# Lakefront Airport (NEW / KNEW)

**Lakefront Airport** (IATA: NEW, ICAO: KNEW) is a medium airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 6,879 ft (2,097 m). In 2022 it handled 251 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NEW / KNEW
- FAA: NEW
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 7 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 30.0424, -90.0283
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 6,879 ft / 2,097 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 4 arrivals
- Passengers: 251 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.lakefrontairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakefront_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10853543
- Weather station: KNEW
- Ident: KNEW

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Lakefront Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18R/36L | 6,879 ft / 2,097 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 18L/36R | 3,697 ft / 1,127 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 09/27 | 3,114 ft / 949 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00288AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 251 (2022) | #3,531 of 3,974 | #939 in North America | #693 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,879 ft / 2,097 m | #3,650 of 29,858 | #888 in North America | #673 in US |
| Elevation | 7 ft / 2 m | =42,804 of 43,403 | =19,243 in North America | =15,662 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | NEW ORLEANS APP/DEP | 123.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.900 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.950 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 141.350 |
| RDO | DE RIDDER RDO | 122.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.950 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 15 mi / 23 km
- [NBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg.md) New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 15 mi / 24 km
- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · 62 mi / 101 km
- [BIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbix.md) Keesler Air Force Base · 71 mi / 114 km
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [MCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcb.md) McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field · 83 mi / 133 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew/data