KNEW — Lakefront
New Orleans, LA · field elevation 7 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KNEW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNEW 252353Z 12007KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP158 T02670194 10294 20267 50001 $
- Wind
- from 120° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,275 ft · pressure altitude -93 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 18L | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 18R | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 36R | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 36L | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 27 | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KNEW 252320Z 2600/2624 10007KT P6SM FEW040
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.04242, -90.02825
- Elevation
- 7 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1150Z / 2353Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2100
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Orleans, LA
Airport diagram
Everything else KNEW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 6,879 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 18L/36R | 3,697 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 09/27 | 3,114 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.9
- Tower 0700-2100
- 118.95
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance WHEN NEW TWR CLSD
- 127.4
- CTAF
- 118.95
- Approach SOUTH
- 123.85
- Approach NORTH
- 133.15
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR/DME
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl12 nm
- KNBG New Orleans NAS Jrb (Alvin Callender Fld)13 nm
- KASD Slidell21 nm
- KAPS Port Of South Louisiana Exec Rgnl29 nm
- KHDC Hammond Northshore Rgnl35 nm
- KHSA Stennis Intl36 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KNEW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Louisiana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.