FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -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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Times for 05-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2025 09:40:43 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Dec-2025 03:40:43 |
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| METAR |
KGDJ 8nm S | AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
050855Z AUTO 00000KT 02/01 A3018 RMK AO2 T00200010 PWINO
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KMWL 16nm NW | 050853Z AUTO 14005KT 3SM BR CLR 01/00 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T00060000 58019
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| TAF |
KNFW 24nm NE | 0507/0607 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 SCT060 BKN250 QNH3000INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0507 TIL 0512 TX12/0518Z TN08/0512Z FN00290
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KFTW 30nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM OVC013 FM050900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT013 OVC180 FM051200 18007KT P6SM BKN180
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| NOTAMs |
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