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Airport Fun Facts

• The Airport was originally named Moisant Field and later Moisant International Airport in honor of John B. Moisant. He was the first pilot to fly over the English Channel with a passenger and an animal, his cat - Mademoiselle Fifi.

• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport began commercial air service in 1946. At that time it was the largest commercial airport in the United States, twice the size of La Guardia, NY or the Chicago airports.

• The airport ID code for the New Orleans Airport is MSY. It is on the tag the airline ticket agent puts on your luggage. Can you find MSY on your luggage tag? It stands for Moisant Stock Yards.

• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is located about 11 miles from New Orleans’ French Quarter.

• The Airport has two runways. The longest is the east/west runway that is over 10,000 feet long.

• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is the largest Airport in the state of Louisiana.

• The airport invests millions of dollars in building projects that provide thousands of jobs.

• On November 6, 2019 the Airport opened a new terminal located on the North side of the airfield.

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Armstrong International Airport was renamed in 2001 for the famous jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.

Louis Armstrong

Connect the dots to see what instrumentLouis Armstrong played and then color it yellow.

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Color the Fleur de Lis

The fleur-de-lis is a city emblem of New Orleans.It is a French word meaning lily flower.

Color the fleur-de-lis blue.


What is wrong in the picture?Can you spot the five things wrong with this picture?

Answers: Backwards clock, Deer with a purse and in heels, Octopus arm in suitcase, Boy’s pant leg is missing, Boy’s show is missing.

TICKET COUNTER


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Help the pilot find the runway


Make a word

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

The Airport was first named for the famous pilot and airplane inventor John B. Moisant.How many words can you make from his name?

John B. Moisant

Scan with a smart phone to goto the airport website:

www.flymsy.com


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Can you crack the code?What did Aviator Moisant’s cat, Mademoiselle Fifi do?

Use the code below to find out.Fill in the blanks to see what she did.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

Answers: Mademoiselle Fifi flew with aviator John Moisant from Paris to London.

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Find your way out of MSY

MOISANT STOCK YARDS

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Airplane tic-tac-toeChallenge someone to a game of airplane tic-tac-toe.


Luggage Cart

Boarding Pass

Luggage

Security Checkpoint

Luggage Tug

Airplane

Luggage Carousel

Pilot

Name ******** *******Flight *****Gate ***SEAT ***

Name ******* ******Flight *****Gate ***SEAT ***TIME ****

ARMSTRONG AIRLINES BOARDING PASSName ******** *******Flight *****Gate ***SEAT ***

Name ******* ******Flight *****Gate ***SEAT ***TIME ****

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Airport scavenger huntTry to spot the following while you travel or visit through the MSY airport.


MSY K 9 KREWE?


Fly into MSY

MSYMOISANT STOCK YARDS

Draw a line to show the airplane how to fly into the MSY airport.


Find the hidden words

ARMSTRONG

LOUIS

AIRPLANE

PILOT

TRAVEL

LUGGAGE

LUGGAGE TAG

MOISANT

TICKET

AIRPORT

MSY

TOWER


Thank You for visiting the Louis Armstrong

New Orleans International Airport

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