# 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

Roughly 52,000 tonnes of cargo moved through Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (IATA: MSY, ICAO: KMSY) in 2025 according to airport officials, a figure that places Louisiana's busiest gateway in the mid-field of US freight airports rather than among the giants. Set in Kenner on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, about 15 kilometres west of the French Quarter, MSY is primarily a passenger airport, and most of its freight travels as belly cargo. The integrators still cluster here: FedEx Express links to Memphis, UPS Airlines to Louisville, DHL serves the region, and Amazon Air has operated into the field since 2020. Typical traffic is express parcels, textiles, mail and Gulf seafood, handled by specialists such as Air General and Swissport. There is no hub-scale dedicated freighter terminal, so heavy or outsized air freight usually routes via Houston (IAH) or Memphis (MEM). 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 on site. 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, making sea-air combinations practical. In March 2026 the airport presented a 20-year expansion master plan covering additional land and terminal capacity. The airport carries the name of the New Orleans-born jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong.

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