Airport New Orleans-La MSY
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int. Airport, also known by its former name Moisant Field is the biggest and most important airport in the US state of Louisiana. Along with the airport in Shiphol, Amsterdam it is the lowest lying airport in the world 1 metre above sea level.- URL: Official website
- Parking: Yes; paid long and short-term parking
- Nearby cities: Metairie Terrace (9 km), Metairie (10 km), New Orleans (18 km)
- Directions by car: The airport accessible using the Interstate 10 at exit 223 a+b or using Interstate 310 exit 2.
- Stations: Take trains to New Orleans Amtrak Station, and then from the Superdome Arena opposite take the Airport-Downtown Express (E-2) to the airport.
Location
The airport is west of New Orleans, near the town of Kenner. Car drivers take either the Interstate-Highway 10 to exit #223 a+b or via the Interstate-Highway 310 at exit #2, the airport is then signposted.
Rail passengers take trains to New Orleans Amtrak Station and then from the Louisiana Superdome opposite take the Airport-Downtown Express (E-2) operated by the local transport company Jefferson Transit .
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- Airport code:
- MSY
- Country:
- United States (US)
- Latitude / Longitude:
- 29°59'36"N / 90°15'28"W
- Altitude of runway:
- 1 m
Alternative airports
- Baton Rouge 104 km
- Biloxi 123 km
- Mobile 208 km
- Jackson 258 km
- Pensacola 299 km
Most frequent connection to New Orleans:
- Atlanta - New Orleans (148/Week)
- New York - New Orleans (119/Week)
- Chicago - New Orleans (107/Week)
- Los Angeles - New Orleans (76/Week)
- Denver - New Orleans (70/Week)
- Washington-DC - New Orleans (68/Week)
- Dallas - New Orleans (60/Week)
- Charlotte - New Orleans (55/Week)
- Fort Lauderdale - New Orleans (52/Week)
- Washington DC - New Orleans (49/Week)