FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026
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-3PT 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 |
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| 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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Times for 30-Oct-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 18:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Oct-2026 22:36:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Oct-2026 17:36:21 |
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| METAR |
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KGDJ
8nm S | AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
302215Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM -RA OVC090 21/15 A3005 RMK AO2
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KMWL
16nm NW | 302153Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM BKN100 OVC120 22/15 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02170150
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KNFW
24nm NE | 301500Z 3015/3115 VRB06KT 6000 -RA BR OVC100 QNH3003INS TEMPO 3015/3021 4000 -RA BR TX21/3022Z TN18/3113Z FN20070
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KFTW
30nm NE | 302100Z 3021/3118 09006KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 OVC150 FM310300 09005KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 FM311200 06004KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040
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