Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

New Orleans, Louisiana (United States)

IATA: MSY ICAO: KMSY

Longest Active Runway

10,104 ft

3,080 meters

Field Elevation

4 ft

1 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

29.9934°, -90.2647°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#532 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#868 of 7558

Top 11.5% percentile worldwide

National Standing (United States)

#48 of 63 in US

#156 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MSY in numbers: 10,104 ft longest runway · #532 of 650 published · #868 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.5%) · #48 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MSY lies at 1 m (4 ft), #646 of 650 published airports by elevation and 0.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 603 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,183 ft higher than MSY.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MSY. Nearest published airport: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), 264 NM, 12,001 ft (1,897 ft longer than MSY); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,104 ft (3,080 m)

MSY runways: 11/29 10,104 × 150 ft permanent paved (pem); 02/20 7,002 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #48 of 63 in United States; DEN leads by 5,896 ft (16,000 ft). +1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	10,104 ft (3080 m / 3.080 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02/20	7,002 ft (2134 m / 2.134 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06/24	3,570 ft (1088 m / 1.088 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →