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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
IATA: HUM ICAO: KHUM FAA LID: HUM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Houma–Terrebonne Airport Commission
Serves	Houma, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL	10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	29°33′59″N 090°39′38″W
Website	www.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 operations 91,030 Based aircraft 109
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

External links

• Apex Jet Center
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective June 16, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for HUM, effective June 16, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for HUM
  • AirNav airport information for KHUM
  • ASN accident history for HUM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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