Airports / Louisiana / NEW
Lakefront Airport
KNEW / NEWNew Orleans, LouisianaELEV 8 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 21
Louisiana airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 165 Google ratings — ranked against 21 rated LA fields.
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lakefront Airport, listed as KNEW / NEW, is a mid-sized airport in New Orleans, Louisiana. The airport sits 8 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NEW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY, 13 nm), New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (NBG, 13 nm), and Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT, 54 nm).
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Field capability
ICAO
KNEW
IATA
NEW
FAA / Local
NEW
Elevation
8 ft
Coordinates
30.0424° N · 90.0283° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs LA fields
state range 2–330 ft
At 8 ft, NEW sits lower than 86% of the 22 Louisiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 13nmMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans
- 13nmNBGNew Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender FieldNew Orleans
- 54nmGPTGulfport Biloxi International AirportGulfport
- 61nmBIXKeesler Air Force BaseBiloxi
- 65nmBTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge
- 72nmMCBMcComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis FieldMcComb
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKNEW · Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, LA
From the ramp
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