Houma-Terrebonne Airport
HUM · KHUM · Houma, Louisiana · Terrebonne County · map
Houma-Terrebonne Airport is a public-use airport owned by Houma-Terrebonne Airport Cmsn, 3 miles southeast of Houma, Louisiana, 8 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 6,509 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KHUM · observed 4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC), 21 minutes ago
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots
- Sky: overcast at 2,700 feet
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHUM 062147Z 05006KT OVC027 27/22 A2989
TAF KHUM 061732Z 0618/0718 03010KT P6SM BKN020 FM070000 06004KT P6SM BKN250 FM071400 04008KT P6SM OVC250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HUM · ICAO KHUM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Houma-Terrebonne Airport Cmsn
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,509 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 4,999 × 185 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,143 ft available for landing, trees 77 ft high 3,164 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 54 ft high 2,114 ft from the end
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, 4,843 ft available for landing, trees 51 ft high 1,353 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.3 | Houma |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Hum and aWOS-3PT | 120.25 | Houma |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery When tower closed | 118.9 | Houma |
| Ground | 123.875 | Houma |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Houma |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 985-876-4055.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Houma from the FAA register
48 aircraft are registered to owners in Houma, Louisiana: 26 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 6 drones, 4 piston twins, 3 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Louisiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport. Numerous birds 500 feet above ground level and below 2.8 NM ssw aer 36; avoidance advised.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 18; runway end identifier lights runway 12, 30 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 and 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- City of Houma and Terrebonne parish.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Runway 12/30 surface skid resistance fair when wet
- Extensive helicopter operations south through west of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.