| 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 | ||
| Website | |||
| 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] | |||
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]
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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 two fixed base operators (FBOs): Houma Jet Center and Butler Aviation.
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]
Houma Airport started originally as Naval Air Station Houma, LA on May 1, 1943 as a station for Lighter-than-Air (LTA) airships. The base was disestablished in November 1947, dismantled, and developed into Houma Airport.[3]