Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m 18/36 6,508 Elevation 3 m | Serves Houma, Louisiana Website www.Houma-airport.com Code HUM Phone +1 985-872-4646 | |
Owner Houma–Terrebonne Airport Commission Address 10264 E Main St, Houma, LA 70363, USA Similar Housing Authority, Terrebon Parish Consolid, RE/MAX Good Earth Realty, My Heart's Desire, Terrebon Parish Transit Sy | ||
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.
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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.
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.
History
Houma Airport started originally as Naval Air Station Houma, LA on May 1, 1943 as a station for Lighter-than-Air (LTA) airships.