97 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 50 1h 3m
SDFANC
Anchorage, US
United Parcel Service 38 6h 10m
SDFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Parcel Service 37 1h 49m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 37 1h 1m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
United Parcel Service 36 1h 40m
SDFPHL
Philadelphia, US
United Parcel Service 35 1h 29m
SDFONT
Ontario, US
United Parcel Service 30 3h 40m
SDFCLT
Charlotte, US
PSA Airlines 30 1h 1m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
United Parcel Service 26 0h 58m
SDFOAK
Oakland, US
United Parcel Service 23 4h 3m
SDFATL
Atlanta, US
United Parcel Service 23 1h 1m
SDFMSP
Minneapolis, US
United Parcel Service 22 1h 35m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 22 1h 51m
SDFIAH
Houston, US
United Parcel Service 20 1h 44m
SDFSJU
San Juan, PR
United Parcel Service 20 3h 42m
SDFSAT
San Antonio, US
United Parcel Service 19 2h 8m
SDFSLC
Salt Lake City, US
United Parcel Service 19 3h 4m
SDFMCI
Kansas City, US
United Parcel Service 19 1h 9m
SDFMSP
Minneapolis, US
Endeavor AIR 19 1h 41m
SDFIAH
Houston, US
Mesa Aviation Services 19 1h 51m
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