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LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY FAA SDF ICAO KSDF Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

11/29 7,251 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

11 29

Runway-end details

Runway 11/29 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
11	111°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 7,250 · TODA 7,250 · ASDA 6,946 · LDA 6,946
29	291°	LOCALIZER	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 7,250 · TODA 7,250 · ASDA 7,250 · LDA 7,250

17L/35R 8,578 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

17L 35R

Runway-end details

Runway 17L/35R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17L	165°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	328 ft	TORA 8,579 · TODA 8,579 · ASDA 8,129 · LDA 7,800
35R	345°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	449 ft	TORA 8,579 · TODA 8,579 · ASDA 8,250 · LDA 7,800

17R/35L 11,887 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

17R 35L

Runway-end details

Runway 17R/35L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
17R	165°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	846 ft	TORA 11,095 · TODA 11,095 · ASDA 11,095 · LDA 10,000
35L	345°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	1,040 ft	TORA 11,290 · TODA 11,290 · ASDA 11,290 · LDA 10,000

Communications

20 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
SDF VOT	111.0	—
D-ATIS	118.725	24
EMERG	121.5	24
GND/P	121.7	24
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P	123.675	24
CLASS C	123.675	24
LCL/P	124.2	24
CD/P	126.1	24
APCH/P DEP/P	132.075	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	132.075	24
CLASS C	132.075	24

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APCH/P	134.15	24
EMERG	243.0	24
LCL/P	257.8	24
ANG OPS	268.1	24
CD/P	275.8	24
APCH/P DEP/P	327.0	24
CLASS C	327.0	24
GND/P	348.6	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
17L	ILS/DME	I	111.95	Operational ifr (1995-11-09)
17R	ILS/DME	I	110.3	Operational ifr (1998-03-26)
29	Localizer	I	109.1	Operational restricted (2017-08-07)
35L	ILS/DME	IIIB	109.35	Operational ifr (1998-03-26)
35R	ILS/DME	IIIB	110.55	Operational ifr (1995-11-09)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KSDF

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: SDF / KSDF
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1942-11
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A A+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: LOUISVILLE, KY
County: Jefferson
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 38.17409, -85.73649
Elevation: 500.8 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

SDF Commissioned 1994-08-01 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

2,433Reported strikes

122With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-06-03. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

138

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	95	4
2013	121	3
2014	138	10
2015	88	2
2016	61	6
2017	49	6
2018	129	5
2019	118	9
2020	67	5
2021	111	7
2022	101	4
2023	129	6
2024	104	2
2025	99	4
2026	40	4

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.