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F78 Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: F78
Lat/Long: 32-34-22.4840N 097-52-21.1220W
32-34.374733N 097-52.352033W
32.5729122,-97.8725339
(estimated)
Elevation: 715 ft. / 218 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 12 miles SW of WEATHERFORD, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76087

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1976
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FTW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3T at GDJ (8 nm S): 118.925 (817-573-7514)
WX ASOS at MWL (16 nm NW): 135.075 (940-325-2457)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MQPr137/11.2MILLSAP VORTAC117.7009E
FUZr236/39.8RANGER VORTAC115.7006E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3000 x 30 ft. / 914 x 9 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. pole, 160 ft. from runway, 52 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
ALSO 4 FT FENCE & 6 FT BRUSH, 0 FT DSTC, 100 FT R, APCH SLOPE 0:1.		44 ft. tree, 100 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HORSESHOE BEND AIRPARK OWNERS, LLC
1232 WILDFLOWER LN
MESQUITE, TX 75149
Phone 214-460-4332
ARPT PHYS ADS: 128 PIPER TRAIL, WEATHERFORD, TX
Manager: DOC MIRROR, MANAGER
128 PIPER TRL
WEATHERFORD, TX 76087
Phone 817-886-2256

Additional Remarks

- DEER AND MOTOR VEHICLES ON RWY.
- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
- RWY 17 27 FT POLE, 158 FT DSTC, 54 FT L.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (8 nm S)
KWEA - Parker County Airport (14 nm NE)
50F - Bourland Field Airport (14 nm E)
KMWL - Mineral Wells Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB (Carswell Field) Airport (25 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:2501:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Apr-2025 04:53:27
Local (UTC-5)  15-Apr-2025 23:53:27
 
METAR
KGDJ 
8nm S 		AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
160435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A3018 RMK AO2 T01520055
KMWL 
16nm NW 		160353Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 16/02 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01560022
TAF
KNFW 
24nm NE 		1523/1623 06009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3014INS FM160100 12006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3011INS FM161100 15012G20KT 9999 BKN022 QNH3008INS BECMG 1615/1617 17016G26KT 9999 SCT050 BKN250 QNH2991INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1604 TIL 1611 TX26/1622Z TN14/1612Z FN20048
KFTW 
30nm NE 		160240Z 1603/1624 05005KT P6SM FEW200 FM160500 12006KT P6SM FEW250 FM161100 15014KT P6SM BKN035 FM161600 17015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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