Houma–Terrebonne Airport

Houma–Terrebonne Airport
IATA: HUM ICAO: KHUM FAA LID: HUM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Houma–Terrebonne Airport Commission
Serves	Houma, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL	9 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 4,999 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations 82,144 Based aircraft 144
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]

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 4,999 by 185 ft (1,524 by 56 m) with a non-precision approach.^[1][2]

Fixed-base operators (FBOs) serving the airport include Apex Jet Center^[3] and Hammonds Air Service.^[4]

For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2023, the airport had 82,144 aircraft operations, an average of 225 per day: 100% general aviation and <1% military. At that time there were 144 aircraft based at this airport: 62 single-engine, 19 multi-engine, 6 jet and 57 helicopter.^[2]

Bristow Helicopters and Petroleum Helicopters International (PHI) operate helicopters from the airport in support of offshore oil and gas drilling and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

History

Houma Airport started originally as Naval Air Station Houma, LA on May 1, 1943, as a station for Lighter-than-Air (LTA) airships.^[5] The base was disestablished in November 1947, dismantled, and developed into the Houma–Terrebonne Airport.

Previous airline service

Several commuter air carriers served Houma with scheduled passenger flights during the 1970s and early 1980s.

In 1974-1975 Gulf Coast Airlines was operating six nonstop flights a day to New Orleans International Airport (MSY) with Britten-Norman Islander twin prop commuter aircraft.^[6][7][8]

In 1978 Royale Airlines was operating nonstop service to New Orleans (MSY) with Beechcraft 99 commuter turboprops.^[9]

In 1979, Universal Airways was operating five direct one stop flights every weekday to Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) via Patterson, LA as well as four nonstop flights every weekday to New Orleans (MSY) with all services being operated with Beechcraft Queen Air twin prop commuter aircraft.^[10]

From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Houma-based Hammonds Flying Service (which is now local FBO operator Hammond Air Service) was operating four direct flights every weekday to Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) with twin prop Piper aircraft and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter commuter turboprops via intermediate stops in Patterson, LA and Lafayette, LA.^[11][12]

The airport currently does not have any scheduled passenger airline service.

See also

• List of airports in Louisiana
• Navy Air Stations Blimps bases

References

1. Houma–Terrebonne Airport Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, official site
2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HUM PDF, effective 2023-08-10
3. https://apexjet.aero/fixed-base-operator/ ^{[bare URL]}
4. https://hammondsairservice.com ^{[bare URL]}
5. "NAS Houma, LA Satellite Image". Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
6. https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/uu1/uu74/uu74-1.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
7. https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/uu1/uu74/uu74-2.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
8. April 15, !975 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Houma-New Orleans flight schedules
9. departedflights.com, route maps, April 30, 1978 Royale Airlines route map
10. https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/uv1/uv7902/uv7902-3.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
11. https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/em8012.htm ^{[bare URL]}
12. Dec. 1, 1979 & April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American editions, Houma flight schedules

External links

• Apex Jet Center
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 26, 2024
• FAA Terminal Procedures for HUM, effective December 26, 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