Flights Louisville → Miami
SDF → MIA
How long is the flight from Louisville to Miami?
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to Miami operates with an average on-time performance of 88%, experiencing a mean delay of just 5.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 99 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 50,684,396 passengers annually.
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.
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The Louisville (SDF) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 258 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 1,468 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 88% of SDF-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 258 tracked SDF-MIA flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SDF-MIA
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 258 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Miami is 0.39% across 258 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
