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{{Short description|Airport in Louisiana, United States}}
{{Redirect|New Orleans Airport|the other airport serving New Orleans|Lakefront Airport}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name                = Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport<br />{{smaller|Moisant Field}}
| image               = Louis_Armstrong_Airport_logo.png
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - Louisiana.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| caption2            = 2006 USGS orthophoto, prior to the construction of the current terminal
| IATA                = MSY
| ICAO                = KMSY
| FAA                 = MSY
| WMO                 = 72231
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = New Orleans Aviation Board
| city-served         = [[New Orleans metropolitan area]]
| location            = [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| operating_base      = {{nowrap|[[Breeze Airways]]}}
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| built               =
| elevation-f         = 4
| elevation-m         = 1
| coordinates         = {{coord|29|59|36|N|090|15|29|W|region:US-LA|display=inline,title}}
| website             = {{URL|www.flymsy.com}}
| image_map           = KMSY Airport Diagram.svg
| image_mapsize       = 175
| image_map_caption   = FAA airport diagram
| mapframe            = yes
| mapframe-zoom       = 10
| mapframe-wikidata   = yes
| r1-number           = 11/29
| r1-length-f         = 10,104
| r1-length-m         = 3,080
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]/concrete
| r2-number           = 02/20
| r2-length-f         = 7,001
| r2-length-m         = 2,134
| r2-surface          = Concrete
| h1-number           = H1
| h1-length-f         = 50
| h1-length-m         = 15
| h1-surface          = Asphalt
| h2-number           = H2
| h2-length-f         = 50
| h2-length-m         = 15
| h2-surface          = Concrete
| stat-year           = 2023
| stat1-header        = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data          = 110,490
| stat2-header        = Based aircraft (2022)
| stat2-data          = 24
| stat3-header        = Total passengers
| stat3-data          = 12,738,847
| footnotes           = Source: MSY<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flymsy.com/business/newsroom/airport-data-and-statistics/|title=Airport Data & Statistics
|publisher=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|access-date=May 13, 2020|date=January 2020}}</ref>[[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=MSY|use=PU|own=PU|site=07675.*A}}, effective November 28, 2024.</ref>
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'''Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport''' {{airport codes|MSY|KMSY|MSY}} is an [[international airport]] under [[Airspace class (United States)|Class B airspace]] in [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner city]], [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]. It is owned by the [[New Orleans|city of New Orleans]] and is {{convert|11|mi}} west of [[downtown New Orleans]].<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=MSY|use=PU|own=PU|site=07675.*A}}, effective November 28, 2024.</ref> A small portion of Runway 11/29 is in unincorporated [[St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|St. Charles Parish]]. Armstrong International is the primary commercial airport for the [[New Orleans metropolitan area]] and southeast [[Louisiana]].
MSY covers 1,500 [[acre]]s (607 [[Hectare|ha]]) of land and contains two runways and two helipads.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/MSY/Louis-Armstrong-New-Orleans-International-Airport|title=MSY airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com|access-date=August 28, 2022}}</ref> At an average of {{convert|4.5|ft|m}} above sea level, MSY is the third lowest-lying international airport in the world, only behind [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] in the [[Netherlands]], which is {{convert|11|ft}} below sea level, and [[Atyrau Airport|Atyrau International Airport]] in [[Kazakhstan]], which lies 72 feet (22 m) below sea level.
==History==
[[File:New Orleans postcard Moissant Airport 1960s.jpg|thumb|The airport in the 1960s]]
===Beginnings===
Plans for a new airport began in 1940, as evidence mounted that the older Shushan Airport ([[New Orleans Lakefront Airport]]) was too small.
The airport was originally named '''Moisant Field''' after [[Stunt performer|daredevil]] aviator [[John Moisant]], who died in 1910 in an [[airplane crash]] on agricultural land where the airport is now located. Its [[International Air Transport Association code|IATA code]] MSY was derived from Moisant Stock Yards, as [[Lakefront Airport]] retained the code NEW.<ref>[http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2005-03-29/blake.html Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Blake Pontchartrain March 29, 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126173141/http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2005-03-29/blake.html|date=November 26, 2005 }}</ref> In [[World War II]] the land became a government air base. It returned to civil control after the war and commercial service began at Moisant Field in May 1946. In September 1947, the airport was shut down as it was submerged under two feet of water in the wake of the [[1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane|1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane's]] impact.
When commercial service began at Moisant Field in 1946, the terminal was a large, makeshift hangar-like building—a sharp contrast to airports in then-peer cities. A new terminal complex debuted in 1959 towards the end of Mayor [[DeLesseps Story Morrison|DeLesseps "Chep" Morrison's]] administration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dedication Plaque of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport – 2012|url=http://airchive.com/html/airplanes-and-airports/new-orleans-louis-armstrong-international-airport-photos-history-new-orleans-la-usa-/dedication-plaque-of-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport-2012-/25123|work=Airchive|publisher=2CMedia|access-date=January 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323184025/http://airchive.com/html/airplanes-and-airports/new-orleans-louis-armstrong-international-airport-photos-history-new-orleans-la-usa-/dedication-plaque-of-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport-2012-/25123|archive-date=March 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The core of this structure formed much of the facility used until November 2019. It is situated on the south side of the airfield. The terminal contained two sections, East and West, connected by a central ticketing alley. Four concourses, A, B, C and D, were attached to the terminal, and had a total of 47 gates. The vaulted arrivals lounge at the head of Concourse C and the adjacent, western half of the ticketing alley are the remaining portions of the airport's 1959 terminal complex.
Retired United States Air Force Major General [[Junius Wallace Jones]] served as airport director in the 1950s. During his term, the airport received many improvements. By the time the previous airport terminal building opened in 1959, the name ''Moisant International Airport'' was being used for the New Orleans facility. In 1961, the name was changed to ''New Orleans International Airport''.<ref>{{cite news|title=1946: Moisant Field opens on outskirts of New Orleans|url=http://www.nola.com/175years/index.ssf/2011/11/1946_moisant_field_opens_on_ou.html|access-date=22 February 2018|publisher=The Times-Picayune|date=19 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223051232/http://www.nola.com/175years/index.ssf/2011/11/1946_moisant_field_opens_on_ou.html|archive-date=February 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the early 1970s, the airport was expanded. A lengthened main terminal ticketing area, an airport access road linking the terminal to [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|Interstate 10]], and Concourses A and B were constructed.
In July 1978, [[National Airlines (1934–1980)|National Airlines]] began service to Frankfurt via Amsterdam aboard [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10s]]. This was New Orleans' first transatlantic flight.<ref name="caire">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8B5fDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA71 | title=Louisiana Aviation: An Extraordinary History in Photographs | publisher=Louisiana State University Press | author=Caire, Vincent P. | year=2012 | page=71| isbn=9780807142110 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79380264/the-daily-advertiser/ | title=July 2, National Airlines introduces the only nonstop service to Europe from New Orleans | work=The Daily Advertiser | date=June 6, 1978 | access-date=June 11, 2021 | location=Lafayette, LA | page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people=Verhoeff, Bert (photographer) |date=1978-07-03 |title=First line flight National Airlines from New Orleans at Schiphol |type=Photograph |url=https://www.alamy.com/first-line-flight-national-airlines-from-new-orleans-at-schiphol-members-pete-fountain-jazzband-and-dutch-cheese-girls-at-schiphol-date-3-july-1978-location-noord-holland-schiphol-verhoeff-bertanefo-image341776890.html |access-date=2023-07-03 |location=Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |publisher=Algemeen Nederlandsch Fotobureau}}</ref> Less than a month later, National added a stop in Tampa due to low demand.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79380343/ | title=Flights from N.O. to Holland rerouted; not enough business | work=The Town Talk | date=July 25, 1978 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=June 11, 2021 | location=Alexandria, LA | page=9}}</ref> In May 1981, [[British Airways]] inaugurated a flight from London's [[Gatwick Airport]] to Mexico City that stopped in New Orleans. It flew a [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] on the route.<ref name="nola16">{{cite news | url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_a44c2300-681a-5574-8c10-e010ce06d3d7.html | title=British Airways to connect London, New Orleans with nonstop flights | work=The Times-Picayune | date=October 20, 2016 | access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | access-date=June 11, 2021 | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269458/british-airways-resumes-new-orleans-service-from-march-2017/ | title=British Airways resumes New Orleans service from March 2017 | work=Routesonline | date=October 20, 2016 | author=Liu, Jim | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021120823/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269458/british-airways-resumes-new-orleans-service-from-march-2017/ | archivedate=2016-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal/127557532/ | title=Nonstop from New Orleans to London! Anything for you | work=The Shreveport Journal | date=1981-04-13 | accessdate=2023-07-03}}</ref> The airline discontinued the service in October 1982 because of financial problems.<ref>{{cite news | title=British Air Cuts Routes | work=The New York Times | date=1982-09-28 | agency=Reuters | id={{ProQuest|424409067}}}}</ref>
[[Northeastern International Airways]] operated a small hub at MSY in the spring of 1984.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, Oct. 4, 1991 Official Airline Guide (OAG), New Orleans flight schedules</ref><ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, May 1, 1984 Northeastern International Airlines system timetable</ref> Another airline that attempted to operate a hub at MSY was short-lived [[Pride Air]] which was based in New Orleans and was operating nonstop or direct Boeing 727 service from the airport to sixteen destinations including cities in California, Florida, and the western U.S. in the summer of 1985.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, Aug. 1, 1985 Pride Air system timetable</ref>
In July 2001, to honor the 100th anniversary of [[Louis Armstrong]]'s birth (August 4, 1901), the airport's name became ''Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dedication Plaque of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport – 2012|url=http://airchive.com/html/airplanes-and-airports/new-orleans-louis-armstrong-international-airport-photos-history-new-orleans-la-usa-/dedication-plaque-of-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport-2012-/25123|work=Airchive|publisher=2CMedia|access-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323184025/http://airchive.com/html/airplanes-and-airports/new-orleans-louis-armstrong-international-airport-photos-history-new-orleans-la-usa-/dedication-plaque-of-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport-2012-/25123|archive-date=March 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Post-Hurricane Katrina capacity restoration===
[[Image:ArmstrongAirportJune2007.jpg|thumb|Armstrong Airport, June 2007]]
MSY reopened to commercial flights on September 13, 2005, after the devastation of [[Hurricane Katrina]] the previous month, with four flights operated by Delta Air Lines to Atlanta and a Northwest Airlines flight to Memphis. Slowly, service from other carriers began to resume. All international service into MSY was suspended while the FIS facility was closed post-Katrina. The facility reopened to chartered flights arriving from London, Manchester, Bournemouth, and Nottingham, UK—all carrying tourists in for [[Mardi Gras in New Orleans|Mardi Gras]] and set to depart aboard a cruise liner.
MSY served 9,785,394 passengers in 2014, exceeding for the first time in the post-Katrina era the total passenger count of 9,733,179 achieved in 2004, the last full calendar year prior to Katrina's landfall in August 2005. A new record passenger count was set by the airport in 2015. 10,673,301 passengers were served, eclipsing the earlier record of 9.9 million passengers, set in 2000. In 2019 the airport served 13.1 million passengers.
In December 2015, the New Orleans Aviation Board, along with New Orleans Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] and City Council, approved a plan to build a new $598 million terminal building on the north side of the airport property with two concourses and 30 gates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/12/louis_armstrong_airport_north.html|title=$598 million airport terminal contract gets New Orleans Aviation Board approval|work=NOLA.com|access-date=2017-05-20|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524202410/http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/12/louis_armstrong_airport_north.html|archive-date=May 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Designed by world-renowned Argentine-American architect [[Cesar Pelli]], construction on the new main terminal began in January 2016. During the construction, the scope of the project was expanded so the terminal would feature 35 gates.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizneworleans.com/March-2017/New-Orleans-Aviation-Board-Votes-To-Expand-Finance-Airports-North-Terminal-Project/index.php?|title=New Orleans Aviation Board Votes To Expand, Finance Airport's North Terminal Project - Biz New Orleans - March 2017|website=www.bizneworleans.com|date=March 17, 2017|language=en|access-date=2017-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008131329/http://www.bizneworleans.com/March-2017/New-Orleans-Aviation-Board-Votes-To-Expand-Finance-Airports-North-Terminal-Project/index.php|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2017, British Airways commenced nonstop service to London's [[Heathrow Airport]] on a [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787]].<ref name="nola17">{{cite web | url=https://www.nola.com/article_af200ecb-01d0-5b00-aa3a-070e40cb3471.html | title=British Airways' London-New Orleans service already expanding after inaugural flight arrives | work=The New Orleans Advocate | date=March 27, 2017 | access-date=June 11, 2021 | author=Thompson, Richard}}</ref> The new terminal opened in November 2019 at a cost of $1.3 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleared for Take-Off: New Orleans International Airport's New Terminal Now Officially Open |date=November 6, 2018 |url=https://www.walterpmoore.com/cleared-take-new-orleans-international-airports-new-terminal-now-officially-open |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baskas |first=Harriet |date=November 6, 2019 |title=New Orleans' new $1.3 billion airport terminal captures some of NOLA's spirit |work=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/06/new-orleans-airport-debuts-1point3-billion-terminal.html |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref>
==Facilities==
===Terminal===
[[File:Airport Panorama - New MSY Airport New Orleans.jpg|thumb|The terminal]]
MSY has a single terminal with three concourses labeled A, B, and C. There are a total of 35 gates.<ref name="MSYMap">{{cite web |title=MSY Terminal Map |url=https://flymsy.com/facility-maps/ |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> Departures and Ticketing are on Level 3, [[Transportation Security Administration|TSA]] Security Screening is on Level 2, and Arrivals and Baggage Claim are on Level 1.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewmsy.com/the-plan/the-facility |title = The Facility - the New MSY - Get Updates| date=May 19, 2022 }}</ref> International flights are processed in Concourse A, which contains the airport's customs facilities.
===Ground transportation===
The terminal is served by I-10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wgno.com/2019/10/21/new-terminal-at-new-orleans-airport-to-open-on-nov-6/|title=New terminal at New Orleans Airport to open on Nov. 6|date=2019-10-21|website=WGNO|language=en|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> Bus service between the airport and downtown New Orleans is provided by [[New Orleans Regional Transit Authority]] Airport Express Route 202 and Jefferson Transit bus E-2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jefferson Transport Bus Routes|url=http://www.jeffersontransit.org/e2airport.php|publisher=Jefferson Parish Transport|access-date=April 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326232639/http://www.jeffersontransit.org/e2airport.php|archive-date=March 26, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Airport Shuttle has services to most hotels and hostels in the Central Business District of New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport – Ground Transportation|url=http://www.flymsy.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=6016|publisher=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|access-date=August 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905080100/http://www.flymsy.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=6016|archive-date=September 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rental car facility is on the south side of the airfield next to the former terminal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwno.org/post/what-you-need-know-about-new-msy|title=What You Need To Know About The New MSY|last=Wendland|first=Tegan|website=www.wwno.org|date=October 29, 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref>
==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]] (begins January 6, 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.alaskaair.com/travel-tips/mileage-plan/alaska-airlines-launches-seasonal-daily-flight-between-portland-and-new-orleans/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0cSXCEOoz0uyK9j-wJc8I7fETXqPnEH3UN6pNN51D1DYoV8MUrvegyC8o_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw | title=Alaska Airlines launches seasonal, daily flight between Portland and New Orleans | date=June 18, 2024 }}</ref> |
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| [[Allegiant Air]] |[[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]]<br /> | <ref name="AllegiantRoutes">{{cite web|title=Allegiant Air|url=https://www.allegiantair.com|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224233038/http://www.allegiantair.com/|archive-date=February 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[American Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]],<ref>{{cite web |title=American Airlines Nov 2024 New York LaGuardia Domestic Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240624-aanov24lga |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref> [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes"/>
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| [[Avelo Airlines]] | [[Tweed New Haven Airport|New Haven]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/2024/08/13/avelo-adds-27th-city-to-flights-from-ct-doubling-puerto-rico-flights-this-winter/|title=Avelo adds 27th city to flights from CT; doubling Puerto Rico flights this winter|website=Hartford Courant|date=August 13, 2024|access-date=August 13, 2024|last=Stannard|first=Ed}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aveloair.com/destinations/|title=Destinations|website=Avelo Airlines|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107173629/https://www.aveloair.com/destinations/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Breeze Airways]] | [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]] |<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://flymsy.com/new-orleans-city-airport-officials-and-breeze-airways-announce-new-service-at-msy/|title=New Orleans City, Airport Officials and Breeze Airways Announce New Service at MSY|website=Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] | <ref name="BritishRoutes">{{cite web|title=Timetables|url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_us|access-date=26 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227150150/https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_us|archive-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Austin-Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]] (begins February 27, 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta Schedules Austin – New Orleans 1Q25 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240827-dl1q25ausmsy |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>| <ref name="DeltaRoutes" />
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Orlando_International_Airport|Orlando]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]]|
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| [[JetBlue]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] | <ref name="JetBlueRoutes">{{cite web|title=JetBlue Airlines Timetable|url=https://b6.innosked.com/(S(ke2am3wxgiegj0zs1pxotirq))/default.aspx|access-date=29 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064749/http://b6.innosked.com/(S(52udsaj2thvywnmtihsndo55))/default.aspx|archive-date=July 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Southwest Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]] (ends March 6, 2025),<ref>More flights are changing at New Orleans Airport as airlines adjust service to TX, CA. (n.d.). In NOLA.com. https://www.nola.com/news/business/msy-route-direct-flights-change/article_d62bff78-63db-11ef-a204-7f6de654b2f2.html</ref> [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]],  [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[McCarran International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]], [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]] |
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| [[Spirit Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wbtv.com/2024/08/14/spirit-airlines-operate-new-nonstop-route-clt-popular-tourist-city/ | title=Spirit Airlines to operate new nonstop route from CLT to popular tourist city | date=August 14, 2024 }}</ref> [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]] (begins February 12, 2025),<ref>{{cite web |title=Spirit Airlines NW24 Domestic Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240904-nknw24us |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]] (begins February 20, 2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wthr.com/article/travel/indianapolis-airport-adds-new-nonstop-flight-destinations-spirit-airlines-atlanta-georgia-new-orleans-louisiana/531-98ec20c8-82e9-424f-9542-c4fa878fc5fc |title=Indianapolis airport adding nonstop flight to New Orleans|date=October 28, 2024|publisher=WTHR|accessdate=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905155615/https://www.wthr.com/article/travel/indianapolis-airport-adds-new-nonstop-flight-destinations-spirit-airlines-atlanta-georgia-new-orleans-louisiana/531-98ec20c8-82e9-424f-9542-c4fa878fc5fc|archive-date=2024-09-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|{{nowrap|[[Sun Country Airlines]]}}| '''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Route Map & Flight Schedule |url=https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815090927/https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[United Airlines]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] | <ref name="UnitedRoutes">{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[United Express]] | '''Seasonal''': [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] | <ref name="UnitedRoutes"/>
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===Cargo===
{{Airport destination list
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| [[Amazon Air]] | [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Lakeland Linder International Airport|Lakeland]]
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| [[DHL Aviation]] | [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]]
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| [[FedEx Express]] | [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]]
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| [[UPS Airlines]] | [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]]
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==Statistics==
===Passenger numbers===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=MSY}}
===Annual traffic===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Annual  Passenger Traffic at MSY 2017-Present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flymsy.com/business/newsroom/statistics-data-archives|title=MSY Archived Airport Data and Statistics 2017-2022|website=flymsy.com|accessdate= June 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://flymsy.com/business/newsroom/airport-data-and-statistics|title=MSY 2023 Passenger Data|website=flymsy.com|accessdate= June 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!Year
!Passengers
!% Change
|-
|2017||12,009,512||—
|-
|2018||13,122,762||{{increase}}{{0}}9.3%
|-
|2019||'''13,644,666'''||{{increase}}{{0}}4.0%
|-
|2020||5,278,752||{{decrease}}{{0}}61.3%
|-
|2021||8,074,158||{{increase}}{{0}}52.8%
|-
|2022||11,895,985||{{increase}}{{0}}47.3%
|-
|2023||12,738,847||{{increase}}{{0}}7.1%
|}
===Top domestic destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+Busiest domestic routes from MSY<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> <br />(June 2023 – May 2024)<ref name="BTS Stats" />
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 687,000
| Delta, Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 2
|{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 396,000
| American, Spirit
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental, Texas]]
| 364,000
| Spirit, United
|-
| 4
|{{flagicon|Florida}} [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando, Florida]]
| 313,000
| Breeze, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 5
|{{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 296,000
| Frontier, Southwest, United
|-
| 6
|{{flagicon|North Carolina}} [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 256,000
| American
|-
| 7
|{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love, Texas]]
| 248,000
| Southwest
|-
| 8
|{{flagicon|California}} [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]]
| 244,000
| Breeze, Delta, Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 9
|{{flagicon|Texas}} [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby, Texas]]
| 238,000
| Southwest
|-
| 10
|{{flagicon|Florida}}[[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
| 213,000
| Southwest, Spirit
|}
===Airline market share===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ Largest airlines at MSY <br />(June 2023 – May 2024)<ref name="BTS Stats" />
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
|1
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
| 4,416,000
| 35.15%
|-
|2
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
| 2,084,000
| 16.59%
|-
|3
| [[American Airlines]]
| 1,772,000
| 14.11%
|-
|4
| [[United Airlines]]
| 1,585,000
| 12.61%
|-
|5
| [[Spirit Airlines]]
| 1,237,000
| 9.84%
|-
|
| Other
| 1,470,000
| 11.70%
|-
|}
==Accidents and incidents==
* On November 16, 1959 [[National Airlines Flight 967]], a [[Douglas DC-7]] flying from Tampa to New Orleans crashed into the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>"[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591116-1 ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-7B N4891C Gulf of Mexico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033313/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591116-1 |date=August 15, 2010 }}." ''[[Aviation Safety Network]]''. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.</ref> All 42 passengers and crew were killed.
* On February 25, 1964, [[Eastern Air Lines Flight 304]] operated with a [[Douglas DC-8]] flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport crashed nine minutes after takeoff. All 51 passengers and 7 crew members were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id = 19640225-0|title = N8607|access-date = April 30, 2019}}</ref>
* On March 30, 1967, [[Delta Air Lines]] Flight 9877, a [[Douglas DC-8-51]], a training exercise with 6 crew members aboard, [[Delta Air Lines Flight 9877|crashed on approach]] to MSY at 12:50 AM [[Central Time Zone]] after simulating a two-engine out approach, resulting in a loss of control. All 6 crewmembers and 13 on the ground were killed. The DC-8 crashed into a residential area, destroying several homes and a motel complex.<ref>{{ASN accident|id = 19670330-0|title = N802E|access-date = April 30, 2019}}</ref>
* On March 20, 1969, [[Douglas DC-3]] N142D, leased from Avion Airways for a private charter, crashed on landing, killing 16 of the 27 passengers and crew members on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from [[Memphis International Airport]], [[Tennessee]].<ref name=ASN200369>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690320-2 |title=N142D Accident Description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=February 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723022736/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690320-2 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On July 9, 1982, [[Pan Am Flight 759]], en route from Miami to San Diego, departed New Orleans International on its way to a second stop-over at Las Vegas. The [[Boeing 727-200]] jetliner took off from the east–west runway (Runway 10/28) traveling east but never gained an altitude higher than {{convert|150|ft|m}}. The aircraft traveled 4,610 feet (1405 m) beyond the end of Runway 10, hitting trees along the way, until crashing into a residential neighborhood. A total of 153 people were killed (all 145 on board and 8 on the ground). The crash was, at the time, the second-deadliest civil aviation disaster in U.S. history. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) determined the probable cause was the aircraft's encounter with a [[microburst]]-induced [[wind shear]] during the liftoff. This atmospheric condition created a [[downdraft]] and decreasing [[headwind]] forcing the plane downward. Modern wind shear detection equipment protecting flights from such conditions is now in place both onboard planes and at most commercial airports, including Armstrong International.<ref>{{ASN accident|id = 19820709-0|title = N4737|access-date = April 30, 2019}}</ref>
* On May 24, 1988, [[TACA Flight 110]] was forced to glide without power and make an emergency landing on top of a [[levee]] east of New Orleans International Airport after flame-out in both engines of the [[Boeing 737-300]] in a severe thunderstorm. There were no casualties and the aircraft was subsequently repaired and returned to service.<ref>{{ASN accident|id = 19880524-0|title = N75356|access-date = April 30, 2019}}</ref>
*On April 4, 2011, United Airlines Flight 497 en route from New Orleans to San Francisco made an emergency landing back at New Orleans after the flight crew reported smoke on board. The aircraft excursed from the runway during landing, sustaining minor damage. All 109 people on board evacuated the aircraft with no injuries. The NTSB determined that the captain had failed to properly manage the warning about smoke, which was actually erroneous and had been caused by contamination. No smoke was found on board the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=Incident Airbus A320-232 N409UA, 04 Apr 2011|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/121539|access-date=2021-11-17|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Louisiana World War II Army Airfields]]
==References==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://flymsy.com/ Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport], official site
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