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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

New Orleans · United States · America/Chicago

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3Runways
10,104Longest (ft)
4Elevation (ft)
39Route Records
33Airline Records
UTC-6Timezone
35Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

29Regional Hub
Shortest route
HOUWilliam P. Hobby Airport485 km
AirTran Airways
Longest route
SFOSan Francisco International Airport3,068.8 km
United Airlines
Nearest international
YYZToronto Pearson International Airport1,788.4 km
Air Canada
Longest international
YYZToronto Pearson International Airport1,788.4 km
Air Canada
Longest domestic
SFOSan Francisco International Airport3,068.8 km
United Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

29/100

Regional Hub

Destinations served39 destinations
Airline diversity33 airlines
Haul mix coverage2 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

02/207,002 ftAsphaltLIT
06/243,570 ftAsphaltLITCLOSED
11/2910,104 ftAsphalt/ConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
22
medium-haul
17

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
NEWLakefront Airport23.4 km
Nearest same country
NEWLakefront Airport23.4 km
Nearest international
MAMGeneral Servando Canales International Airport854 km
Farthest airport
CCKCocos (Keeling) Islands Airport17,904.6 km
Within 500 km: 53 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 205 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 703 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1NEWLakefront Airport23.4 kmM
2NBGNew Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field29 kmM
3BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport104 kmM
4GPTGulfport Biloxi International Airport123.6 kmM
5MCBMcComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field133.3 kmM
6BIXKeesler Air Force Base136.9 kmM
7ARAAcadiana Regional Airport156 kmM
8LFTLafayette Regional Airport167.4 kmM
9HBGHattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport171.3 kmM
10PIBHattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport186.3 kmM

ATC Frequencies6

A/DNEW ORLEANS APP/DEP123.85 MHz
ATISATIS127.55 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL127.2 MHz
GNDGND121.9 MHz
TWRTWR119.5 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.95 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

73W
34
319
31
320
21
738
18
CR9
15
73C
14
ERJ
9
M88
9
E75
8
E90
7

Live Departures & Arrivals24

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SWA2749B737900 ft
N43695P28A3,400 ft
N1BBGLF53,975 ft
RN029TEX2975 ft
N111TDB429775 ft
AAL2586A3199,575 ft
EJA426E55P2,575 ft
N911XJEC351,450 ft
N469ERC1721,000 ft
SWA866B7377,800 ft

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Boeing 737-7H4 at Dallas Love Field - KDALPhoto: Siddarth Bhandary via JetPhotosGulfstream G-V at Brize Norton - EGVNPhoto: Jacob Marshall via JetPhotosAirbus A319-132 at Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport - KPHXPhoto: Matthew Croshaw via JetPhotosEmbraer 505 Phenom 300 at Palm Beach Int'l - KPBIPhoto: Sandra via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset33

EIAer Lingus
AMAeroMéxico
ACAir Canada
AFAir France
NZAir New Zealand
FLAirTran Airways
ASAlaska Airlines
AZAlitalia
NHAll Nippon Airways
AAAmerican Airlines
OZAsiana Airlines
BABritish Airways
CXCathay Pacific
CIChina Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
EYEtihad Airways
F9Frontier Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
B6JetBlue Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
9EPinnacle Airlines
QFQantas
QRQatar Airways
WNSouthwest Airlines
NKSpirit Airlines
TKTurkish Airlines
USUS Airways
UAUnited Airlines
VSVirgin Atlantic Airways
VAVirgin Australia
WSWestJet

Data Notes & Community Corrections

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Dining & Drinks

New Orleans Local Flavors
Fast Terminal Bites
Relaxed Full-Service Dining
Cafés & Coffee Bars
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External Links

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Data: OurAirports

Airport HistoryEst. 1946

Named for aviator John Moisant, whose death in an early flying accident lent the site its original name, the airport opened as Moisant Field in 1946 and grew into New Orleans' primary air gateway. Renamed in 2001 to honor jazz legend Louis Armstrong, the airport survived catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and opened a striking new $1.3 billion terminal designed by Cesar Pelli in 2019.

✦The site was once known as Moisant Stock Yards before its conversion to an airfield.
✦MSY's IATA code derives from 'Moisant Stock Yards,' the airport's pre-aviation identity, rather than from its current name.
1946
Moisant Field Opens

Commercial air service begins in May at Moisant Field, named after aviator John Moisant who died in a 1910 flying accident on the site; the first terminal is a large, makeshift hangar-like building.

1959
New Terminal Complex Debuts

A modern terminal complex opens, replacing the original makeshift facility and setting the stage for major expansion through the 1970s.

1978
First Nonstop Transatlantic Service

National Airlines launches the airport's first nonstop transatlantic flights, to Amsterdam and Frankfurt, using DC-10 aircraft in July.

2001
Renamed for Louis Armstrong

In July, the airport is renamed Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to honor the 100th anniversary of the jazz musician's birth on August 4, 1901.

2005
Hurricane Katrina Disruption

Hurricane Katrina devastates the New Orleans region in late August; the airport is used partly as a staging and evacuation point and reopens to commercial flights on September 13, 2005, initially with limited service.

2019
New Terminal Opens

A $1.3 billion new terminal designed by architect Cesar Pelli opens in November, with 35 gates across three concourses on the airport's north side, replacing the aging original terminal complex.

General encyclopedic sources (Wikipedia, flymsy.com official airport history page) and local news coverage (WWLTV). Katrina-related operational details (exact reopening scale) are summarized generally; some secondary sources vary slightly on precise resumption timelines.