KSDF — Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl
Louisville, KY · field elevation 501 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KSDF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSDF 252256Z 02008KT 10SM FEW160 SCT300 23/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02330033
- Wind
- from 020° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,308 ft · pressure altitude 261 ft
- Observed
- 60 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35R | 7 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 35L | 7 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 29 | — | 8 kt from the right |
| 11 | — | 8 kt from the left |
| 17L | 7 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 17R | 7 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 29,000–29,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSDF 252330Z 2600/2706 05006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM261800 03007KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.17408, -85.73649
- Elevation
- 501 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1133Z / 2335Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Jefferson, KY
Airport diagram
Everything else KSDF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 11,887 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17L/35R | 8,578 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 11/29 | 7,251 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 118.725
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 124.2
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 126.1
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 170-349
- 123.675
- Approach 350-169
- 132.075
- Approach
- 134.15
Published procedures
- 19 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 7 departures published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSDF airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kentucky airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.