MSY Airport Code, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
MSY is the IATA airport code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the main international gateway for New Orleans, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, KMSY.
What airport is MSY?
MSY is the IATA airport code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, in New Orleans, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code KMSY.
It is a major hub, ranked number 129 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code KMSY begins with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States.
| IATA airport code | MSY |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | KMSY |
| Airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport |
| City | New Orleans |
| Country | United States |
| Main airlines | WN, UA, 9E |
| Runways | 2 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is MSY airport located?
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is in New Orleans, United States, at coordinates 29.9934, -90.26467.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 29.99° N, 90.26° W. It is close to sea level at 4 ft (1 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at MSY
It has 2 runways. The longest is 10,104 ft (3.08 km), designated 11/29.
Which airlines fly to MSY?
The open route dataset lists WN (Southwest Airlines), UA (United Airlines), 9E (Pinnacle Airlines), DL (Delta Air Lines), AA (American Airlines), B6 (JetBlue Airways) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the MSY code comes from
MSY is one of the great code stories: it stands for Moisant Stock Yards, the cattle land where daredevil aviator John Moisant crashed and died in 1910. The airport built on the site in the 1940s took his name, and the code preserved the stockyards. New Orleans' jazz-age airport literally spells out a cow pasture.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport?
The IATA code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans is MSY. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for New Orleans?
The 3-letter IATA code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans is MSY.
What is the ICAO code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport?
The ICAO code for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is KMSY. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code MSY.
What is the difference between MSY and KMSY?
MSY is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. KMSY is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
What does the New Orleans airport code MSY stand for?
MSY comes from Moisant Stock Yards. Aviator John Moisant died in a 1910 crash on the cattle land where the airport was later built, and the field was named Moisant Field after him. The code kept the stockyards reference even as the airport became Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in New Orleans and United States and the wider region:
Popular routes from MSY
Distance and typical flight time from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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