About Lakefront Airport
Lakefront Airport is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving New Orleans, Louisiana. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KNEW, by the three-letter IATA code NEW, and the four-letter ICAO code KNEW. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 30.0424° N, 90.0283° W, with a published field elevation of 8 feet above mean sea level.
"Lakefront Airport" is one of 371 public-use airports in Louisiana, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Lakefront Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) |
| City and state (page) | New Orleans, LA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KNEW |
| IATA code | NEW |
| ICAO code | KNEW |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 30.0424° N, 90.0283° W |
| Field elevation | 8 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | http://www.lakefrontairport.com/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Lakefront Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher's Field | Chalmette | LA | 82LA / - |
small_airport |
| Southern Seaplane Airport | Belle Chasse | LA | BCS / - |
small_airport |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | New Orleans | LA | MSY / KMSY |
large_airport |
| New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field | New Orleans | LA | NBG / KNBG |
medium_airport |
| St Charles Airport | Ama | LA | LS40 / - |
small_airport |
| Slidell Airport | Slidell | LA | KASD / - |
small_airport |