New Orleans Approach MSY
New Orleans Approach (MSY) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 11 airports, 4 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "New Orleans Approach".
Airports it serves (11)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) | Hammond, LA | Tower (page) |
| Houma Terrebonne Airport (KHUM) | Houma, LA | Tower (page) |
| Lakefront Airport (KNEW) | New Orleans, LA | Tower (page) |
| New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (KNBG) | New Orleans, LA | Tower (page) |
| Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) | Patterson, LA | No tower |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) | New Orleans, LA | No tower |
| Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport (KAPS) | Reserve, LA | No tower |
| Slidell Airport (KASD) | Slidell, LA | No tower |
| South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport (KGAO) | Galliano, LA | No tower |
| St Tammany Rgnl (L31) | Covington, LA | No tower |
| Thibodaux Muni (L83) | Thibodaux, LA | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 9 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 9 facility was paid between $102,456 and $138,315 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.
Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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