What is the TSA wait at SDF right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF). We will not estimate one.
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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport TSA wait times
SDF · KSDF · Louisville, Kentucky
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
82%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport left on time 82% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (36%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 84 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (87%). The lowest was December 2025 (77%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 126,948 | 36% |
| the airline | 121,909 | 35% |
| the national airspace system | 81,836 | 24% |
| weather | 16,495 | 5% |
| security | 628 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Blue Grass Airport LEX · Lexington62 mi
- Owensboro Daviess County Airport OWB · Owensboro83 mi
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG · Cincinnati / Covington84 mi
- Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field LUK · Cincinnati96 mi
- Evansville Regional Airport EVV · Evansville98 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 17R/35L, 11,887 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 500.8 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 2,343,305
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/08/14
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for SDF?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF).
How often do flights leave SDF on time?
Flights out of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport left on time 82% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (36%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 84 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SDF?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near SDF?
The nearest airports in this list are Blue Grass Airport (LEX), 62 straight-line miles; Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB), 83 straight-line miles; Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), 84 straight-line miles; Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK), 96 straight-line miles; Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), 98 straight-line miles.