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Louisville International Airport (SDF), with approximately 100 daily non-stop flights, is one of the largest airports serving a city of Louisville's size, accommodating 3.7 million passengers in 2005. It is located within minutes of Southern Indiana and is serviced by 8 airlines:
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American Airlines / American Eagle |
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Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection |
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Northwest /Northwest Airlink |
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United Express |
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Express Jet |
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Continental Express |
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Midwest / Midwest Connect (Skyway) |
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Southwest |
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US Airways Express |
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Frontier Airlines |
Louisville International Airport is the 10th largest air cargo airport in the world and is ranked 3rd in the United States in the total amount of cargo handled. Home of United Parcel Service's (UPS) international air-sorting hub, the airport handled 4 billion pounds of cargo and airmail in 2005. Overnight and two-day delivery by UPS has boosted the region’s economy with increased jobs and more efficient and timely movement of goods into and out of the area.
Louisville International Airport is situated on 1,200 acres and provides service for commercial, air cargo, military, general aviation, corporate, private and postal aircraft. The passenger terminals comprise more than 360,000 sq. ft. and have 23 boarding gates. The airport offers 5,625 public parking spaces – including a 4-level parking garage, with 3 levels under cover.
The airport consists of 2 parallel runways, one crosswind runway and over 62,000 linear feet of taxiways. Aircraft operations (take offs and landing) totaled 179,681 in 2005. Runway lengths are 8,580 feet and 10,000 feet (extension under construction). Its parallel runways permit simultaneous takeoffs and landings at Louisville International Airport, therefore doubling capacity and permitting the airport to add flights at peak usage times.
The Louisville Regional Airport Authority operates Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field.
Clark Regional Airport (JVY)
The Clark Regional Airport opened as a public airport serving the northern portion of the Louisville Kentucky-Indiana MSA in 1981. Since then, the airport has effectively served the community as a business oriented general aviation facility.
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Two paved and lighted runways:
Runway 14/32 - 3,889 feet (75' wide); 12,000 lbs. (gross weight)
Runway 18/36 - 5,500 feet (100' wide); 45,000 lbs. (gross weight) |
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ILS (Instrument Landing System) and VOR instrument approach are in use |
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Radar services by Louisville International Airport (SDF) |
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Airfreight cargo |
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Charter |
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Rental and sales service and flight instruction are available |
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Terminal facilities include meeting/conference rooms, pilot lounge, WSI, computer weather, Internet access, crew cars, overnight hardsurface parking (or hangar) and Civil Air Patrol |
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Aircraft Specialties, Inc. |
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Hap's Aerial Enterprises, Inc. |
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Vintage Fighter Enterprises |
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Whirl Away Helicopters, Inc. |
Bowman Field (Louisville, Kentucky) (LOU)
Louisville's Bowman Field, the city's original commercial aviation airport, is now a major base for private and corporate aircraft operations.
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Three paved and lighted runways:
Runway 1/19 - 3,667 feet
Runway 6/24 - 4,350 feet
Runway 14/32 - 3,439 feet |
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Instrument landing is permitted |
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Central American Airways Flying Service |
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Kentucky Flying Service |
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Triangle Flying Service |
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Le Relais Restaurant (French cuisine) |
Louisville is home to the international air-freight hub of United Parcel Service (UPS). United Parcel Service just completed Hub 2000, a $1 billion, automated sorting facility, at Louisville International Airport. The 2.7 million square foot building is the largest single investment in UPS' history and will nearly double its sorting capacity.
In May 2006, UPS announced a $1 billion expansion that will increase sorting capacity over the next five years and create more than 5,000 additional jobs.
The largest common carrier in the world, UPS delivers over 12 million packages and documents per day.
More than 100 daily UPS flights carry next-day and second-day air deliveries to Louisville where they are sorted at a rate of over 200,000 packages and documents per hour and then rerouted the same day.
Utilizing the UPS hub, a company can receive and distribute products virtually worldwide. UPS jet aircraft arrive at more than 80 airports in the United States before 6:30 a.m. In combination with its feeder fleet, UPS delivers to more than 345 airports before 8:00 a.m.
Other UPS services that provide substantial savings to businesses include:
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Competitive rates for ground and air service |
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Comprehensive logistics capabilities |
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On-site customs clearance |
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Flexible pick-up times of air packages up to early morning |
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Triangle Flying Service |
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Le Relais Restaurant (French cuisine) |
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