Originally the airline airport for the New Orleans area, Lakefront Airport relinquished that role in the summer of 1946 when airline service began from Moisant International Airport (now Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport), a larger facility in the nearby suburb of Kenner. Lakefront Airport continues as a general aviation airport with charter, private, and occasional military operations. Airline service is also available to destinations in the Gulf South Region.
The terminal building's interior retains much of its original lavish 1930s decoration, and the Art Deco exterior, obscured for decades by a "bomb-proof" facade installed after World War II, has been returned to its original appearance. The terminal building houses a restaurant frequented by nearby residents, the Walnut Room. The sculpture in front of the terminal, Fountain of the Four Winds by Enrique Alferez, is a local landmark.
Lakefront Airport was damaged by hurricane-force winds and the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and a number of the hangars and outlying buildings were destroyed. While the airport soon resumed functioning, restoration of the terminal building and other facilities proceeded slowly. With the exterior of the main terminal fully restored, however, the classic Art Deco building was used as the headquarters of the fictional company Ferris Aircraft in the 2011 action hero film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.
Since 2014, Lakefront Airport has hosted the WWII Air, Sea & Land Festival. The three-day airshow hosted by the National WWII Museum, Commemorative Air Force, and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation honor the men and women of WWII through aviation displays, vehicle displays, and re-enactments.
Airport construction began in 1929 by orders of Huey Long, on a man-made peninsula dredged by the Orleans Levee Board, jutting into Lake Pontchartrain on the Eastern New Orleans side of the Industrial Canal. It was designed by New Orleans architect Leon C. Weiss and his firm Weiss, Dreyfous, and Seiferth, which also designed the Louisiana State Capitol. It was originally named Shushan Airport after Levee Board president and Long ally Abraham Shushan. The airport opened on 10 February 1934. Visitors noticed that every doorknob, windowsill, countertop, and plumbing fixture bore the name or the initials of Abe Shushan.[4][5] After Shushan's name was tarnished from involvement in the Louisiana Scandals of the late 1930s, the airport was renamed New Orleans Airport in 1939.[6]
The assigned airport code "NEW" is retained despite its current "Lakefront Airport" name.
Terminal in late 2005, before restoration
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces and housed the Tropical Weather School in 1945.
At the start of the 1960s, thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War-era bomb shelter.
Ammunition manufacturer Joyce Hornady was killed in a Piper Aztec on January 15, 1981.[7] The aircraft, with Hornady at the controls flying in heavy fog, crashed into Lake Pontchartrain while on final approach to Lakefront Airport.[8]
Lakefront Airport was badly damaged by storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and again during Hurricane Isaac in 2012. The airport was quickly brought back to service, but many facilities remained in temporary trailers for years after Katrina.
On January 23, 2010, a United States NavyBeechcraft T-34 Mentor trainer crashed into Lake Pontchartrain just over a mile from the approach end of the airport. The aircraft was intending to land at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans but diverted to Lakefront Airport due to weather. The student pilot on board survived, but the instructor drowned. According to official reports, the aircrew lost track of their altitude which resulted in their ditching in the lake.
Post-Katrina reconstruction at the airport has included the restoration of the main terminal building's original Art Deco facade. The Art Deco interior and restoration of the Shushan terminal were filmed for a television documentary titled Return Flight. Filming began in 2012 and was scheduled to conclude in 2013 when the restoration drew to a close.[9]
Facilities
Lakefront Airport covers 473 acres (191 ha) at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m). It has three asphalt runways:
In the year ending July 19, 2016 the airport had 60,778 aircraft operations, average 166 per day: 91% general aviation, 3% military, and 6% air taxi. 125 aircraft were then based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 15% jet and 6% helicopter.[1]
^(PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
^Brinkley, Alan "Voices of Protest" (Random House, 1882)30
^. April 5, 2005. Archived from the original on April 18, 2005.
^Zwoll, Wayne van (2011). Shooter's Bible Guide to Rifle Ballistics. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 184–185. ISBN978-1-62087-285-7.
^"A twin-engine plane carrying three people on a flight from Nebraska crashed into Lake Pontchartrain in heavy fog Thursday while on approach to New Orleans Lakefront Airport". upi.com/archives. January 15, 1981. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
FAA Airport Diagram for NEW (PDF), effective December 29, 2022
FAA Terminal Procedures for NEW, effective December 29, 2022
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for NEW
AirNav airport information for KNEW
ASN accident history for NEW
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
January 12, 2023
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For the airport in Cleveland Ohio see Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Lakefront Airport IATA NEW 2 ICAO KNEW FAA LID NEW is a public airport five miles northeast of downtown New Orleans in Orleans Parish Louisiana United States 1 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport 3 Lakefront Airport former New Orleans Army Air Base USGS 2006 orthophotoLakefront Airport main terminal 2010IATA NEWICAO KNEWFAA LID NEWSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerOrleans Levee DistrictOperatorLakefront Management AuthorityServesNew Orleans LouisianaElevation AMSL7 ft 2 mCoordinates30 02 33 N 090 01 42 W 30 04250 N 90 02833 W 30 04250 90 02833 Coordinates 30 02 33 N 090 01 42 W 30 04250 N 90 02833 W 30 04250 90 02833Websitehttp www lakefrontairport com MapNEWShow map of LouisianaNEWShow map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m9 27 3 114 949 Asphalt18L 36R 3 697 1 127 Asphalt18R 36L 6 879 2 097 AsphaltStatistics 2016 Aircraft operations60 778Based aircraft125Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Originally the airline airport for the New Orleans area Lakefront Airport relinquished that role in the summer of 1946 when airline service began from Moisant International Airport now Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport a larger facility in the nearby suburb of Kenner Lakefront Airport continues as a general aviation airport with charter private and occasional military operations Airline service is also available to destinations in the Gulf South Region The terminal building s interior retains much of its original lavish 1930s decoration and the Art Deco exterior obscured for decades by a bomb proof facade installed after World War II has been returned to its original appearance The terminal building houses a restaurant frequented by nearby residents the Walnut Room The sculpture in front of the terminal Fountain of the Four Winds by Enrique Alferez is a local landmark Lakefront Airport was damaged by hurricane force winds and the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and a number of the hangars and outlying buildings were destroyed While the airport soon resumed functioning restoration of the terminal building and other facilities proceeded slowly With the exterior of the main terminal fully restored however the classic Art Deco building was used as the headquarters of the fictional company Ferris Aircraft in the 2011 action hero film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Since 2014 Lakefront Airport has hosted the WWII Air Sea amp Land Festival The three day airshow hosted by the National WWII Museum Commemorative Air Force and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation honor the men and women of WWII through aviation displays vehicle displays and re enactments Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit Depiction of Shushan Airport on a postcard 1930s Airport construction began in 1929 by orders of Huey Long on a man made peninsula dredged by the Orleans Levee Board jutting into Lake Pontchartrain on the Eastern New Orleans side of the Industrial Canal It was designed by New Orleans architect Leon C Weiss and his firm Weiss Dreyfous and Seiferth which also designed the Louisiana State Capitol It was originally named Shushan Airport after Levee Board president and Long ally Abraham Shushan The airport opened on 10 February 1934 Visitors noticed that every doorknob windowsill countertop and plumbing fixture bore the name or the initials of Abe Shushan 4 5 After Shushan s name was tarnished from involvement in the Louisiana Scandals of the late 1930s the airport was renamed New Orleans Airport in 1939 6 The assigned airport code NEW is retained despite its current Lakefront Airport name Terminal in late 2005 before restoration During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces and housed the Tropical Weather School in 1945 At the start of the 1960s thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War era bomb shelter Ammunition manufacturer Joyce Hornady was killed in a Piper Aztec on January 15 1981 7 The aircraft with Hornady at the controls flying in heavy fog crashed into Lake Pontchartrain while on final approach to Lakefront Airport 8 Lakefront Airport was badly damaged by storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and again during Hurricane Isaac in 2012 The airport was quickly brought back to service but many facilities remained in temporary trailers for years after Katrina On January 23 2010 a United States Navy Beechcraft T 34 Mentor trainer crashed into Lake Pontchartrain just over a mile from the approach end of the airport The aircraft was intending to land at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans but diverted to Lakefront Airport due to weather The student pilot on board survived but the instructor drowned According to official reports the aircrew lost track of their altitude which resulted in their ditching in the lake Post Katrina reconstruction at the airport has included the restoration of the main terminal building s original Art Deco facade The Art Deco interior and restoration of the Shushan terminal were filmed for a television documentary titled Return Flight Filming began in 2012 and was scheduled to conclude in 2013 when the restoration drew to a close 9 Facilities EditLakefront Airport covers 473 acres 191 ha at an elevation of 7 feet 2 m It has three asphalt runways 18R 36L is 6 879 by 150 feet 2 097 x 46 m 18L 36R is 3 697 by 75 feet 1 127 x 23 m 9 27 is 3 114 by 75 feet 949 x 23 m 1 In the year ending July 19 2016 the airport had 60 778 aircraft operations average 166 per day 91 general aviation 3 military and 6 air taxi 125 aircraft were then based at this airport 62 single engine 18 multi engine 15 jet and 6 helicopter 1 In popular culture EditUsed as a location in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die 10 Filming location of the Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Filming location for the film Reminiscence starring Hugh Jackman Filming location for the Netflix film Project Power starring Jamie Foxx 11 Filming location for the Netflix film Tall Girl 12 Filming location for Capone starring Tom Hardy 13 Filming location for Ray 14 See also Edit Aviation portal World War II portal Louisiana World War II Army Airfields List of airports in LouisianaReferences Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for NEW PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective March 2 2017 IATA Airport Code Search NEW Lakefront International Air Transport Association Retrieved August 13 2013 2011 2015 NPIAS Report Appendix A PDF National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2010 Archived from the original PDF 2 03 MB on September 27 2012 Brinkley Alan Voices of Protest Random House 1882 30 Story of the former name Shushan Airport April 5 2005 Archived from the original on April 18 2005 How Shushan Airport lost its luster Zwoll Wayne van 2011 Shooter s Bible Guide to Rifle Ballistics Skyhorse Publishing Company Incorporated pp 184 185 ISBN 978 1 62087 285 7 A twin engine plane carrying three people on a flight from Nebraska crashed into Lake Pontchartrain in heavy fog Thursday while on approach to New Orleans Lakefront Airport upi com archives January 15 1981 Retrieved October 18 2018 New Orleans Lakefront Airport lakefrontairport com Retrieved 2019 09 27 Moore Roger amp Hedison David The 007 Diaries Filming Live and Let Die The History Press June 2018 ISBN 978 0750987592 Where was Project Power filmed The City and the House Location Where was Tall Girl filmed Filming Locations in the City of New Orleans The Capone House Filming Location Where was Capone filmed Take 5 The Lakefront Airport goes Hollywood edition External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Orleans Lakefront Airport New Orleans Lakefront Airport official site Fixed base operators FBOs Flightline First Hawthorne Landmark Aviation Aerial image as of December 2002 from USGS The National Map FAA Airport Diagram for NEW PDF effective December 29 2022 FAA Terminal Procedures for NEW effective December 29 2022 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for NEW AirNav airport information for KNEW ASN accident history for NEW FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lakefront Airport amp oldid 1123785888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
