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F78 Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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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
MQPr137/11.2MILLSAP VORTAC117.7009E
JENr355/24.8GLEN ROSE VORTAC115.0006E
FUZr236/39.8RANGER VORTAC115.7006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRAZOS RIVER123/35.528007EGZV --. --.. ...-

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: leftleft
Obstructions: 8 ft. fence, 90 ft. right of centerline44 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
    
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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From to F78

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5412:54
Sunrise07:2113:21
Sunset17:2523:25
Evening civil twilight17:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 02:58:24
Local (UTC-6)  07-Dec-2009 20:58:24
 
METAR
KGDJ 
8nm S 
AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
080240Z AUTO 35003KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC007 04/03 A3008 RMK AO2 T00350030
KMWL 
16nm NW 
080253Z AUTO 01004KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 02/01 A3006 RMK AO2 CIG 001V006 SLP182 T00220011 56008
TAF
KFTW 
30nm NE 
072323Z 0800/0824 03009KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 0810/0814 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM081700 19013KT 3SM BR OVC008 FM082000 21016G26KT 6SM BR OVC010
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Hotels in other cities near Horseshoe Bend Airport

8 in Granbury
1 in Willow Park
13 in Weatherford
1 in Cresson
 

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