Car hire New Orleans Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is once again handling international flights, following several years of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. This airport's Kenner location is 10 miles west of New Orleans with car rental in New Orleans Airport. Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport is the only airport on Earth which stands at a lower altitude than this one.

Airport facilities

In 2009, well over 7.5 million passengers entered this airport's East and West terminals, which are attached to four concourses. A central ticketing alley links both terminals. Air Canada resumed its daily direct flights to Toronto in 2010. If you compare car hire at the seven airport dealerships, you can receive fantastic discounts on vehicles. Numerous internet kiosks and information points are situated throughout the airport.

New Orleans Excursions

Among the most unforgettable excursions motorists can make with car hire in New Orleans Airport is the River Road along the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge. The centuries-old plantation homes are connected by numerous levies along both sides of the river. An even closer sample of plantation life lies only 15 minutes from the French Quarter at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, next to Lake Pontchartrain.

Best time to visit

Springtime, between March and May, is the most unpredictable season in New Orleans and when rainfall frequently interrupts the city's long, sunny days. Showers are short and mainly fall in the afternoon during the hot and humid New Orleans summer, between June and August. New Orleans becomes damp and foggy between the December to February winter months, but temperatures are still fairly mild. The warm autumn months of September and October may be the best times to come to New Orleans.

Car rental in New Orleans Airport

Interstate 10, the main New Orleans road, passes through the city on its journey east to Jacksonville and west to Los Angeles. Driving in New Orleans itself, however, can be a challenge because of the city's numerous hard-to-pronounce street names and confusing one-way roads. Some signage which was lost altogether during Hurricane Katrina has yet to be replaced and many roads are filled with potholes.