Louisville’s airports handle 1,000-plus charter jets at Derby time – here’s how they do it

Charter jets have become almost as synonymous with the Kentucky Derby as mint juleps.

Each year, the Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field host an influx of charter jets that fly into the city for the famed two-minute race, and hundreds of planes will be parked at the two airports when the race starts on Saturday evening.

For Derby 2016, Louisville International Airport recorded 624 charter jet aircraft arriving in Louisville from Thursday through Sunday, and 340 jet aircraft were parked…