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Louisville Water and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Expand Sustainability Partnership
Nearly six million Americans are expected to fly over the July 4 holiday weekend. Passengers aren’t all that’s flowing in and out of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) this summer travel season; high-quality Louisville Pure Tap® is flowing at four new bottle-fill stations in the terminals in addition to the other five throughout the property.
So, when you’re running through your checklist, remember to pack your reusable bottle to fill up before you take flight. Each hydration station has unique messaging and branding, highlighting the value of Louisville’s drinking water and its connection to the community.
Louisville Water and SDF’s partnership began in 2017 when the airport met passenger expectations and upgraded its traditional water fountains with bottle filling stations. Rather than install just the fountain, the two organizations collaborated to bring eye-catching imagery surrounding the stations that reminds visitors to stay hydrated with Louisville’s award-winning drinking water.
“By providing bottle fill stations throughout the terminal, we’re continuing to ensure our passengers and airport visitors are able to be hydrated and refreshed while on the go,” said Darrell Watson, Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer for SDF. “This is one of many ways that we are committed to providing a best-in-class experience at SDF, which serves more Kentuckians than any airport in the Commonwealth.”
The airport is one of many area venues and attractions with bottle filling stations that partner with Louisville Water to promote the importance and value of Louisville Pure Tap. You’ll find 129 bottle filling stations across town with Louisville Water branding – each with a message encouraging visitors to fill up, stay hydrated, and drink tap water fresh from the faucet. Together, these bottle filling stations have helped save over 7.5 million plastic bottles from ending up in landfills, with the use at SDF accounting for more than 10%.
“Louisville’s great-tasting tap water is a source of pride for our community,” said Kelley Dearing Smith, Vice President of Communications and Marketing. “Our partnership with the airport celebrates one of the things that makes our community unique. You won’t find another drinking water utility that’s trademarked its tap water.”
It makes sense to ‘Drink Like a Local’ when you fly local. SDF serves more Kentuckians every year with nonstop service to more than 35 destinations across eight airlines. The airport marked its single busiest year in 2024 with more than 4.8 million total passengers.
