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Airport month · August 2024
Louisville Muhammad Ali International in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 2,057 domestic departures from Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF). 80.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.8% reached their destination on time; 2.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so SDF departures were 5.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 2,023 departures with 85.5% leaving on time: a change of −4.8 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at SDF that month were on time 73.2% of the time (2,056 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 42%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 79.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.5%
- Cancelled 2.3%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | SDF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.7% | 85.5% | 80.0% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 79.8% | 84.4% | 79.7% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.7 min | 10.6 min | 15.9 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 69 | 67 | 63 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,057 | 2,023 | 23,144 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 551 | 27% | 78.8% | 3.2 min | 3.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 401 | 19% | 87.5% | -0.5 min | 0.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 210 | 10% | 90.5% | -3.9 min | 0.5% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 190 | 9% | 76.8% | 21.8 min | 3.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 180 | 9% | 85.6% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 156 | 8% | 60.3% | 31.7 min | 4.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 129 | 6% | 71.3% | 18.8 min | 1.6% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 75 | 4% | 65.3% | 14.3 min | 6.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 3% | 85.5% | 19.2 min | 1.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 56 | 3% | 75.0% | 35.0 min | 1.8% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 47 | 2% | 76.6% | 6.5 min | 4.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF–ATL | Louisville to Atlanta | 237 | 91.6% | -4.7 min | 0.4% |
| SDF–DFW | Louisville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 182 | 78.0% | 13.3 min | 0.0% |
| SDF–CLT | Louisville to Charlotte | 180 | 66.7% | 16.8 min | 3.3% |
| SDF–ORD | Louisville to Chicago | 172 | 80.8% | 7.0 min | 1.2% |
| SDF–LGA | Louisville to New York | 136 | 81.6% | 0.1 min | 5.9% |
| SDF–DTW | Louisville to Detroit | 116 | 75.0% | 17.1 min | 1.7% |
| SDF–DEN | Louisville to Denver | 94 | 87.2% | 14.4 min | 1.1% |
| SDF–MDW | Louisville to Chicago | 91 | 90.1% | -1.9 min | 0.0% |
| SDF–DCA | Louisville to Washington | 87 | 73.6% | 6.7 min | 1.1% |
| SDF–MSP | Louisville to Minneapolis | 85 | 74.1% | 8.2 min | 2.4% |
| SDF–EWR | Louisville to Newark | 82 | 79.3% | -3.1 min | 8.5% |
| SDF–BWI | Louisville to Baltimore | 81 | 81.5% | 3.2 min | 1.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SDF on time in August 2024?
80.7% of 2,057 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 85.5% of 2,023 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 80.7% and 2.3% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SDF · methodology · corrections.