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F78 · Horseshoe Bend Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID F78 Elev 715 ft Lat 32° 34.37' N Lon 97° 52.35' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 3,000 ft 30 ft GRVL-G No —
35 — 3,000 ft 30 ft GRVL-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·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.
  • ·ARPT PHYS ADS: 128 PIPER TRAIL, WEATHERFORD, TX ALSO 4 FT FENCE & 6 FT BRUSH, 0 FT DSTC, 100 FT R, APCH SLOPE 0:1.
  • ·THRS DSPLCD TO A 20:1 SLOPE.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1986-06-21 Cessna 172K · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jason Charrier Husdon Oaks TX 8 nm
Jon Leger Weatherford TX 12 nm
David Lynn Belcher Cresson TX 13 nm
Carl Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 14 nm
Carl Joseph Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 14 nm
Trevor Seth Hall Hudson Oaks TX 14 nm
Ronnie Dean Arnold Springtown TX 26 nm
Arnold Leon Thormeyer Cleburne TX 27 nm
Jacob M Huffman Burleson TX 28 nm
Jolynn Marie Davila Burleson TX 28 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Brody Garland Turnage Brock TX 8 nm
Lauren Rose Hillegas Lipan TX 9 nm
Jerry Loyd Anderson Granbury TX 10 nm
Michael Steven Arends Granbury TX 10 nm
Jerry Vincent Gazda Granbury TX 10 nm
John Carroll Gray Granbury TX 10 nm
Raymond Leonard Hobbs Granbury TX 10 nm
Patricia Ann Hockett Granbury TX 10 nm
Michael George Hustak Jr Granbury TX 10 nm
James French Hyde Jr Granbury TX 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Stephen Charles Norris Brock TX 8 nm
David Kirk Barnett Brock TX 8 nm
Joseph Alex Arceneaux Brock TX 8 nm
Eddie Ray Collins Brock TX 8 nm
Richard Wendell Center Brock TX 8 nm
Jeffrey Anurom Ratavong Brock TX 8 nm
James Dalton Marcum Lipan TX 9 nm
John Scott Marshall Lipan TX 9 nm
Christopher Darin Collins Lipan TX 9 nm
Charles Richard Adams Granbury TX 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 14 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 29 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 30 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 30 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 30 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 32 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 40 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
 50 nm
Aerospace Instrument Support, Inc
Denton, TX
 51 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 55 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.