Horseshoe Bend Airport
F78 · Weatherford, Texas · Parker County · map
Horseshoe Bend Airport is a public-use airport owned by Horseshoe Bend Airpark Owners, LLC, 12 miles southwest of Weatherford, Texas, 715 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Horseshoe Bend Airport?
Its FAA code is F78.
Where is Horseshoe Bend Airport?
It is 12 miles southwest of Weatherford, Texas, 715 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Horseshoe Bend Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,000 feet long, grass.
Does Horseshoe Bend Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Horseshoe Bend Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Harbour Aviation LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Horseshoe Bend Airport?
27 pilot examiners and 21 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA F78
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Horseshoe Bend Airpark Owners, LLC
- Elevation
- 715 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1976
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,000 × 30 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 17: pole 30 ft high 160 ft from the end
- Runway 35: tree on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Granbury Regional (8 nm south), Bourland Field (14 nm east), Mineral Wells Regional (16 nm northwest), Stephenville Clark Regional (26 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Granbury Regional (8 nm south), Bourland Field (14 nm east), Parker County (14 nm northeast), Mineral Wells Regional (16 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Thresholds displaced to a 20:1 slope. Trees west of runway removed.
- Airport phys ads: 128 piper trail, Weatherford, TX
- Also 4 feet fence and 6 feet brush, 0 feet dstc, 100 feet R, approach slope 0:1.
- Deer and motor vehicles on runway.
- Runway 17 27 feet pole, 158 feet dstc, 54 feet L.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Weatherford from the FAA register
145 aircraft are registered to owners in Weatherford, Texas: 114 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 6 business jets, 5 helicopters, 4 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Harbour Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Weatherford Harbour Aviation is a Part 61 flight school based at Bourland Field Airport (50F) in Cresson, Texas, near Dallas-Fort Worth.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
27 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 27 for private pilot, 27 for commercial and instrument, 20 for airline transport pilot, 24 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 22 for airplanes, 17 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 21 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 7 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 12 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 16 engineering representatives, 4 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 57 training center evaluators, 138 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Jon Leger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Weatherford, TX (0 nm) · (972) 822-6100 · [email protected]
- Carl Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hudson Oaks, TX (8 nm) · (817) 729-7587 · [email protected]
- David Lynn Belcher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ) · Granbury, TX (8 nm) · (903) 819-6891 · [email protected]
- Jason Charrier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Husdon Oaks, TX (8 nm) · (817) 312-5522 · [email protected]
- Terry Strange private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury, TX (8 nm) · (909) 553-3694 · [email protected]
- Trevor Seth Hall private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hudson Oaks, TX (8 nm) · (940) 390-0532 · [email protected]
- Kenny James Seaman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Harbour Aviation · Cresson, TX (12 nm) · (430) 306-4685 · [email protected]
- Ronnie Dean Arnold private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Springtown, TX (25 nm) · (817) 565-5364 · [email protected]
All 296 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Weatherford 145 aircraft · 114 piston singles, 10 piston twins, 6 business jets
- Harbour Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Chemical Weed Control INC 3 aircraft in town
- Steiner Gp LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Sea Seven LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Harbour Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,911 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/F78.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.