Active shooter training causes temporarily delays flights at Louisville Muhammad Ali Airport

False reports of an active shooter during a training drill at the Kentucky Air National Guard base caused a temporary delay at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF).

Natalie Ciresi Chaudoin, spokesperson for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said SDF experienced a “very brief” stop lasting around ten minutes because of the incident, and only one flight was diverted.

The Delta flight from Detroit was scheduled to land at approximately 10:10 a.m. and was diverted to the Lexington Blue Grass Airport. The flight has recently arrived in Louisville and Ciresi Chaudoin predicts about a two-hour delay for passengers.

Adjacent to the Louisville International Airport, the Kentucky Air National Guard base was performing an “exercise scenario involving a simulated active shooter” when a report was made of an active shooter engagement, Chief of Public Affairs Dale Greer said.

While officials believe it was an error resulting from the exercise, it couldn’t be verified and the incident was reported to Louisville Metro Police.

Greer said there have been “no further reports of a shooter, no shots fired, no injuries, and no indication that it was a real event.”

The incident is being investigated.

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