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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Louisville metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | UPS Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 501 ft / 153 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°10′27″N 085°44′11″W / 38.17417°N 85.73639°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | flylouisville.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF, FAA LID: SDF), formerly known as simply Louisville International Airport, is a civil-military airport in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The airport covers 1,500 acres (6.1 km2)[4] 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.[5]
Over 4.6 million passengers passed through the airport in 2023,[1] while over 6.7 billion pounds (3.38 million tons) of cargo passed through in 2022.[2] It is also the second-busiest in the United States in terms of cargo traffic, and fourth-busiest for such in the world.[6] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a "primary commercial service" airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[7] Federal Aviation Administration records show the airport had 1,877,861 revenue enplanements in 2018, an increase of 11.46% from 1,684,738 in 2017.[8]
Because of UPS Airlines' operations, Louisville International Airport is the second-busiest cargo airport in the United States, only falling short of FedEx's SuperHub at Memphis International Airport, and also the world's fourth-busiest airport by cargo traffic, behind Shanghai Pudong, Memphis and Hong Kong.[9] The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123d Airlift Wing operates C-130 transport aircraft from the co-located Louisville Air National Guard Base.
On January 16, 2019, the Regional Airport Authority voted to change the name of the airport to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in honor of the boxer and Louisville native Muhammad Ali.[10] On June 6, 2019, the airport unveiled its new logo, featuring "Ali's silhouette, arms up and victorious, against the background of a butterfly."[11]
- ^ a b "By the Numbers in 2023" (PDF). Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Louisville Regional Airport Authority Aviation Statistics" (PDF). Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for SDF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)". flylouisville.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
Airport Statistics
- ^ "US Customs and Border Patrol". Archived from the original on October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Table 2 – TOTAL CARGO TRAFFIC 2013 – Preliminary World Airport Traffic and Rankings 2013 – High Growth Dubai Moves Up to 7th Busiest Airport – Mar 31, 2014". Airports Council International. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2018 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "ACI reveals top 20 airports for passenger traffic, cargo, and aircraft movements – ACI World". May 25, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Mayor Fischer celebrates decision to rename Louisville airport to honor Muhammad Ali" (PDF) (Press release). Louisville Metro Government and Louisville Regional Airport Authority. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Ladd, Sarah (June 7, 2019). "Louisville's renamed Muhammad Ali International Airport debuts logo". usatoday.com. Louisville Courier Journal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2019.