METAR & TAF F78
F78 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KGDJ (GRANBURY RGNL) · 8.2 NM away. Conditions at F78 may differ.
METAR · KGDJ
Observed 03:35Z
KGDJ 120335Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2986 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 140° @ 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 29°C / 23°C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 2,641 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 12 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- DALLAS-FT WORTH
- ARTCC
- ZFW · FORT WORTH
- NOTAM facility
- FTW (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DOC MIRROR, MANAGER
- Phone
- 817-886-2256
- Address
- 128 PIPER TRL, WEATHERFORD TX 76087
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FTW
- FORT WORTH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- 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.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 17ALSO 4 FT FENCE & 6 FT BRUSH, 0 FT DSTC, 100 FT R, APCH SLOPE 0:1.
Other notes
- THRS DSPLCD TO A 20:1 SLOPE. TREES W OF RWY REMOVED.
- OWNERARPT PHYS ADS: 128 PIPER TRAIL, WEATHERFORD, TX
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · F78
Answer card- ICAO
- F78
- Name
- HORSESHOE BEND
- Location
- WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
- Elevation
- 715 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,715 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 7°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 140° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Horseshoe Bend is in Weatherford, Texas. The field elevation is 715 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the current facts, so check the current FAA Chart Supplement before you go. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published for this field. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The published remarks matter here. Clearance delivery is handled through Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584. The field also has runway and approach-slope notes that mention a fence, brush, a pole near runway 17, displaced thresholds and removed trees west of the runway. Deer and motor vehicles may be on the runway. Plan a careful taxi and landing scan.
No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival if you need fuel or ramp details. The airport physical address is 128 Piper Trail, Weatherford, TX. With no tower and no published ILS, this is a field where a current briefing and a good visual check of the runway environment matter before you commit.