SDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

ICAO KSDF38.1706°N 85.7351°W501 ft / 153 mLarge airport
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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF) is a large airport in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 11,887 ft (3,623 m). It is operated by Louisville Regional Airport Authority. In 2025 it handled 4.5 million passengers.

Timeline

5 events · 1941–2025
1941
OpenedLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport opens.
1941
RenamedRenamed Standiford Field.
1995
RenamedRenamed Louisville International Airport.
16 JAN 2019
RenamedRenamed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
04 NOV 2025
DisasterUPS Airlines Flight 2976.14 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Louisville Terminal BuildingLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport TerminalUPS Worldport
17R/35L165° / 345° · LIT
LENGTH11,887 ft3,623 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
17L/35R165° / 345° · LIT
LENGTH8,578 ft2,615 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
11/29111° / 291° · LIT
LENGTH7,251 ft2,210 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
3.4M
3.3M
3.3M
3.4M
3.8M
4.1M
1.6M
3.1M
3.9M
4.6M
4.8M
4.5M
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Routes

23 destinations · 1 country
500 km1,000 km1,500 km250 mi500 mi750 mi1,000 miORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 287 mi / 462 kmATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 322 mi / 518 kmCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 335 mi / 539 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 450 mi / 725 kmDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 472 mi / 760 kmGUF · Jack Edwards National Airport · 556 mi / 894 kmPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 575 mi / 926 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 641 mi / 1,031 kmSFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport · 699 mi / 1,125 kmPIE · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 731 mi / 1,176 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 732 mi / 1,178 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 788 mi / 1,268 kmPGD · Punta Gorda Airport · 807 mi / 1,299 kmBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 827 mi / 1,331 kmFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 897 mi / 1,444 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 1,022 mi / 1,644 kmCHS · Charleston International Airport · 485 mi / 780 kmSAV · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · 490 mi / 788 kmMYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport · 491 mi / 790 kmVPS · Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 533 mi / 858 kmSRQ · Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · 767 mi / 1,234 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 912 mi / 1,468 kmTVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport · 862 mi / 1,387 kmDENMIATVFBOSPGDIAHDFWPIESFBEWRPHLGUFMYRSAVCHSDCACLTATLORDSRQVPSFLLIADSDF
Year-round16
ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Express, American Eagle462 km287 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines518 km322 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Eagle539 km335 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Express725 km450 miDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Eagle760 km472 miGUFJack Edwards National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air894 km556 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Eagle926 km575 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Express1,031 km641 miSFBOrlando Sanford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,125 km699 miPIESt. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,176 km731 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,178 km732 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Express1,268 km788 miPGDPunta Gorda AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,299 km807 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,331 km827 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,444 km897 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · United Express1,644 km1,022 mi
Most destinationsAllegiant Air 10American Eagle 7United Express 5Delta Air Lines 1Contract Air Cargo 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from SDF. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport” (revision of 25 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers4.5M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#355of 3,974 · #85 North America · #68 USLongest runway11,887 ft3,623 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#368of 29,823 · #96 North America · #85 USElevation501 ft153 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#26,998of 43,341 · #12,910 North America · #10,801 USAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =737 North America · =705 USRunways31 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=151of 29,943 · =83 North America · =81 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
APPAPP123.675
ATISATIS118.725
CLDCLNC DEL126.100
DEPDEP123.675
GNDGND121.700
OPSANG OPS26.810
TWRTWR124.200
UNICUNICOM122.950