AirNav: F78 - Horseshoe Bend Airport

F78

Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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:	8 ft. fence, 90 ft. right of centerline	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 ADDR 133 LIPAN TRAIL, WEATHERFORD, TX
Manager:	DOC MIRROR, MANAGER 128 PIPER TRL WEATHERFORD, TX 76087 Phone 817-886-2256

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 150/year *
67%	local general aviation
33%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 September 2022

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 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	11:26
Sunrise	06:52	11:52
Sunset	20:07	01:07
Evening civil twilight	20:33	01:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 00:40:42
Local (UTC-5)	24-Apr-2024 19:40:42

METAR

KGDJ 8nm S	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 250015Z AUTO 13007G14KT 10SM SCT060 25/19 A3002 RMK AO2 T02520191
KMWL 16nm NW	242353Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM FEW040 BKN060 25/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02500189 10278 20250 56011

TAF

KNFW 24nm NE	2423/2523 15010KT 9999 SCT030 BKN250 QNH2996INS TEMPO 2423/2505 BKN029 BECMG 2505/2507 17010KT 6000 BR BKN011 QNH2996INS BECMG 2507/2509 17010KT 6000 BR BKN009 QNH2986INS FM252000 15016G26KT 9999 BKN011 QNH2977INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2504 TIL 2511 TX27/2423Z TN20/2512Z FN20070
KFTW 30nm NE	242110Z 2421/2518 16010KT P6SM SCT027 BKN035 FM250700 16011KT P6SM OVC022 FM251000 17013KT P6SM OVC015 FM251700 16014G24KT P6SM OVC022

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