Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is a large airport serving New Orleans, United States. It sits 1 m (4 ft) above sea level. It has 2 runways, the longest 3,080 m (10,104 ft).
Airport facts
- IATA code
- MSY
- ICAO code
- KMSY
- City
- New Orleans
- Country
- United States
- Size
- Large airport
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−05:00)
- Local time
- –
- Elevation
- 1 m (4 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,080 m (10,104 ft)
- Coordinates
- 29.9846, -90.2564
Airlines flying to and from MSY
Airlines with nonstop fares found here in recent searches. Other airlines may fly here too.
Passengers and fares at MSY
Official figures published by the national aviation authorities.
Average domestic fares, 2026 Q1
| Route | Passengers a day | Average fare | Cheapest airline |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA New York | 933 | $236 | Southwest Airlines · $203 |
| LAX Los Angeles | 886 | $326 | Breeze Airways · $174 |
| ORD Chicago | 857 | $219 | Spirit Airlines · $115 |
| DEN Denver | 832 | $236 | Frontier Airlines · $152 |
| DCA Washington | 745 | $268 | Southwest Airlines · $257 |
| EWR New York | 668 | $258 | Spirit Airlines · $142 |
| DFW Dallas | 650 | $209 | Spirit Airlines · $101 |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 645 | $157 | Spirit Airlines · $106 |
| BOS Boston | 610 | $243 | jetBlue · $211 |
| TPA Tampa | 564 | $192 | Spirit Airlines · $99 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Consumer Airfare Report
International passengers, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025
- International passengers
- 248,877
Busiest foreign airports
- LHR London87,207 passengers
- SAP San Pedro Sula59,521 passengers
- CUN Cancun50,009 passengers
- YYZ Toronto38,572 passengers
- XPL Comayagua6,149 passengers
- YUL Montreal2,468 passengers
- SJO San Jose554 passengers
- NAS Nassau527 passengers
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, T-100 International
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