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F78

Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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
MQPr137/11.2		MILLSAP VORTAC		117.70		09E
FUZr236/39.8		RANGER VORTAC		115.70		06E

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:	left	left
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 23-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	11:28
Sunrise	06:54	11:54
Sunset	20:06	01:06
Evening civil twilight	20:32	01:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2025 22:34:18
Local (UTC-5)	23-Apr-2025 17:34:18

METAR

KGDJ 8nm S	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 232215Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM SCT040 SCT046 BKN060 27/18 A2993 RMK AO2 T02730183
KMWL 16nm NW	232153Z AUTO 13011G18KT 10SM SCT041 SCT048 BKN060 28/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02780183

TAF

KNFW 24nm NE	2318/2415 15012G18KT 9999 SCT045 BKN120 QNH2990INS FM232000 16015G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN035 BKN120 BKN200 QNH2986INS FM232300 17018G24KT 9999 VCTS SCT018CB BKN028 OVC080 QNH2984INS FM240300 15012KT 9999 SCT014 BKN022 OVC060 QNH2992INS FM241100 17015KT 9999 BKN010 OVC018 QNH2994INS TX30/2421Z TN20/2409Z AMD 1840 FN20046
KFTW 30nm NE	232059Z 2321/2418 12008KT P6SM SCT040 FM240600 13009KT P6SM BKN012 FM241100 14007KT P6SM OVC009 FM241500 16009KT P6SM BKN015 FM241700 17010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035

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