- Houma-Terrebonne Airport
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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 / 29.56639°N 90.66056°W 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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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 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]
History
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]
References
- ^ a b Houma-Terrebonne Airport, official site
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for HUM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "NAS Houma, LA Satellite Image". http://www.nastillamook.org/gallery/satellite/nas-houma.htm.
External links
- Houma Jet Center
- Butler Aviation
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HUM, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KHUM
- ASN accident history for HUM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KHUM
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- Buildings and structures in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
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