General Mitchell International Airport
Milwaukee, United StatesMKE / KMKE
Regional airport · 88 direct destinations · 5 runways · longest runway 9,990 ft
53 °F · RainSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Milwaukee → Louisville
MKE
MilwaukeeGeneral Mitchell International Airport
MilwaukeeGeneral Mitchell International AirportSDFLouisvilleLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
LouisvilleLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport- Distance
- 349 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h 10m
Louisville is currently 1 hour ahead of Milwaukee.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
A couple of times a day
On average around 2 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 2
- flights per day
- 2.5
- busiest month · Dec
- 2
- quietest month · Oct
- 56 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 2Jan2026
- 2Feb
- 2Mar
- 2Apr
- 2May
- 2Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 2Sep
- 2Oct2025
- 2Nov
- 2.5Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
UPS Airlinesall year
Freight Runners Expressspring
Kalitta Charters IInow and then
Southwest Airlinesnow and then
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Milwaukee. Most departures between 07:00 and 10:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 0.1Mon
- 1.8Tue
- 2.1Wed
- 1.9Thu
- 2.2Fri
- 2.1Sat
- 1Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Airbus A300-600A30667%
- Boeing 767-300B76320%
- Boeing 757-200B7526%
- Cessna Citation SovereignC6801%
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11MD111%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 2 | 50 |
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| February 2026 | 2 | 48 |
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| March 2026 | 2 | 45 |
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| April 2026 | 2 | 47 |
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| May 2026 | 2 | 49 |
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| June 2026 | 2 | 42 |
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| July 2026 | 2 | 49 |
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| August 2026 | 2 | 46 |
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| September 2026 | 2 | 47 |
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| October 2025 | 2 | 51 |
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| November 2025 | 2 | 47 |
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| December 2025 | 2.5 | 61 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on MKE-SDF - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Milwaukee: 88.
- Direct destinations observed from Louisville: 142.
The airports on this route
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Louisville, United StatesSDF / KSDF
Regional airport · 142 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 11,886 ft
55 °F · RainSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
MKE LEXBlue Grass AirportLexington is about 62 mi from Louisville.View route →ORD SDFChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 67 mi from Milwaukee.View route →MSN SDFDane County Regional Truax FieldMadison is about 74 mi from Milwaukee.View route →RFD SDFChicago Rockford International AirportChicago is about 80 mi from Milwaukee.View route →
About the route from Milwaukee to Louisville
The observed direct connection between General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) covers approximately 349 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 10m. Freight Runners Express, Kalitta Charters II, Southwest Airlines and UPS Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Milwaukee from Louisville by air?
- The great-circle distance between General Mitchell International Airport and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is approximately 349 mi.
- How long is the flight from Milwaukee to Louisville?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 10m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Milwaukee to Louisville?
- Yes, a direct connection between MKE and SDF has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Freight Runners Express, Kalitta Charters II, Southwest Airlines and UPS Airlines.
- How often is there a flight from Milwaukee to Louisville?
- On average around 2 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 582 observed flights. Mainly UPS Airlines, Freight Runners Express, Kalitta Charters II. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Milwaukee and Louisville?
- Louisville is currently 1 hour ahead of Milwaukee.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.