AirNav: F78 - Horseshoe Bend Airport

F78

Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 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:	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 19-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:41	12:41
Sunrise	07:07	13:07
Sunset	17:27	23:27
Evening civil twilight	17:54	23:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Nov-2024 15:14:45
Local (UTC-6)	19-Nov-2024 09:14:45

METAR

KGDJ 8nm S	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 191455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/05 A2982 RMK AO2 T01500053
KMWL 16nm NW	191453Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP078 T01500061 51023

TAF

KNFW 24nm NE	1907/2007 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2960INS BECMG 2003/2005 34009KT 9999 SKC QNH2980INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1907 TIL 1912 TX21/1921Z TN10/2007Z FN00274
KAWN 26nm NE	182339 RRC SPECI EGVA 182333Z AUTO 24011KT 9999 OVC009 11/10 A2938 RMK AO2 RAE13 CIG 008 RWY09 SLP953
KFTW 30nm NE	191135Z 1912/2012 22004KT P6SM SKC FM191500 31010KT P6SM SKC FM200200 34017KT P6SM SKC

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