Houma–Terrebonne Airport

Houma–Terrebonne Airport (IATA: HUM, ICAO: KHUM, FAA LID: HUM) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Houma, a city in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the Houma–Terrebonne Airport Commission.[2]

Houma–Terrebonne Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHouma–Terrebonne Airport Commission
ServesHouma, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates29°33′59″N 090°39′38″W
Websitewww.Houma-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,508 1,984 Concrete
12/30 5,000 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations91,030
Based aircraft109
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Houma–Terrebonne Airport covers an area of 1,813 acres (734 ha) and has two concrete paved runways. The north–south runway 18/36 is 6,508 by 150 ft (1,984 by 46 m) with a full instrument landing system (ILS). The crosswind runway 12/30 is 5,000 by 200 ft (1,524 by 61 m) with a non-precision approach.[1][2]

The airport has one fixed-base operator (FBO): Apex Jet Center.

For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2005, the airport had 91,030 aircraft operations, an average of 249 per day: 61% air taxi, 38% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 109 aircraft based at this airport: 20% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 2% jet and 57% helicopter.[2]

History

Houma Airport started originally as Naval Air Station Houma, LA on May 1, 1943 as a station for Lighter-than-Air (LTA) airships.[3] The base was disestablished in November 1947, dismantled, and developed into the Houma-Terrebonne Airport.

References
  1. Houma–Terrebonne Airport Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, official site
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HUM PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  3. "NAS Houma, LA Satellite Image". Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2011-09-29.


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