# Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

> New Orleans, US · IATA: MSY · ICAO: KMSY · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MSY` |
| ICAO | `KMSY` |
| City | New Orleans |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 1 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 29.99340, -90.25800 |

## Description

Express parcels, textiles, mail and Gulf seafood make up the freight that moves through Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Louisiana's busiest gateway and a top-75 US cargo field at roughly 390 million pounds a year. Set in Kenner on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, about 15 kilometres west of the French Quarter, MSY is primarily a passenger airport, but its cargo ramp draws a dense cluster of integrators: FedEx Express links to Memphis, UPS Airlines to Louisville, DHL serves the region, and since 2020 Amazon Air has operated a daily flight. Ground handling runs through specialists such as Air General, while Foreign-Trade Zone No. 2 – one of the oldest in the United States, granted to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans in 1946 – allows duty-deferred storage and processing. Interstates 10 and 310 feed the terminals, several Class I railroads serve the metro area, and the Port of South Louisiana, the largest-tonnage port complex on earth, sits just upriver on the Mississippi. The airport carries the name of the New Orleans-born jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong.

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