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New Orleans Lakefront Airport

About

The premier general aviation airport servicing the City of New Orleans.

Story

On February 10, 1934 more than 10,000 visitors from the United States, foreign countries and local New Orleanians attended the dedication of an airport that was to be "the Air Hub of the Americas".

New Orleans Lakefront Airport was built adjacent to the Industrial Canal, on a man-made arrowhead peninsula jutting into Lake Pontchartrain. To make land available for this elaborate project, the Orleans Levee Board drove a 10,000 foot retaining wall into Lake Pontchartrain and pumped in six million cubic yards of hydraulic fill to raise the field above the water.

Built at a cost of $4.5 million, the airport had a field measuring 3,000 feet long, thus qualifying for the U.S. Department of Commerce's highest rating, AA-I. Not only was the field considered the standard for the times but the art deco airport itself was considered a wonder of architecture and decor.

Address: 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd #219, New Orleans, LA 70126, USA
Phone: (504) 243-4010
moc.amapfn@leonj
State: Louisiana
City: New Orleans
Zip Code: 70126


Opening Hours

Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

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Reviews
The home of Flightline First voted #1 FBO in LA, MS and AL by Pilots Choice‼️
8 years ago (29-07-2017)
Great place with many restaurants
7 years ago (04-01-2018)
The terminal is a beautiful historic terminal. I enjoyed by visit but the fog kept my flight on the ground.
9 years ago (30-12-2016)
The golden age of aviation lives here
7 years ago (11-02-2018)
Working on another TV movie here
7 years ago (14-03-2018)
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