LOU Departures & Arrivals
Scheduled flights for today at Bowman Field with gate, terminal, and current status. Separate from the live radar above, which shows every aircraft in the sky whether or not it's on a public schedule.
| Status | Airline | Flight | Destination | Sched | Updated | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top Airlines at LOU Right Now
6 aircraft tracked
Snapshot from 12:04 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
Aircraft Types in the Pattern
AIRBUS A-319 leads the LOU pattern with 2 aircraft right now, followed by BOEING 737-800 at 1. The mix is a fingerprint of the operation. Narrowbody-heavy points to domestic trunk service; widebodies signal long-haul arrivals and departures.
Snapshot from 12:04 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
About Bowman Field
LOU's busiest nonstop destination is HHH, at 1 flights a week. 14 scheduled destinations overall, served by 2 airlines. Based in Louisville.
All Tracked Flights
Every aircraft currently inside the LOU radar. Sort by any column. Click a row to open its tracker page with route arc, altitude profile, and live telemetry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aircraft positions refresh every few minutes. ADS-B is GPS-accurate, so what you see is within about 30 meters of the aircraft's position at broadcast time.
Altitude. Red on the ground, through green, teal, and blue for mid-altitudes, into violet above 40,000 feet. At a glance you can tell who just took off, who is climbing through the pattern, and who is cruising overhead.
They are inside the LOU radar radius but not landing or departing here. Passing through en route to another airport. We flag them so the numbers for LOU traffic actually reflect LOU traffic.
Click any aircraft on the map. You get its track line across the region and an altitude profile showing the climb, cruise, and descent.
A pulsing red circle indicates an emergency squawk: 7500 (hijack), 7600 (comm failure), or 7700 (general emergency). These are legally-required codes pilots set when something is wrong.
The radar shows live aircraft positions. Gate, terminal, and schedule status sit in the Board section above this one.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B, typically within 30 meters horizontally. Positions refresh every few minutes. When a signal drops (mountain terrain, certain oceanic corridors), the marker holds the last-known position instead of disappearing.