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F78

Horseshoe Bend Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

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-3PT 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:	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 AIRPARK OWNERS, LLC 1232 WILDFLOWER LN MESQUITE, TX 75149 Phone 214-460-4332 ARPT PHYS ADDR 133 LIPAN TRAIL, WEATHERFORD, TX
Manager:	MARK STEELE 1232 WILDFLOWER LN MESQUITE, TX 75149 Phone 214-460-4332

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 150/year *
67%	local general aviation
33%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 September 2022

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 26-Mar-2023

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:04	12:04
Sunrise	07:28	12:28
Sunset	19:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	20:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Mar-2023 07:16:49
Local (UTC-5)	26-Mar-2023 02:16:49

METAR

KGDJ 8nm S	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 260655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2986 RMK AO2 T00850040
KMWL 16nm NW	260653Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP093 T00940028

TAF

KNFW 24nm NE	2523/2623 23011G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2976INS FM261700 20010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2970INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2523 TIL 2611 TX22/2523Z TN09/2613Z FN20048
KFTW 30nm NE	260520Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM261000 36007KT P6SM FEW250 FM261800 16007KT P6SM FEW250 FM262300 35013G23KT P6SM FEW070

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