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New Orleans Airport: The Louis Armstrong International Airport

Written by VacationIdea.com Travel Editors.
Louis Armstrong International Airport is located in Kenner, 21 miles northwest of downtown New Orleans. Several airlines offer non-stop service to New Orleans from major cities. There are 5 car rental agencies at the airport.

To get to New Orleans, take a taxi, the airport shuttle or rent a car. A cab ride costs $24 from the airport to the Central Business District for one person and $10 (per passenger) for three or more passengers.

Shuttle service is available from the airport to downtown New Orleans hotels, French Quarter, and the Convention Center for $13 (one-way, per person). Call 866-596-2699 for reservations.

Airlines that fly into the New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport include:

  • Air Canada
  • Air Tran
  • America West Airlines
  • American
  • Comair
  • Continental
  • Delta
  • Jet Blue
  • Midway
  • Midwest Express
  • Northwest
  • Southwest
  • Grupo Taca
  • TWA
  • United
  • US Airways
  • Vanguard Airlines

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Written By the Travel Editors at VacationIdea.com, Last Update: Feb 12, 2004