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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)[3] and has three runways. Its IATA airport code, SDF, is based on the airport's former name, Standiford Field. It has no regularly-scheduled international passenger flights, but it is a port of entry, as it handles numerous international cargo flights through the United Parcel Service's worldwide air hub through its airline, often referred to as UPS Worldport.[4]

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Standiford Field
IATA: SDF ICAO: KSDF FAA LID: SDF
Summary
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
Website	www.flylouisville.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
SDF Location Show map of Kentucky SDF SDF (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17R/35L 11,887 3,623 Concrete 17L/35R 8,579 2,615 Concrete 11/29 7,250 2,210 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations 151,641 Passengers 3,171,582 Cargo handled 6,431,419,629 lbs.
Sources: Louisville International Airport,[1] FAA[2]

Over 4.2 million passengers and over 5.7 billion pounds (2.89 million tons) of cargo passed through the airport in 2019.[5] 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]

History

Standiford Field was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 on a parcel of land south of Louisville that was found not to have flooded during the Ohio River flood of 1937. It was named for Dr. Elisha David Standiford, a local businessman and politician, who was active in transportation issues and owned part of the land. The field remained under Army control until 1947, when it was turned over to the Louisville Air Board for commercial operations.[12]

Until around 1947, Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport. For many years, passenger traffic went through the small brick Lee Terminal at Standiford Field. Today's more modern and much larger facilities were built in the 1980s. Most of the Lee Terminal was later torn down.^{[citation needed]}

When Standiford Field was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1941, it had one 4,000-foot (1,200 m) runway. The airfield opened to the public in 1947 and all commercial service from Bowman Field moved to Standiford Field. American, Eastern, and TWA were the first airlines and had 1,300 passengers a week. The airlines used World War II barracks on the east side of the field until May 25, 1950, when a proper terminal opened. Lee Terminal could handle 150,000 passengers annually and included 6 new gates, which increased terminal space to 114,420 square feet (10,630 m²). The three runways (1, 6 and 11) were all 5000 ft.

The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 45 weekday departures on Eastern Airlines, 19 American, 9 TWA, 4 Piedmont and 2 Ozark. Scheduled jet flights (Eastern 720s to Idlewild) began in January–February 1962.

In 1970, the terminal again expanded; the main lobby was extended and the 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m²) Delta Air Lines concourse was built.[12]

The 1980s brought plans for a new terminal, the Louisville Airport Improvement plan (LAIP). Construction of a new landside terminal designed by Bickel-Gibson Associated Architects Inc. began, costing $35 million with capacity for nearly 2 million passengers in 1985.[13] Parallel runways, needed for expanded UPS operations, were part of the airport expansion.[12] Most of the improvements were completed in the 1990s and the airport was totally renewed.

During the 1990s, Southwest Airlines began service to the airport which helped passenger boardings increase 97.3 percent. In 1995, the airport's name was changed from Standiford Field to Louisville International Airport. Around that time SDF opened the two new parallel runways: runway 17L/35R, 8,578 feet (2,615 m) long and runway 17R/35L, 11,887 feet (3,623 m); both are 150 feet (46 m) wide. The Kentucky Air National Guard moved its base to SDF with 8 military aircraft; a new UPS air mail facility, new corporate hangars, a four-level parking garage and a new control tower were also added. A new FBO was added, run by Atlantic Aviation and managed by Michael Perry.

In 2005, a $26 million terminal renovation designed by Gensler Inc. was completed.[14]

On January 16, 2019, the Louisville Regional Airport Authority voted to rename the airport Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, after boxing legend Muhammad Ali, a Louisville native.[15]

It also marks another major milestone of the SDF NEXT Programme, that will see a $400 million investment in improvements to the airfield and terminal in the coming years.

Facilities

Terminal

The Jerry E. Abramson Terminal is the airport's main commercial terminal. It consists of two floors with ground transportation and baggage claim services on the first floor and ticketing, passenger drop off, and concourse access on the second floor.[16] There are 24 gates in the two concourses. These concourses are connected by a rotunda and connector that contains a unified security checkpoint located in the main section of the terminal.

• Concourse A contains 12 gates[16]
• Concourse B contains 12 gates[16]

Runways

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport has three concrete runways, two of which are parallel with one crosswind. The westernmost runway (17R/35L) is the longest of the three at 11,887 feet (3,623 m) and was extended in 2007 to accommodate larger aircraft flying nonstop to destinations as far away as the Pacific Rim and Asia.[17][18]

Worldport

Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS (United Parcel Service) located at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Because of UPS, Louisville is the fourth-busiest cargo airport in the world, and the second busiest in the United States.[9] Although UPS has had a hub at Louisville since 1980, the term was not used officially by the company until 2002, after a $1 billion, five-year expansion.[19] Previously, the project was named Hub 2000. The facility is currently the size of 5.2 million square feet (48 ha; 80 football fields) and capable of handling 115 packages per second, or 416,000 per hour.[20] With more than 20,000 employees, UPS is one of the largest employers in both the city of Louisville and Kentucky as a whole. The facility, which serves all of the company's major international and domestic hubs, mainly handles express and international packages and letters.

A 1,000,000-square-foot (93,000 m²) expansion was completed in spring 2006 to integrate heavy freight into the UPS system. The expansion was prefaced by the purchase of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, formerly Emery Worldwide. The new facility, designated Worldport Freight Facility (HWP), went online in April 2006 and was the first of the company's regional hubs to begin integrating the Menlo volume into the system. Menlo's facility in Dayton, Ohio, was taken offline in June 2006.

In May 2006, UPS announced that for the third time in seven years it would significantly expand its Worldport hub, with a second investment of $1 billion. The second expansion was completed in April 2010, with the facility now measuring 5,200,000 square feet (480,000 m²), with a perimeter of 7.2 miles (11.6 km). The plan was for more than 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m²) to be added to its existing facility, with another 334,500 square feet (31,080 m²) of space to be renovated with new technology and equipment. Worldport sorting capacity was to expand from 300,000 packages per hour to 416,000 packages per hour. Additionally, several ramps at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport were to be built or altered bringing a total increase of just over 3,000,000 square feet (280,000 m²).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Allegiant Air	Austin, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater Seasonal: Charleston (SC), Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Myrtle Beach, New Orleans, Sarasota, Savannah	[21]
American Airlines	Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami	[22]
American Eagle	Boston,[23] Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington–National	[22]
Breeze Airways	Charleston (SC), New Orleans, San Francisco,[24] Tampa	[25]
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta	[26]
Delta Connection	Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–LaGuardia	[26]
Frontier Airlines	Denver Seasonal: Orlando	[21]
Southwest Airlines	Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love,[27] Denver, Houston–Hobby, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Tampa Seasonal: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers	[28]
Spirit Airlines	Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Pensacola,[29] Tampa	[30]
United Airlines	Denver[31]	[32]
United Express	Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles	[32]

Cargo

This section does not cite any sources. (September 2021)

Airlines	Destinations
Air Cargo Carriers	Charleston (WV), Decatur, Madison, Warsaw (IN), Traverse City (MI)
Ameriflight	Huntsville, Knoxville, Moline/Quad Cities, Smyrna (TN), South Bend
FedEx Express	Cincinnati, Greensboro, Memphis, Roanoke
SkyLink Express	Hamilton (ON)
UPS Airlines	Albany (GA), Albany (NY), Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Billings, Birmingham (AL), Bogotá, Boise, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Casablanca, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Cologne/Bonn, Columbia (SC), Columbus–Rickenbacker, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Dubai, East Midlands, Fargo, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Wayne, Gary/Chicago, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hamilton (ON), Harrisburg, Hartford, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Houston–Intercontinental, Jackson (MS), Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lafayette, Lansing, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Manchester (NH), McAllen, Memphis, Mexico City, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal–Mirabel, Newark, Newburgh, New Orleans, New York–JFK, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County (CA), Orlando, Peoria, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Sacramento–Mather, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan, Seattle–Boeing, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Springfield (MO), Syracuse, Tampa, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Tulsa, Vancouver, Campinas–Viracopos, Washington–Dulles, West Palm Beach

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from SDF
(August 2021 - July 2022)[33]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Atlanta, Georgia	307,410	Delta, Southwest
2	Charlotte, North Carolina	132,000	American
3	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas	125,740	American
4	Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois	120,270	American, United
5	Orlando, Florida	104,730	American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
6	Chicago–Midway, Illinois	102,860	Southwest
7	Denver, Colorado	91,730	Frontier, Southwest, United
8	Baltimore, Maryland	77,190	Southwest
9	Las Vegas, Nevada	76,180	Allegiant, Southwest, Spirit
10	Tampa, Florida	62,380	Breeze, Southwest, Spirit

Airline market share

Largest Airlines at SDF
(August 2021 - July 2022)[33]

Rank	Airline	Passengers	Share
1	Southwest Airlines	899,000	24.12%
2	Republic Airways	535,000	14.34%
3	Delta Air Lines	535,000	14.34%
4	Spirit Airlines	301,000	8.07%
5	SkyWest Airlines	283,000	7.58%
6	Other Airlines	1,176,000	31.55%

Airport traffic

Accidents and incidents

• On September 28, 1953, Resort Airlines Flight 1081, a Curtiss C-46 Commando leased from the USAF, crashed on landing at Louisville-Standiford Field when the aircraft ballooned slightly during the flare-out, causing a loss of control when it climbed to 300 feet and stalled. Out of the 41 on board, 22 passengers and 3 crew were killed. Failure of the left elevator during landing was the cause.[34]
• On March 10, 1957, an Eastern Airlines Martin 4-0-4 crash-landed at SDF. All 34 passengers and crew survived with just one serious injury. The pilot's improper landing approach caused an excessive sink rate, causing a portion of the left wing to separate inboard of the #1 engine and left the aircraft partially inverted. The plane was damaged beyond repair.[35]
• On September 8, 1970, Delta Air Lines Flight 439, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 inbound from O'Hare International Airport attempting an instrument landing at night at SDF landed 156 feet short of the runway threshold, hitting sloping terrain, becoming airborne, bouncing and then skidding down the runway for nearly 1,500 yards before coming to a stop. All five crew and 89 passengers survived. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but repaired and later put back into service. Pilot error was the cause.[36]
• On June 7, 2005, United Parcel Service Flight 6971, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 with four occupants aboard, suffered a collapse of the nose gear assembly after touchdown due to improper handling of the aircraft by the flying pilot after the main landing gear touchdown and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision during landing. The aircraft had substantial damage but was repaired and returned to service.[37]

See also

• Kentucky World War II Army Airfields
• Bowman Field
• UPS Airlines
• World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
• Transportation in Louisville, Kentucky

References

External links

• Louisville International Airport, official site
• Kentucky Air National Guard, official web site
• Standiford Field ANG / Louisville International Airport at GlobalSecurity.org
• Aerial image from USGS The National Map
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 3, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for SDF, effective November 3, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KSDF
  • ASN accident history for SDF
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSDF
  • FAA current SDF delay information
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
• Inside UPS' Worldport: How a shipping titan moves 2,000 packages every 17 seconds

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Louisville

Der Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, USA ist das zentrale Luftfahrt-Drehkreuz für UPS Airlines, einer weltweit operierenden Frachtfluggesellschaft. Daneben wird er auch vom 123rd Airlift Wing der Kentucky Air National Guard als Louisville Air National Guard Base militärisch genutzt.[2]

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- [en] Louisville International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Louisville

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Louisville (IATA: SDF, OACI: KSDF) es un aeropuerto civil-militar y público ubicado en la ciudad de Louisville, Kentucky, Estados Unidos. El aeropuerto cubre un área de 1200 acres (4.9 km²) y cuenta con tres pistas de aterrizaje. El código IATA del aeropuerto SDF se basa en su nombre anterior Standiford Field. El aeropuerto es el segundo más grande del estado (el primero es el Aeropuerto Internacional de Cincinnati/Kentucky Norte)

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[fr] Aéroport international de Louisville

L'aéroport international de Louisville (Louisville International Airport) est un aéroport civil situé au sud de la ville de Louisville dans le Kentucky aux États-Unis. L'aéroport couvre une superficie de 4,9 km² et possède 3 pistes. Son code AITA est SDF en référence à son premier nom Standiford Field.

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Louisville-Standiford

L'Aeroporto Internazionale Muhammad Alì di Louisville è un aeroporto situato vicino a Louisville nel Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America.

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