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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

38.17440°N
-85.73600°W
ARR / DAY
257
5.2%
DEP / DAY
261
4.8%
ON-TIME
16.3% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 60 minest
AVG DELAY
60 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 257 arrivals and 261 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 35 carriers across 148 routes. Roughly 40% 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 16% with an average delay of 60 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

12m ago
Temp
81°F
Wind
9 kts
110°
Visib
4828 m
Ceil
KSDF 161756Z 11009KT 3SM +RA BKN041 BKN070 27/23 A3007 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1735 RAB42 SLP177 P0011 60011 T02720233 10322 20267 55000

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 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 97 1h 7m
SDFANC
Anchorage, US
United Parcel Service 70 6h 11m
SDFPHL
Philadelphia, US
United Parcel Service 65 1h 27m
SDFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Parcel Service 59 1h 55m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 58 1h 0m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
United Parcel Service 51 1h 40m
SDFONT
Ontario, US
United Parcel Service 48 3h 46m
SDFMSP
Minneapolis, US
Endeavor AIR 48 1h 42m
SDFMIA
Miami, US
United Parcel Service 46 1h 59m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 43 1h 0m
SDFATL
Atlanta, US
United Parcel Service 40 1h 3m
SDFIAH
Houston, US
Mesa Aviation Services 39 1h 55m
SDFCLT
Charlotte, US
PSA Airlines 39 0h 58m
SDFSAT
San Antonio, US
United Parcel Service 37 2h 17m
SDFMDW
Chicago, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 37 0h 49m
SDFEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 35 1h 50m
SDFORD
Chicago, US
United Parcel Service 35 0h 57m
SDFLGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 35 1h 49m
SDFPHX
Phoenix, US
United Parcel Service 34 3h 16m
SDFBWI
Baltimore, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 34 1h 19m
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