FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | OFF- ARPT STROBE LIGHT BY PRIOR REQ CALL 817-596-9335. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 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 |
| JENr355/24.8 | | GLEN ROSE VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 06E |
| FUZr236/39.8 | | RANGER VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BRAZOS RIVER | | 123/35.5 | | 280 | | 07E | | GZV | --. --.. ...- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 30 ft. / 914 x 9 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition
GRASS GROWING THRU THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RY. |
| 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
133 LIPAN TRAIL
WEATHERFORD, TX 76087
Phone 817-594-6454
LOT OWNERS CORPORATION. |
| Manager: | SANDY SANDERS
133 LIPAN TRAIL
WEATHERFORD, TX 76087
Phone 817-594-6454
EMERGENCY PHONE: 817-598-0809. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/week * | | 87% | local general aviation | | 13% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 05 February 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 35 +70 FT TREES AT 635 FT 80 FT E OF CNTRLN & +20 FT POWERLINE AT 650 FT ON CNTRLN. |
| - | WATCH FOR DEER AND MOTOR VEHICLES ON RY. |
| - | USE EXTREME CARE ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 Airport (16 nm NW)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB/Carswell Field (25 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 23:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 24:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 20:53:50 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 14:53:50 |
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| METAR |
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KGDJ
8nm S | AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
092020Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT038 SCT048 BKN100 24/16 A3015 RMK AO2 T02360156
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KMWL
16nm NW | 091953Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM BKN110 23/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02330133
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KFTW
30nm NE | 091734Z 0918/1018 06006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC100 TEMPO 0918/0920 BKN025 FM092200 01006KT P6SM SCT100 FM101000 36006KT P6SM SCT025 FM101500 36011KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
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