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SDF performance data

Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF, Louisville KY) boarded 2343305 passengers in CY2024, up 3.3% vs 2023 — #69 nationally.

We hold 14 validated statistics for this airport, covering 1988 to 2024.

What this does not meanThis airport’s figures span 1 January 2018, when the DOT changed both which carriers must report (from 1% to half of one percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue) and how flights are attributed (from the operating carrier to the marketing carrier). Figures either side of that date describe different populations of flights, so they are listed by year below rather than drawn as one continuous trend.

Traffic and reliability

  • Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF, Louisville KY) boarded 2343305 passengers in CY2024, up 3.3% vs 2023 — #69 nationally.

    2024complete FAA enplanement census

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2024, 1.07% of 24122 departures were cancelled and 17.8% left 15+ min late.

    2024n=24122 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2023, 1.27% of 23376 departures were cancelled and 16.3% left 15+ min late.

    2023n=23376 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2022, 3.22% of 21604 departures were cancelled and 18.5% left 15+ min late.

    2022n=21604 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2019, 1.72% of 24339 departures were cancelled and 17.5% left 15+ min late.

    2019n=24339 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2018, 2.04% of 22904 departures were cancelled and 19.3% left 15+ min late.

    2018n=22904 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2008, 1.8% of 22458 departures were cancelled and 21.4% left 15+ min late.

    2008n=22458 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2007, 1.98% of 22240 departures were cancelled and 21.4% left 15+ min late.

    2007n=22240 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2005, 1.4% of 24415 departures were cancelled and 18.8% left 15+ min late.

    2005n=24415 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2004, 1.82% of 23192 departures were cancelled and 19.9% left 15+ min late.

    2004n=23192 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2003, 1.29% of 20800 departures were cancelled and 15.5% left 15+ min late.

    2003n=20800 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 2000, 2.0% of 22476 departures were cancelled and 17.3% left 15+ min late.

    2000n=22476 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 1989, 1.27% of 20446 departures were cancelled and 18.7% left 15+ min late.

    1989n=20446 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At SDF (Louisville, KY) in 1988, 0.98% of 23719 departures were cancelled and 16.3% left 15+ min late.

    1988n=23719 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

What this page does not tell you

  • Cancellation and delay rates are not directly comparable between airports. Route networks differ and so does the weather they fly through, and the source data says so.
  • Nothing here tells you what you are owed. That depends on the rule that applies to your situation, which is on the passenger rights pages.
  • These are counts and rates, not explanations. We have not tested why any figure moved.

Sources and provenance

Written by Row30 Data Desk. Data reviewed by Row30 Data Desk on July 26, 2026.

Underlying federal data covers 1988 to 2024.

Every figure above traces to a row in our statistics database: traffic-SDF-2024. Each was validated against its source row before this page could publish.

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How this article was produced

Produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a named human before publishing. The pipeline that pulls the federal data and computes the statistics is conventional software, not a language model. Software is never credited as an author.

Before a page can publish, an automated check matches every number in the draft against the stored source row. If a digit does not reconcile, the article is blocked. The same check confirms the period is stated, the citation is carried verbatim, the licence permits the use, and no comparative claim outruns its stated uncertainty.

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration passenger boarding data; analysis by Row30.

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics; analysis by Row30.