Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF, FAA LID: SDF) – also known by its former official names as Standiford Field and Louisville International Airport – is a civil-military airport in Louisville, Kentucky. The airport was renamed after boxer and Louisville native Muhammad Ali in 2019, three years after his death. The airport covers 1,500 acres (610 ha) and has three runways. Its IATA airport code, SDF, is based on the airport's former name, Standiford Field. Despite being called an international airport, it has no regularly scheduled international passenger flights, but is a port of entry, handling many UPS Airlines international cargo flights through the United Parcel Service's worldwide air hub, often referred to as UPS Worldport. Over 4.8 million passengers passed through the airport in 2024, while over 6.95 billion pounds (3.48 million tons) of cargo passed through in 2024. It is also the third-busiest in the United States in terms of cargo traffic, and sixth-busiest for such in the world. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a "primary commercial service" airport, since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year. Federal Aviation Administration records show the airport had 2,402,517 revenue enplanements in 2024. Because of UPS Airlines' operations, Louisville International Airport is the third-busiest cargo airport in the United States, only falling short of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, and FedEx's SuperHub at the Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also the world's sixth-busiest airport by cargo traffic, behind Hong Kong, Memphis, Shanghai Pudong, Anchorage, and Incheon International Airport. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing operates Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the co-located Louisville Air National Guard Base.