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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

Louisville, United States

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Louisville's gateway, home to a major UPS air hub.

Opened

1941

Location

Louisville, United States

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) serves the Louisville metropolitan area in Kentucky, United States. Originally opened in the 1940s, the airport has grown steadily and was renamed in 2019 to honor Louisville native and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The airport is perhaps best known as the site of UPS Worldport, one of the largest automated package-sorting facilities in the world, making Louisville a critical node in global air cargo logistics. Passenger operations include a range of domestic and some international flights served by major U.S. carriers. The airport underwent significant terminal modernization in recent decades, improving the passenger experience with updated concourses and facilities. Its dual identity as both a passenger and cargo hub gives it outsized economic importance relative to its passenger volume.

Terminals

The airport has a single main terminal with two concourses, Concourse A and Concourse B, serving domestic and limited international passengers.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, rideshare services, and hotel shuttles, though there is no direct rail or light rail connection to downtown Louisville.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving SDF include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Spirit Airlines, with UPS Airlines operating the dominant cargo hub.

Notable facts

›The airport was renamed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in 2019 in honor of the Louisville-born boxing champion.
›UPS Worldport, located on airport grounds, is one of the largest package-sorting hubs in the world, processing around 400,000 packages per hour.
›Louisville's air cargo volume consistently ranks among the top in the United States due to UPS operations.
›The airport sits approximately 5 miles south of downtown Louisville.
›IATA code SDF derives from the airport's former name, Standiford Field.

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Airlines serving this airport

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Routes

SDF → DFWAA · M80 M83 319

SDF → MIAAA · ER4

SDF → ORDAA · ERD ER4 E75

SDF → PHLAA · CR9 CRJ

SDF → ATLAF · M88

SDF → CLTAA · 319

SDF → DCAAA · CRJ E75

SDF → LGAAA · ERD

SDF → JFKDL · CRJ

SDF → ATLDL · M88 M90

SDF → DTWDL · ERJ

SDF → MCODL · E75

SDF → LGADL · ERJ

SDF → MSPDL · E75 CRJ ERJ

SDF → MCOFL · 73W

SDF → ATLFL · 717

SDF → BWIFL · 73W

SDF → MDWFL · 73W

SDF → ATLKL · M88

SDF → CLEUA · ERJ CRJ

SDF → EWRUA · ERJ E70

SDF → DENUA · ERJ

SDF → IADUA · ERJ

SDF → IAHUA · ERJ E70 CRJ

SDF → ORDUA · ERJ

SDF → CLTUS · 319 CRJ CR7

SDF → LGAUS · ERD

SDF → DCAUS · CRJ

SDF → ORDUS · ER4 E75

SDF → PHLUS · CR9 CRJ

SDF → DFWUS · M80 ERD M83 319

SDF → MIAUS · ER4

SDF → ATLVS · M88 M90

SDF → DENWN · 73C 73W

SDF → MCOWN · 73C 73W

SDF → TPAWN · 73W

SDF → BWIWN · 73W 733

SDF → LASWN · 73W

SDF → PHXWN · 73W

SDF → ATLWN · 733 73W

SDF → MDWWN · 73W

Aircraft operating here

73W11 routes CRJ9 routes ERJ9 routes Embraer 1755 routes Airbus A3194 routes Embraer RJ1454 routes Embraer RJ1404 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-884 routes M802 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-832 routes Canadair Regional Jet 9002 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-902 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport – also known by its former official names as Standiford Field and Louisville International Airport – is a civil-military airport in Louisville, Kentucky. The airport was renamed after boxer and Louisville native Muhammad Ali in 2019, three years after his death. The airport covers 1,500 acres (610 ha) and has three runways. Its IATA airport code, SDF, is based on the airport's former name, Standiford Field. Despite being called an international airport, it has no regularly scheduled international passenger flights, but is a port of entry, handling many UPS Airlines international cargo flights through the United Parcel Service's worldwide air hub, often referred to as UPS Worldport.

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