Horseshoe Bend Airport

Horseshoe Bend Airport (FAA LID: F78) is a privately owned public airport in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, United States, located approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest of the central business district.[1][2] The airport has no IATA or ICAO designation.[3]

"F78" redirects here. For the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate with a hull number of F78, see HMS Kent (F78).
Horseshoe Bend Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHorseshoe Bend
ServesWeatherford, Texas
Location133 Lipan Trail, Weatherford, TX, 76087
Elevation AMSL715 ft / 218 m
Coordinates32°34′22″N 097°52′21″W
Map
F78
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,000 914 Turf
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations4,000
Based aircraft13
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1] unless noted otherwise

The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes.

Facilities

Horseshoe Bend Airport covers 24 acres (9.7 ha) at an elevation of 715 feet (218 m) above mean sea level (AMSL), and has one runway:

  • Runway 17/35: 3,000 x 30 ft. (914 x 9 m), surface: turf[1]

For the 12-month period ending 27 April 2016, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine and 23% ultralights, with no multi-engine, jets, helicopters, nor gliders.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for F78 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.
  2. "Texas Airport Directory - Weatherford, Horseshoe Bend (F78)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. "F78 - Weatherford [Horseshoe Bend Airport], TX, US - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 9 May 2018.


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