KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Louisville, KY · 4 miles S of LOUISVILLE, KY
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KSDF
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 500.8 ft
- Coordinates
- 38-10-26.7060N 085-44-11.3770W
- Lat / Long
- 38.174085, -85.7364936
- Mag. variation
- 05W (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 11/1942
- ARTCC
- INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
- FSS
- LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- SDF (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KSDF
Runways
Longest 11887 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 11887 x 150 ft. / 3623 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 75.0
Runway 17R
- Heading
- 170 magnetic, 165 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:11095 TODA:11095 ASDA:11095 LDA:10000
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 846 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, lighted
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 489.3 ft.
Runway 35L
- Heading
- 350 magnetic, 345 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
- Declared distances
- TORA:11290 TODA:11290 ASDA:11290 LDA:10000
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 1040 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, lighted
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 461.3 ft.
- Dimensions
- 8578 x 150 ft. / 2615 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 75.0
Runway 17L
- Heading
- 170 magnetic, 165 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:8579 TODA:8579 ASDA:8129 LDA:7800
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 328 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, lighted
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 500.8 ft.
Runway 35R
- Heading
- 350 magnetic, 345 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
- Declared distances
- TORA:8579 TODA:8579 ASDA:8250 LDA:7800
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 449 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, lighted
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 471.3 ft.
- Dimensions
- 7251 x 150 ft. / 2210 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/wired/combed, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 75.0
Runway 11
- Heading
- 116 magnetic, 111 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- LOCALIZER
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:7250 TODA:7250 ASDA:6946 LDA:6946
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 476.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- 55 ft. bldg, 1375 ft. from runway, 325 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
Runway 29
- Heading
- 296 magnetic, 291 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:7250 TODA:7250 ASDA:7250 LDA:7250
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 480.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 16
- EEVAA ONE (RNAV) ↗
- EEVAA ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- GTGON ONE (RNAV) ↗
- GTGON ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- HIDEY ONE (RNAV) ↗
- HIDEY ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- LLIZY ONE (RNAV) ↗
- LLIZY ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- LOKRD ONE (RNAV) ↗
- LOKRD ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- RDHSE ONE (RNAV) ↗
- RDHSE ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- SPILR ONE (RNAV) ↗
- SPILR ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- TAKEOFF MINIMUMS ↗
- ALTERNATE MINIMUMS ↗
Approaches — IAP 19
- ILS OR LOC RWY 17L ↗
- ILS OR LOC RWY 17R ↗
- ILS OR LOC RWY 35L ↗
- ILS OR LOC RWY 35R ↗
- ILS RWY 35L (SA CAT I) ↗
- ILS RWY 35R (SA CAT I) ↗
- ILS RWY 35L (CAT II - III) ↗
- ILS RWY 35R (CAT II - III) ↗
- RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L ↗
- RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17R ↗
- RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 29 ↗
- RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35L ↗
- RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35R ↗
- RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L ↗
- RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17R ↗
- RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 29 ↗
- RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35L ↗
- RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35R ↗
- LOC RWY 29 ↗
Arrivals — STAR 10
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 502-676-6814
- Louisville Ground
- 121.7 348.6
- Louisville Tower
- 124.2 257.8
- Louisville Approach
- 123.675 ;170-349 132.075 ;350-169 132.075 134.15 327.0
- Louisville Departure
- 123.675 ;170-349 132.075 ;350-169 132.075 327.0
- Clearance Delivery
- 126.1 275.8
- D-Atis
- 118.725
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A JET-A+
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A JET-A+
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.