SDF — Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
- IATA code
- SDF
- ICAO code
- KSDF
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 4,439,659
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 98
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−5 / UTC−4
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- Elevation
- 153 m
- 502 ft
- Runways
- 3
- Longest 3,623 m
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About SDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is a large airport serving Louisville, United States. It opened in 1941 and is run by Louisville Regional Airport Authority. 4,439,659 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 98 nonstop routes from SDF.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from SDF
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SDF → ATL | 517 km | 618,776 |
| SDF → DFW | 1,179 km | 368,180 |
| SDF → ORD | 462 km | 326,666 |
| SDF → CLT | 539 km | 292,370 |
| SDF → DEN | 1,648 km | 242,688 |
| SDF → MCO | 1,156 km | 210,075 |
| SDF → MDW | 437 km | 186,939 |
| SDF → BWI | 797 km | 176,018 |
| SDF → DTW | 493 km | 137,564 |
| SDF → LGA | 1,060 km | 124,506 |
| SDF → IAH | 1,268 km | 120,933 |
| SDF → MSP | 972 km | 120,642 |
| SDF → EWR | 1,033 km | 112,485 |
| SDF → DCA | 762 km | 108,857 |
| SDF → BNA | 242 km | 105,665 |
| SDF → LAS | 2,613 km | 101,283 |
| SDF → TPA | 1,169 km | 100,052 |
| SDF → IAD | 726 km | 99,069 |
| SDF → MIA | 1,465 km | 98,921 |
| SDF → PHX | 2,423 km | 91,692 |
| SDF → PHL | 928 km | 89,469 |
| SDF → DAL | 1,167 km | 85,742 |
| SDF → FLL | 1,440 km | 83,737 |
| SDF → BOS | 1,334 km | 75,081 |
| SDF → HOU | 1,292 km | 62,090 |
| SDF → PGD | 1,296 km | 47,396 |
| SDF → SFB | 1,123 km | 38,948 |
| SDF → VPS | 856 km | 34,719 |
| SDF → PIE | 1,173 km | 33,391 |
| SDF → RSW | 1,343 km | 27,079 |
| SDF → SRQ | 1,231 km | 24,002 |
| SDF → RDU | 668 km | 17,791 |
| SDF → LAX | 2,965 km | 17,740 |
| SDF → SFO | 3,202 km | 16,859 |
| SDF → CHS | 780 km | 13,061 |
| SDF → SAV | 787 km | 5,055 |
| SDF → BDL | 1,188 km | 3,601 |
| SDF → PIT | 540 km | 3,458 |
| SDF → MYR | 791 km | 2,349 |
| SDF → IND | 178 km | 1,734 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at SDF
- YX Republic Airline · 11,273 flights
- WN Southwest Airlines · 10,514 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 5,428 flights
- AA American Airlines · 5,001 flights
- OO SkyWest Airlines · 3,859 flights
- OH PSA Airlines · 3,795 flights
- YV Mesa Airlines · 3,409 flights
- MQ Envoy Air · 1,979 flights
- 9E Endeavor Air · 1,847 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 1,521 flights
- G4 Allegiant Air · 1,486 flights
- G7 GoJet Airlines · 1,050 flights
- MX Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze · 904 flights
- PT Piedmont Airlines · 795 flights
- NK Spirit Air Lines · 704 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Punctuality
- Departures on time
- 81.8%
- Within 15 minutes of schedule
- Cancelled
- 2.2%
- Departures counted
- 23,122
- US domestic flights
US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| LEX | Blue Grass Airport | 100 km |
| OWB | Owensboro Daviess County Airport | 134 km |
| CVG | Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport | 135 km |
Distance from SDF to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 3,623 m | 46 m | Concrete |
| 17L/35R | 2,615 m | 46 m | Concrete |
| 11/29 | 2,210 m | 46 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Louisville, Kentucky, United States · 38.1706, -85.7351
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