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SDF Airport Information:

IATA / ICAO Codes: SDF / KSDF
Airport Names:
  1. Louisville International Airport
  2. Standiford Field
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
GPS Coordinates: 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W
Area Served: Louisville, Kentucky
Airport Type: Public
Elevation: 501 feet (153 meters)
# of Runways: 3
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Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):

  • Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
  • In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
  • Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
  • Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
  • The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
  • Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • 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.
  • The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 45 weekday departures on Eastern Airlines, 19 American, 9 TWA, 4 Piedmont and 2 Ozark.
  • The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Map of Nearest Airports from Louisville International Airport:

List of Nearest Airports from Louisville International Airport:

RankDistance & DirectionAirport Name & IATA CodeAirport LocationFurther Actions
15.43 miles (8.74 km) NEBowman Field (LOU)Louisville, Kentucky, United StatesView Bowman Field on a map Set LOU as destination Airport Get more information about Bowman Field
222.49 miles (36.19 km) SWGodman Army Airfield (FTK)Fort Knox, Kentucky, United StatesView Godman Army Airfield on a map Set FTK as destination Airport Get more information about Godman Army Airfield
328.00 miles (45.06 km) SSESamuels Field (BRY)Bardstown, Kentucky, United StatesView Samuels Field on a map Set BRY as destination Airport Get more information about Samuels Field
435.25 miles (56.73 km) SSWAddington Field (EKX)Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United StatesView Addington Field on a map Set EKX as destination Airport Get more information about Addington Field
543.06 miles (69.30 km) NNEMadison Municipal Airport (MDN)Madison, Indiana, United StatesView Madison Municipal Airport on a map Set MDN as destination Airport Get more information about Madison Municipal Airport
645.10 miles (72.58 km) ECapital City Airport (FFT)Frankfort, Kentucky, United StatesView Capital City Airport on a map Set FFT as destination Airport Get more information about Capital City Airport
752.68 miles (84.79 km) NFreeman Municipal Airport (SER)Seymour, Indiana, United StatesView Freeman Municipal Airport on a map Set SER as destination Airport Get more information about Freeman Municipal Airport
853.92 miles (86.78 km) WNWFrench Lick Municipal Airport (FRH)French Lick, Indiana, United StatesView French Lick Municipal Airport on a map Set FRH as destination Airport Get more information about French Lick Municipal Airport
959.88 miles (96.36 km) NWVirgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR)Bedford, Indiana, United StatesView Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport on a map Set BFR as destination Airport Get more information about Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport
1062.20 miles (100.10 km) EBlue Grass Airport (LEX)Lexington, Kentucky, United StatesView Blue Grass Airport on a map Set LEX as destination Airport Get more information about Blue Grass Airport
1166.28 miles (106.67 km) WHuntingburg Airport (HNB)Huntingburg, Indiana, United StatesView Huntingburg Airport on a map Set HNB as destination Airport Get more information about Huntingburg Airport
1275.65 miles (121.75 km) NColumbus Municipal Airport (CLU)Columbus, Indiana, United StatesView Columbus Municipal Airport on a map Set CLU as destination Airport Get more information about Columbus Municipal Airport
1379.83 miles (128.48 km) SGlasgow Municipal Airport (GLW)Glasgow, Kentucky, United StatesView Glasgow Municipal Airport on a map Set GLW as destination Airport Get more information about Glasgow Municipal Airport
1482.25 miles (132.37 km) NWMonroe County Airport (BMG)Bloomington, Indiana, United StatesView Monroe County Airport on a map Set BMG as destination Airport Get more information about Monroe County Airport
1583.53 miles (134.44 km) WSWOwensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB)Owensboro, Kentucky, United StatesView Owensboro-Daviess County Airport on a map Set OWB as destination Airport Get more information about Owensboro-Daviess County Airport

Map of Furthest Airports from Louisville International Airport:

List of Furthest Airports from Louisville International Airport:

RankDistance & DirectionAirport Name & IATA CodeAirport LocationFurther Actions
111,239.33 miles (18,087.91 km) WMargaret River Airport (MGV)Margaret River, Western Australia, AustraliaView Margaret River Airport on a map Set MGV as destination Airport Get more information about Margaret River Airport
211,217.32 miles (18,052.47 km) WBusselton Regional Airport (BQB)Busselton, Western Australia, AustraliaView Busselton Regional Airport on a map Set BQB as destination Airport Get more information about Busselton Regional Airport
311,194.74 miles (18,016.14 km) WBunbury Airport (BUY)Bunbury, Western Australia, AustraliaView Bunbury Airport on a map Set BUY as destination Airport Get more information about Bunbury Airport
411,190.96 miles (18,010.06 km) WManjimup Airport (MJP)Manjimup, Western Australia, AustraliaView Manjimup Airport on a map Set MJP as destination Airport Get more information about Manjimup Airport
511,164.23 miles (17,967.04 km) WSWRottnest Airport (RTS)Rottnest Island, Western Australia, AustraliaView Rottnest Airport on a map Set RTS as destination Airport Get more information about Rottnest Airport
611,148.82 miles (17,942.25 km) WSWJandakot Airport (JAD)Jandakot, Western Australia, AustraliaView Jandakot Airport on a map Set JAD as destination Airport Get more information about Jandakot Airport
711,139.65 miles (17,927.48 km) WSWPerth Airport (PER)Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaView Perth Airport on a map Set PER as destination Airport Get more information about Perth Airport
811,134.54 miles (17,919.26 km) WSWJurien Bay Airport (JUR)Jurien Bay, Western Australia, AustraliaView Jurien Bay Airport on a map Set JUR as destination Airport Get more information about Jurien Bay Airport
911,114.83 miles (17,887.54 km) WAlbany Airport (ALH)Albany, Western Australia, AustraliaView Albany Airport on a map Set ALH as destination Airport Get more information about Albany Airport
1011,096.63 miles (17,858.25 km) WSWGeraldton Airport (GET)Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaView Geraldton Airport on a map Set GET as destination Airport Get more information about Geraldton Airport
1111,096.11 miles (17,857.42 km) WKatanning Airport (KNI)Katanning, Western Australia, AustraliaView Katanning Airport on a map Set KNI as destination Airport Get more information about Katanning Airport
1211,074.20 miles (17,822.15 km) WSWKalbarri Airport (KAX)Kalbarri, Western Australia, AustraliaView Kalbarri Airport on a map Set KAX as destination Airport Get more information about Kalbarri Airport
1311,045.47 miles (17,775.92 km) WSWMorawa Airport (MWB)Morawa, Western Australia, AustraliaView Morawa Airport on a map Set MWB as destination Airport Get more information about Morawa Airport
1411,043.48 miles (17,772.71 km) WSWMullewa Airport (MXU)Mullewa, Western Australia, AustraliaView Mullewa Airport on a map Set MXU as destination Airport Get more information about Mullewa Airport
1511,027.71 miles (17,747.34 km) WSWShark Bay Airport (MJK)Monkey Mia, Western Australia, AustraliaView Shark Bay Airport on a map Set MJK as destination Airport Get more information about Shark Bay Airport