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F78

Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 21-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:04	13:04
Sunrise	07:31	13:31
Sunset	17:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	17:57	23:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Dec-2024 15:56:42
Local (UTC-6)	21-Dec-2024 09:56:42

METAR

KGDJ 8nm S	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 211535Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A3042 RMK AO2 T00421015
KMWL 16nm NW	211453Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP288 T00281022 53010

TAF

KNFW 24nm NE	2107/2207 11010KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3035INS FM211700 15007G18KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 QNH3024INS FM220000 12010KT 9999 FEW010 SCT050 SCT250 QNH3026INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2107 TIL 2112 TX12/2120Z TN01/2113Z FN00259
KFTW 30nm NE	211125Z 2112/2212 07005KT P6SM SKC FM211400 13008KT P6SM SKC

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