LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (KMSY)

New Orleans, Louisiana · Jefferson County · 10 miles W of city

Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl (KMSY) is a towered, Class B public-use airport in New Orleans, Louisiana at 3 ft MSL, with 4 runways (longest 10,104 ft concrete). It is classified as a Commercial Service - Primary (Medium hub) airport in the FAA's NPIAS.

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Airport information

FAA identifierMSY
ICAO identifierKMSY
Elevation3 ft MSL
Latitude29.99327° N
Longitude90.25903° W
Magnetic variation1W
AirspaceClass B
NPIAS categoryCommercial Service - Primary · Medium hub
Based aircraft29
Annual enplanements6,309,199
Planned development (2025–29)$281,820,751
Sectional chartNEW ORLEANS
ARTCCHouston Center
Flight ServiceDe Ridder
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
Activated1944/10
Fuel available100LL, A
TowerATCT-TRACON
BeaconWG
Landing feeYes
Wind indicatorYes
NOTAM facilityMSY
AttendedALL / ALL / ALL
ManagerKevin Dolliole
Manager phone(504) 303-7652

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Runways

RunwayDimensionsSurfaceDetails
02/207,002 × 150 ftConcrete (good)02: P4L, RLLS · 20: P4L, MALS
11/2910,104 × 150 ftConcrete (good)11: P4R, ALSF2 · 29: P4R, MALSR, displaced 304 ft
H150 × 50 ftAsphalt (fair)—
H250 × 50 ftConcrete (fair)—

ILS approaches: 02 (CAT I), 11 (CAT IIIB), 20 (CAT I), 29 (CAT I)

Radio frequencies

UseFrequencyCall
LCL/P119.5NEW ORLEANS
CD PRE TAXI CLNC120.925NEW ORLEANS
CD/P120.925NEW ORLEANS
EMERG121.5NEW ORLEANS
GND/P121.9NEW ORLEANS
UNICOM122.95—
CLASS B123.85NEW ORLEANS
APCH/P DEP/P125.5NEW ORLEANS
AWDAD STAR125.5NEW ORLEANS
CLASS B125.5NEW ORLEANS
OLEDD STAR125.5NEW ORLEANS
D-ATIS127.55NEW ORLEANS
APCH/P DEP/P133.15NEW ORLEANS
CLASS B133.15NEW ORLEANS
MNSTR STAR133.15NEW ORLEANS
EMERG243.0NEW ORLEANS
LCL/P254.3NEW ORLEANS
CLASS B256.9NEW ORLEANS
APCH/S269.2NEW ORLEANS
GND/P273.525NEW ORLEANS
APCH/P DEP/P290.3NEW ORLEANS
CLASS B290.3NEW ORLEANS
MNSTR STAR290.3NEW ORLEANS
APCH/P DEP/P350.35NEW ORLEANS
AWDAD STAR350.35NEW ORLEANS
CLASS B350.35NEW ORLEANS
OLEDD STAR350.35NEW ORLEANS

Weather stations

  • ASOS · 504-471-4486

Airport remarks

  • 180 DEG & LOCKED WHEEL TURNS PROHIBITED ON ASPH SFC ACFT 12500 LBS & OVER.
  • FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
  • RY 11 NOISE SENSITIVE FOR DEP; AVBL FOR OPNL NECESSITY. ALL RYS NOISE SENSITIVE FOR ARR. ARRIVING TURBOJETS MUST MAKE 5 MILE FINAL APCH TO MINIMIZE NOISE.
  • TWY G BTN RWY 11/29 AND TWY S SFC MOV GUIDANCE AND CTL SYSTEM U/S PERM
  • TWY E TSA IS REDUCED TO 171 FT, BTW TWY A AND APCH END RWY 11 DUE TO OBSTN.
  • PCR VALUE: 600/R/D/W/T
  • PCR VALUE: 1190/R/B/W/T
  • +12 FT ROAD PARALLEL TO AND 365 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN 0-200 FT FM RY END.

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Data from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription. For flight planning, always consult current official publications, NOTAMs, and charts.

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