Houma–Terrebonne Airport
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| 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 / 29.56639°N 90.66056°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.Houma-airport.com | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
- ^ a b Houma–Terrebonne Airport Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, official site
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HUM PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "NAS Houma, LA Satellite Image". Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
External links
- Apex Jet Center
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HUM, effective October 31, 2024
- 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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