Houma–Terrebonne Airport is a public

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located three miles (5 km) southeast of the

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of Houma, a city in

Terrebonne Parish Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 109,580. The parish seat is Houma. The parish was founded in 1822. Terr ...

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. It is owned by the Houma–Terrebonne Airport Commission.

Facilities and aircraft

Houma–Terrebonne Airport covers an area of and has two

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paved

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s. 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.

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s (FBOs) serving the airport include Apex Jet Center and Hammonds Air Service. For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2023, the airport had 82,144 aircraft operations, an average of 225 per day: 100%

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and <1% military. At that time there were 144 aircraft based at this airport: 62 single-engine, 19 multi-engine, 6 jet and 57

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and

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(PHI) operate helicopters from the airport in support of offshore oil and gas drilling and production activities in the

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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 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

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(MSY) with

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twin prop commuter aircraft. In 1978

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was operating nonstop service to New Orleans (MSY) with

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commuter turboprops. In 1979, Universal Airways was operating five direct one stop flights every weekday to

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(HOU) via Patterson, LA as well as four nonstop flights every weekday to New Orleans (MSY) with all services being operated with

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twin prop commuter aircraft. 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

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and

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commuter turboprops via intermediate stops in Patterson, LA and

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.Dec. 1, 1979 & April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American editions, Houma flight schedules The airport currently does not have any scheduled passenger airline service.

References

External links

Apex Jet Center
* * Airports in Louisiana Buildings and structures in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Houma, Louisiana Closed installations of the United States Navy Transportation in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-airport-stub

Facilities and aircraft

History

Previous airline service

See also

References

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