Los Angeles (LAX) to Louisville (SDF)
Flight time
≈ 4h 29m
Bearing
71° E
Los Angeles (LAX) to Louisville (SDF) is 1,839 miles (2,959 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SDF
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–SDF; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
18
July 2026
Seats
2,466
both directions
Passengers
2,247
both directions
Load factor
91.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–SDF?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–SDF in July 2026 (18 departures).
- MX
18 departures · 2,466 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.1%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SDF?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of LAX–SDF departures.
- Airbus A220-300
18 departures · 91.1% load
100.0%
How has LAX–SDF traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SDF departures fell from 40 in August 2025 to 18 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SDF traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
40 departures · 4,655 passengers
62.5%
Load
September 2025
20 departures · 2,405 passengers
69.9%
Load
October 2025
30 departures · 3,029 passengers
57.4%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
7 departures · 612 passengers
55.8%
Load
May 2026
25 departures · 2,820 passengers
80.7%
Load
June 2026
16 departures · 2,043 passengers
93.2%
Load
July 2026
18 departures · 2,247 passengers
91.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → SDF
91.4% full
9 departures · 1,127 passengers
SDF → LAX
90.8% full
9 departures · 1,120 passengers
Nonstop LAX–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
Louisville
US
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Coordinates
38.17°N, 85.74°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Louisville (SDF)?
LAX to SDF is 1,839 miles (2,959 km / 1,598 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SDF?
A nonstop covers the 1,839-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SDF?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SDF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,839-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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