| Louisville International Airport (Standiford Field) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
| IATA: SDF – ICAO: KSDF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA) | ||
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Hub for | UPS Airlines | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 501 ft / 152.7 m | ||
| Coordinates | 38°10′28″N 85°44′10″W / 38.17444°N 85.73611°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17R/35L | 11,890 | 3,624 | Concrete |
| 17L/35R | 8,579 | 2,615 | Concrete |
| 11/29 | 7,250 | 2,210 | Concrete |
Louisville International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF) is a joint civil-military public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The airport covers 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) and has three runways. Its IATA airport code SDF is based on the airport's former name, Standiford Field. The airport is the second busiest in Kentucky behind Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport which is in Boone County, Kentucky.
The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123d Airlift Wing is based at the airport. The organization operates C-130 transport aircraft.
Contents |
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.
Before Standiford Field became the main conduit for passenger air traffic in Louisville, Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport. For many years passenger traffic went through the now relatively small brick Lee Terminal at Standiford Field. Major construction in the 1980s resulted in the newer, more modern and much larger facilities that are used today. Most of the Lee Terminal was subsequently torn down.
Parallel runways, enabling a much higher volume of air traffic and facilitating expanded United Parcel Service operations, were also part of an airport expansion plan begun in the 1980s.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Concourse |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth | A |
| American Eagle | Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami | A |
| Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental | A |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | A |
| Delta Airlines | Atlanta [resumes January 5] | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines | Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit, Memphis | A |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver [begins April 19] | |
| Midwest Connect | Milwaukee | A |
| Southwest Airlines | Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Chicago-Midway, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, St. Louis, Tampa | B |
| United Express operated by Shuttle America | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver [begins April 6] | B |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | B |
| United Express operated by Expressjet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | B |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan | B |
| US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan | B |
| US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Charlotte | B |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte, Washington-Reagan | B |
Cargo Airlines
Operations
Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS (United Parcel Service) located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. 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.[1] Previously, the project was named "Hub 2000." The facility is currently the size of 80 football fields and capable of handling 84 packages a second, or 304,000 per hour. With over 20,000 employees, UPS is one of the largest employers in Louisville, and in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The facility mainly handles express and international packages and letters. Worldport serves all major domestic and international hubs. Over 3.5 million passengers and more than 10 billion pounds of cargo pass through Louisville International Airport each year, making it the 67th busiest domestic airport for passengers and the third busiest for cargo (due to the its status as the primary hub for UPS[1][2] The airport, currently in the midst of major terminal renovations, has three operational runways. The two parallel main runways run north/south and allow for simultaneous takeoffs and landings. The east/west runway is shorter and generally only used in adverse weather conditions.
Louisville International Airport is home to one of Chautauqua Airlines maintenance complex, capable of holding nine planes, as well as the Compass Airlines main maintenance complex.
In addition to commercial air traffic there is a significant amount of general aviation activity at Louisville International Airport, for business travel and other purposes.
 |
 |
See also
References
- ^ "Final Calendar Year 2007 Enplanements and Percent Change from CY06". FAA. 2008-09-28. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy07_primary_np_comm.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-03.[dead link]
- ^ "Final CY07 (FY09) Cargo Landed Weight". FAA. 2008-09-26. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy07_cargo.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-03.[dead link]
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Louisville International Airport (official web site)
External links
- Louisville International Airport, official site
- Kentucky Air National Guard, official web site
- Standiford Field ANG / Louisville International Airport at GlobalSecurity.org
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SDF, effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSDF
- ASN accident history for SDF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSDF
- FAA current SDF delay information
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
