# Bowman Field (LOU / KLOU)

**Bowman Field** (IATA: LOU, ICAO: KLOU) is a medium airport in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It opened in 1920. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,358 ft (1,328 m). It is operated by Louisville Regional Airport Authority.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klou

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LOU / KLOU
- FAA: LOU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Louisville Regional Airport Authority
- Serves: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: 1920
- Elevation: 546 ft / 166 m
- Coordinates: 38.2280, -85.6637
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,358 ft / 1,328 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 3 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Kentucky/Louisville
- Website: http://www.flylouisville.com/Bowman-Field/Fast-Facts.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman_Field_(Kentucky) (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813569
- Weather station: KLOU
- Ident: KLOU

## Timeline

- 1920: Bowman Field opens.
- 10 Nov 1988: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 4,358 ft / 1,328 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 060° / 240° | yes |
| 15/33 | 3,580 ft / 1,091 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00238AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,358 ft / 1,328 m | #8,501 of 29,858 | #3,279 in North America | #2,704 in US |
| Elevation | 546 ft / 166 m | #26,323 of 43,403 | #12,626 in North America | #10,540 in US |
| Age | Opened 1920 | =185 of 15,079 | =26 in North America | =25 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | LOUISVILLE APP/DEP | 123.675 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 112.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| RDO | LOUISVILLE RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.500 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- [FTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kftk.md) Godman Army Air Field · 28 mi / 45 km
- [LEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klex.md) Blue Grass Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [CLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbak.md) Columbus Municipal Airport · 73 mi / 117 km
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · 78 mi / 126 km
- [BMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbmg.md) Monroe County Airport · 82 mi / 131 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klou/data