Naval Air Station Houma

Naval Air Station Houma
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner United States Navy
Serves Houma, Louisiana
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 29°33′59″N 090°39′38″W / 29.56639°N 90.66056°W / 29.56639; -90.66056

Houma-Terrebonne Airport is a former United States Navy airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Houma, a city in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Naval Air Station Houma was opened 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.[1]

References

  1. "NAS Houma, LA Satellite Image". www.nastillamook.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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