Horseshoe Bend Airport

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Horseshoe Bend Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: F78
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Horseshoe Bend
Serves	Weatherford, Texas
Location	133 Lipan Trail, Weatherford, TX, 76087
Elevation AMSL	715 ft / 218 m
Coordinates	32°34′22″N 097°52′21″W
Map
F78
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 3,000 914 Turf
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 4,000 Based aircraft 13
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration unless noted otherwise

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. The airport has no IATA or ICAO designation.

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

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.

See also

• List of airports in Texas

External links

• "Weatherford, Horseshoe Bend (F78)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for F78
  • AirNav airport information for KF78
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures