Baltimore (BWI) to Louisville (SDF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
265° W
Baltimore (BWI) to Louisville (SDF) is 494 miles (795 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–SDF
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BWI–SDF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
158
July 2026
Seats
24,162
both directions
Passengers
17,405
both directions
Load factor
72.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BWI–SDF?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BWI–SDF departures in July 2026 (157), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
157 departures · 24,093 seats
Share of departures99.4%72.2%
Load
- YX
1 departures · 69 seats
Share of departures0.6%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BWI–SDF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 56% of BWI–SDF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
89 departures · 73.5% load
56.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
38 departures · 72.4% load
24.1% - Boeing 737-800
30 departures · 69.3% load
19.0% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.6%
How has BWI–SDF traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–SDF departures held steady at about 158 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–SDF traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
158 departures · 15,256 passengers
60.8%
Load
September 2025
154 departures · 18,445 passengers
74.7%
Load
October 2025
190 departures · 23,447 passengers
77.5%
Load
November 2025
140 departures · 12,670 passengers
59.3%
Load
December 2025
130 departures · 10,740 passengers
55.8%
Load
January 2026
118 departures · 7,651 passengers
40.9%
Load
February 2026
110 departures · 8,928 passengers
50.7%
Load
March 2026
125 departures · 10,801 passengers
54.7%
Load
April 2026
149 departures · 15,058 passengers
63.0%
Load
May 2026
160 departures · 16,950 passengers
66.4%
Load
June 2026
160 departures · 18,667 passengers
75.8%
Load
July 2026
158 departures · 17,405 passengers
72.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SDF → BWI
68.7% full
80 departures · 8,531 passengers
BWI → SDF
75.5% full
78 departures · 8,874 passengers
Nonstop BWI–SDF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°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 Baltimore (BWI) from Louisville (SDF)?
BWI to SDF is 494 miles (795 km / 429 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to SDF?
A nonstop covers the 494-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–SDF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (56.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (24.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–SDF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 494-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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