Atlanta (ATL) to Louisville (SDF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 27m
Bearing
347° N
Atlanta (ATL) to Louisville (SDF) is 322 miles (518 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–SDF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–SDF; the Boeing 717-200 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
473
April 2026
Seats
67,551
both directions
Passengers
52,742
both directions
Load factor
78.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–SDF?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–SDF in April 2026 (473 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
473 departures · 67,551 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.1%
Load
What plane flies ATL–SDF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew 47% of ATL–SDF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 717-200
221 departures · 82.9% load
46.7% - Boeing 737-900ER
162 departures · 74.2% load
34.3% - Boeing 737-800
90 departures · 77.6% load
19.0%
How has ATL–SDF traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–SDF departures fell from 506 in May 2025 to 473 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–SDF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
506 departures · 60,276 passengers
79.0%
Load
June 2025
508 departures · 61,570 passengers
80.9%
Load
July 2025
511 departures · 63,179 passengers
80.5%
Load
August 2025
497 departures · 52,534 passengers
72.9%
Load
September 2025
480 departures · 57,459 passengers
83.3%
Load
October 2025
507 departures · 60,403 passengers
83.7%
Load
November 2025
423 departures · 44,484 passengers
71.9%
Load
December 2025
420 departures · 43,672 passengers
76.8%
Load
January 2026
372 departures · 40,551 passengers
78.2%
Load
February 2026
393 departures · 44,835 passengers
85.6%
Load
March 2026
444 departures · 52,384 passengers
80.0%
Load
April 2026
473 departures · 52,742 passengers
78.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ATL → SDF
79.6% full
238 departures · 27,088 passengers
SDF → ATL
76.5% full
235 departures · 25,654 passengers
Nonstop ATL–SDF traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Louisville
US
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Coordinates
38.17°N, 85.74°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Louisville (SDF)?
ATL to SDF is 322 miles (518 km / 280 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to SDF?
A nonstop covers the 322-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–SDF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures (46.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (34.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–SDF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 322-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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