Most people arriving in New Orleans come by air. Is this true? No.....but if you do come by air...your first sights and sounds are in the airport. Now with lively music and the Armstrong Art Collection, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has a chance to make a nice first impression. Formally know as Moisant Field and New Orleans International Airport, it was renamed to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in 2001. John Moisant was a dare devil aviator who crashed into the property in 1910....so Moisant Field was named and claimed. The airport still holds the MSY identifier from the airport origins, Moisant Stock Yards. And of course we all know and love Louie Armstrong...such an appropriate name with an appropriate past! You can second line right on into New Orleans!The airport has collected and built an impressive art collection called Armstrong Art Collection, valued close to a million dollars. In the central lobby is a grand style mural with Louis Armstrong and his Heavenly All Star Band. This 28x41 foot mural pays tribute to New Orleans legendary musicians and other great artists. As Louie Armstrong plays over the group with vibrant colors, this "Jam Session" has been subtitled "What You Loose On Earth Shall Be Lossed In Heaven". Artist Richard Cornelius created this awesome piece that just seems to shout...Welcome To New Orleans...home of jazzy music and a life full of color!!!
"Aviation is proof, that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible". Eddie Rickenbacker...pioneer in commercial aviation
"Don't let the fear of failing keep you from knowing the joy of flight." Lane Wallace "Flying" magazine January 2001
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