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Lakefront Airport · New Orleans

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

8 ft / 2 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 118.95 MHz (TWR)

Runway Summary

18R/36L6,880 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

18L/36R3,697 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

09/273,113 ftAsphaltLIGHTED

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Lakefront Airport (KNEW), United States. This facility features 3 active runways with an elevation of 8 ft. Verified ILS frequencies are available for precision approaches.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Lakefront Airport

ICAO / IATA

KNEW / NEW

Municipality

New Orleans

Country

Region

US-LA

GPS Coordinates

30.042400, -90.028297

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

Wikipedia

Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 18R / 36L

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 18R Crosswind 36L TOD VDP

Length: 6,880 ft / 2,097 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 179° / 359°

RWY 18R

111.30 MHz

ID: NEW | CRS: 177°

RWY 36L

No ILS

Runway 18L / 36R

LIGHTED

Crosswind 18L Crosswind 36R TOD VDP

Length: 3,697 ft / 1,127 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 179° / 359°

RWY 18L

No ILS

RWY 36R

No ILS

Runway 09 / 27

LIGHTED

Crosswind 09 Crosswind 27 TOD VDP

Length: 3,113 ft / 949 m
Surface: Asphalt
Heading: 89° / 269°

RWY 09

No ILS

RWY 27

No ILS

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

DEF · NDB (Slidell)256 kHz

15 ft · Associated: None
30.296801, -89.834099

HRV · VORTAC (Harvey)114,100 kHz

3 ft · Associated: KNBG
29.850201, -90.002998

MS · NDB (Kinte)338 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KMSY
30.025200, -90.399902

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

A/D NEW ORLEANS APP/DEP

123.85 MHz

ATIS ATIS

124.90 MHz

CLD CLNC DEL

127.40 MHz

CTAF CTAF

118.95 MHz

GND GND

121.70 MHz

OPS ARNG OPS

141.35 MHz

RDO DE RIDDER RDO

122.60 MHz

TWR TWR

118.95 MHz

UNIC UNICOM

122.95 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field

Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

Keesler Air Force Base

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified