Flights Louisville → Cleveland
SDF → CLE
Route overview
The flight route connects Louisville to Cleveland, with Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which opened in 1925, serving as the destination. The airport handles over eight million passengers annually, making it a significant hub for air travel in the region.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Louisville (SDF) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Louisville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north-east for about 490 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating SDF-CLE
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Frequently asked questions about SDF-CLE
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The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
