Coloring and Activity Booklet 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. 1 © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Louis Armstrong Armstrong International Airport was renamed in 2001 for the famous jazz musician, Louis Armstrong. 5 6 4 3 8 7 2 1 9 10 Connect the dots to see what instrument Louis Armstrong played and then color it yellow. © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 2 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. 3 © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Help the pilot find the runway START HERE 5 © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Make a word 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 Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Scan with a smart phone to go to the airport website: www.flymsy.com © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 6 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 13 1 4 5 13 15 9 19 5 12 12 5 6 9 6 9 6 12 5 23 23 9 20 8 1 22 9 1 20 15 18 10 15 8 14 13 15 9 19 1 14 20 6 18 15 13 . 16 1 18 9 19 20 15 12 15 14 4 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Answers: Mademoiselle Fifi flew with aviator John Moisant from Paris to London. 7 © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Airplane tic-tac-toe Challenge someone to a game of airplane tic-tac-toe. 9 © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Find the hidden words ARMSTRONG LUGGAGE TAG LOUIS MOISANT AIRPLANE TICKET PILOT AIRPORT TRAVEL MSY LUGGAGE TOWER 13 © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Thank You for visiting the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport © Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 14.