AirportsLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is a large airport serving New Orleans, in Louisiana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSY
- ICAO code
- KMSY
- City
- New Orleans
- State or region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.9934° N, 90.2647° W
- Elevation
- 1 m (4 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,080 m (10,104 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSY means Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMSY. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.9934° N, 90.2647° W. It stands 1 metres (4 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,080 metres (10,104 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 83.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,080 m 10,104 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 2,134 m 7,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge | BTR | 104 km |
| Gulfport Biloxi International AirportGulfport | GPT | 124 km |
| Lafayette Regional AirportLafayette | LFT | 167 km |
| Hattiesburg Laurel Regional AirportMoselle | PIB | 186 km |
| Mobile Regional AirportMobile | MOB | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,368 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,266 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,863 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,435 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,902 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,682 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,216 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,043 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,289 km | 17 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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