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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

38.17440°N
-85.73600°W
ARR / DAY
216
13.6%
DEP / DAY
224
12.3%
ON-TIME
13.7% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 61 minest
AVG DELAY
61 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 11,887 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 216 arrivals and 224 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 36 carriers across 147 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 14% with an average delay of 61 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

18m ago
Temp
80°F
Wind
7 kts
150°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KSDF 180256Z 15007KT 10SM FEW055 FEW130 OVC250 27/23 A3004 RMK AO2 TSB08E34 SLP165 OCNL LTGIC DSNT SE TS MOV E CB DSNT SE T02670228 53005 $

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 PM · 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 82 1h 8m
SDFANC
Anchorage, US
United Parcel Service 65 6h 11m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 52 1h 0m
SDFPHL
Philadelphia, US
United Parcel Service 50 1h 27m
SDFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Parcel Service 48 1h 56m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
United Parcel Service 43 1h 40m
SDFONT
Ontario, US
United Parcel Service 41 3h 45m
SDFMSP
Minneapolis, US
Endeavor AIR 41 1h 41m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 37 1h 0m
SDFIAH
Houston, US
Mesa Aviation Services 34 1h 55m
SDFMDW
Chicago, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 34 0h 50m
SDFCLT
Charlotte, US
PSA Airlines 33 0h 58m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 32 1h 47m
SDFATL
Atlanta, US
United Parcel Service 32 1h 2m
SDFLGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 31 1h 46m
SDFOAK
Oakland, US
United Parcel Service 29 4h 7m
SDFMIA
Miami, US
United Parcel Service 28 1h 59m
SDFBWI
Baltimore, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 28 1h 18m
SDFPHX
Phoenix, US
United Parcel Service 28 3h 14m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
United Parcel Service 27 0h 56m
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