Live flights over Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 583 departures and 609 arrivals at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, 596 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The airline seen most often is United Parcel Service.
Airport data
- IATA code
- SDF
- ICAO code
- KSDF
- City
- Louisville
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 153 m (501 ft)
- Coordinates
- 38.1706, -85.73508
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Louisville.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 328 | 333 | 661 |
| Sat 24 | 255 | 276 | 531 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Chicago ORD 57 flights
- Atlanta ATL 43 flights
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 40 flights
- Newark EWR 33 flights
- Charlotte CLT 32 flights
- Philadelphia PHL 32 flights
- Houston IAH 26 flights
- Orlando MCO 23 flights
- Miami MIA 23 flights
- Baltimore BWI 20 flights
- Denver DEN 20 flights
- Detroit DTW 20 flights
- Minneapolis MSP 19 flights
- Ontario ONT 18 flights
- Boston BOS 16 flights
- Phoenix PHX 16 flights
28 more connections
- Anchorage ANC 16
- Memphis MEM 15
- Tampa TPA 15
- Dulles IAD 14
- Oakland OAK 12
- San Juan SJU 12
- New York LGA 11
- Chicago MDW 11
- Nashville BNA 10
- Portland PDX 10
- Hartford BDL 9
- Washington DCA 9
- New York JFK 9
- Las Vegas LAS 9
- Kansas City MCI 9
- Manchester MHT 9
- Hamilton YHM 8
- Jacksonville JAX 8
- Milwaukee MKE 8
- Omaha OMA 8
- Los Angeles LAX 6
- San Antonio SAT 6
- Salt Lake City SLC 6
- Seattle BFI 5
- Chicago/Rockford RFD 5
- Billings BIL 4
- Spokane GEG 4
- New Orleans MSY 4
Airlines
- United Parcel ServiceUPS 681
- Southwest AirlinesSWA 74
- Republic AirwaysRPA 68
- American AirlinesAAL 40
- Delta Air LinesDAL 34
- NetJetsEJA 24
- Mesa AirlinesASH 20
- Envoy AirENY 18
- SkyWest AirlinesSKW 17
- Cargojet AirwaysCJT 15
Aircraft
- Boeing 767-300 B763 384
- A306 161
- B752 121
- E75L 92
- Boeing 737-700 B737 35
- Boeing 747-8 B748 33
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 27
- Boeing 737-800 B738 25
- Airbus A320 A320 24
- Bombardier CRJ900 CRJ9 24
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/38.1706/lon/-85.73508/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Louisville right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Louisville: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of SDF, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were United Parcel Service, Southwest Airlines, Republic Airways, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
What are the main connections from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Chicago (ORD, 57), Atlanta (ATL, 43), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW, 40), Newark (EWR, 33) and Charlotte (CLT, 32). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Louisville? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport? +
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport has IATA code SDF and ICAO code KSDF. It lies in Kentucky, United States, at coordinates 38.1706, -85.73508.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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