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In 1961, the name was changed to New Orleans International Airport. [7] In the early 1970s, the airport was expanded. A lengthened main terminal ticketing area, an airport access road linking the terminal to Interstate 10 , and Concourses A and B were constructed.
Sep 15, 2021 · In 1939, the city of New Orleans began planning for a municipal airport to serve the increased visitor traffic. World War II delayed construction as the proposed land was taken over by the Army. But in 1946, Moisant Field opened, named for aviation pioneer John Bevins Moisant.
On November 6, 2019, the new world-class terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport officially opened to the public. The three letter identifier for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is MSY. It stands for Moisant Stock Yards.
Nov 6, 2019 · The airport is scheduled to be open on November 6. STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD. We switch from ferries to flights to remember the original namesake for New Orleans' airport — John Bevins...
Jun 16, 2024 · Jun 16. The international airport of New Orleans was originally named Moisant Field and the MSY identification comes from the airport’s origins as Moisant Stock Yards, the name given to the land where the U. S. aviator John Bevins Moisant (Illinois 1868 – New Orleans 1910) crashed where the airport was later built.
Mar 24, 2015 · MSY in New Orleans is named for Louis Armstrong today, but it used to be named for aviator John Moisant and the Moisant Stock Yards. Finally, SNA, John Wayne International Airport, is named...
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The original name of the airport was Moisant Field/Moisant International. It later was changed to New Orleans International Airport, but the airport identifier stayed the same since it is extremely difficult to change the airports identifier in all of the aviation official publications.