KNEW Lakefront Airport
New Orleans, LA · 4 miles NE of NEW ORLEANS, LA
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KNEW
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 7.3 ft
- Coordinates
- 30-02-32.7000N 090-01-41.7000W
- Lat / Long
- 30.0424167, -90.02825
- Mag. variation
- 02E (1995)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON CENTER
- FSS
- DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- NEW (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) FOR ARPT BCN CTC ATCT.
- Lights
- WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 18R; MIRL RWY 18R/36L; TWY B, C, D, E, F, H, EAST HNGRLN - PRESET LOW INTST. ACTVT 5 CLICKS FOR MED AND 7 CLICKS FOR HIGH - CTAF.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KNEW
Runways
Longest 6,879 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6879 x 150 ft. / 2097 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition FEW LOW SPOTS NEAR INTERSECTION OF RY 09/27-HOLDING WATER.
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 60.0
Runway 18R
- Heading
- 177 magnetic, 179 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6880 TODA:6880 ASDA:6035 LDA:5510
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 239 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 5.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 6 ft. other, lighted, 300 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
Runway 36L
- Heading
- 357 magnetic, 359 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6880 TODA:6880 ASDA:5955 LDA:5135
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 820 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 5.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- APCH RATIO 50:1 FM DSPLCD THR.
- Dimensions
- 3697 x 75 ft. / 1127 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 35.0
Runway 18L
- Heading
- 177 magnetic, 179 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3697 TODA:3697 ASDA:3697 LDA:3697
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 5.2 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Runway 36R
- Heading
- 357 magnetic, 359 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- RWY 36R PAPI UNUSBL BTN 2100 AND 0700 LOCAL
- Declared distances
- TORA:3697 TODA:3697 ASDA:3697 LDA:3697
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 6.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 54 ft. bldg, lighted, 2035 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 3114 x 75 ft. / 949 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 50.0
Runway 9
- Heading
- 087 magnetic, 089 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3113 TODA:3113 ASDA:3113 LDA:3113
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 4.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- 4 ft. berm, lighted, 267 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
Runway 27
- Heading
- 267 magnetic, 269 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.20 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3113 TODA:3113 ASDA:3113 LDA:3113
- Markings
- basic, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 4.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 14 ft. road, 543 ft. from runway, 161 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 4
Arrivals — STAR 7
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.95
- Atis
- 124.9
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 504-245-4366
- Lakefront Ground
- 121.7 335.575 [0700-2100]
- Lakefront Tower
- 118.95 [0700-2100]
- New Orleans Approach
- 123.85 ;SOUTH 133.15 ;NORTH
- New Orleans Departure
- 123.85 ;SOUTH 133.15 ;NORTH
- Clearance Delivery
- 127.4 127.4 ;WHEN NEW TWR CLSD
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.