Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
MSY · KMSY · New Orleans, Louisiana · Jefferson County · map
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International is a public-use airport owned by the City of New Orleans, 10 miles west of New Orleans, Louisiana, 3 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 10,104 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 24 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 61 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 125,857 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6,356,526 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
Its FAA code is MSY, and its ICAO code is KMSY.
Where is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
It is 10 miles west of New Orleans, Louisiana, 3 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
The longest of its 4 runways, 11/29, is 10,104 feet long.
Does Louis Armstrong New Orleans International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Orlando International, Chicago O'Hare International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Learn To Fly Nola LLC and New Orleans Aerial Tours & Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International?
2 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MSY · ICAO KMSY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of New Orleans
- Elevation
- 3 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1944
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 10,104 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 7,002 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H2 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, fair |
- Runway 11: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), 9,800 ft available for landing
- Runway 29: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 304 ft, 9,800 ft available for landing, tree 53 ft high 1,557 ft from the end
- Runway 02: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, runway lead-in lights, road 12 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 20: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), 6,948 ft available for landing, road 13 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 127.55 | New Orleans |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery When tower closed | 118.9 | Houma |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery When tower closed | 119.3 | Hammond |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 120.85 | |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance · Clearance delivery | 120.925 | New Orleans |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 124.3 | |
| Clearance delivery When New tower closed | 127.4 | Lakefront |
| Ground | 121.9 | New Orleans |
| Tower | 119.5 | New Orleans |
| Class B airspace · Approach and departure Southeast and south; South | 123.85 | New Orleans |
| Approach and departure · Awdad and star · Class B airspace West | 125.5 | New Orleans |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace · Mnstr and star East; North and east | 133.15 | New Orleans |
| Emergency | 121.5 | New Orleans |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 504-471-4486.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lakefront Airport (12 nm east), Port Of South Louisiana Executive Regional (18 nm west), Slidell Airport (31 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Louisiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 180 degrees and locked wheel turns prohibited on asphalt surface aircraft 12500 pounds and over.
- +12 feet road parallel to and 365 feet right of centerline 0-200 feet from runway end.
- +13 feet road parallel to and 289 feet left of centerline 0-200 feet from runway end.
- +53 feet tree, 1557 feet dist, 694 feet R, 30:1 based on displaced thld.
- Flocks of birds on and in vicinity of airport.
- Runway 11 noise sensitive for departure; available for opnl necessity. All runways noise sensitive for arrival. Arriving turbojets must make 5 mile final approach to minimize noise.
- Taxiway G between runway 11/29 and taxiway south surface mov guidance and control system out of service permission
- Taxiway east TSA is reduced to 171 feet, btw taxiway a and approach end runway 11 due to obstruction.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 53,461 departures from MSY in those twelve months, carrying 6,038,791 passengers in 8,241,542 seats (73% filled), to 184 destinations (19 abroad) on 51 airlines.
All 184 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 2 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 13 |
| helicopters | 7 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 125,857, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 109,612 |
| air taxi and commuter | 7,784 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,108 |
| military | 353 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in New Orleans from the FAA register
161 aircraft are registered to owners in New Orleans, Louisiana: 116 piston singles, 22 piston twins, 15 business jets, 6 helicopters, 2 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Learn To Fly Nola LLC 1 aircraft · New Orleans Learn To Fly New Orleans is a flight school based at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (KNEW) offering Part 61 flight training for private pilot, instrument rating, and commercial pilot certificates.
- New Orleans Aerial Tours & Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · New Orleans New Orleans Aerial Tours & Flight Training operates aerial sightseeing tours and discovery flights (introductory flight instruction) in the New Orleans area.
- Boos Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Metairie, 5 miles away
- Jpl Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Metairie, 5 miles away
- New Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Metairie, 5 miles away
- Pelican Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Metairie, 5 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in New Orleans:
- Christopher Higgins 6 aircraft on the certificate
- Jazz Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Jazz Aviation LLC is a locally owned and operated air charter and aircraft management company based in New Orleans.
- Gulf Coast Aviation Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in New Orleans:
- Auric Avionics & Instruments Auric Avionics & Instruments is a full-service, family-owned avionics repair station in New Orleans certified under FAA Part 145.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
- Forrest James Campbell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Kenner, LA (2 nm) · (504) 401-3675 · [email protected]
- Shawn Christopher Crump private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Houma, LA (33 nm) · (225) 623-4373 · [email protected]
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in New Orleans 161 aircraft · 116 piston singles, 22 piston twins, 15 business jets
- Peregrine Howard Aeroflight Owner LLC 18 aircraft in town
- Gulf Coast Aviation LLC 13 aircraft in town
- Runamuck LLC 12 aircraft in town
- Peregrine Howard Partners II LP 11 aircraft in town
- Christopher Higgins 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Jazz Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Gulf Coast Aviation Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Learn To Fly Nola LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- New Orleans Aerial Tours & Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Boos Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Auric Avionics & Instruments · repair station
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 3,988 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 3,114 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Mesa Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 2,770 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Orlando International (MCO) 2,404 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Air Lines
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,330 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Envoy Air
- William P Hobby (HOU) 2,305 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 2,270 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 2,270 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., United Air Lines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Louisiana 1,272 since 1982 · 188 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Louisiana 72 landing places
- Louisiana 3,734 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MSY.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.