Is SDF–CLE running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SDF is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to Cleveland (CLE) run nonstop between the two airports. The median arrival is 60 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 490 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and Cleveland. Updated 21 August 2026 at 02:03 UTC.
SDF
Louisville
smooth · +6
CLE
Cleveland
smooth · +0
490 km · ~1h 08m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
95 / 100
route health from live SDF and CLE delay boards
Median arrival delay is +60 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+60 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
History
operated legs · board outcomes08-201I977dep +87 → arr+60
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at SDF and CLE: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Louisville to Cleveland route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop SDF to CLE flights: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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SDF to CLE questions
How long is the flight from SDF to CLE?
Great-circle distance is 490 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–72 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SDF and arrival-side delay at CLE, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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