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Horseshoe Bend Airport (F78) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGDJ), F78 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Horseshoe Bend Airport in Weatherford, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGDJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Horseshoe Bend Airport (F78) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Weatherford, TX at a field elevation of 715 ft. F78 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGDJ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGDJ, 8.2 nm away.

Wind
150° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGDJ 281515Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3016 RMK AO2

What changed at KGDJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 6,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for F78

Based on the nearest station (KGDJ), F78 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 715 ft). F78 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV5 kt head3 kt left
355 kt tail3 kt right

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F78 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 17/35
    3,000 × 30 ft · GRVL-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at F78
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    35
    5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102015Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

F78 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of F78

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1517Z (10:17 AM CDT) · 38 NM NE of F78 · during descent · C172
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AFW UA /OV KAFW/TM 1517/FL025/TP C172/SK BKN025-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN025-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 44 NM E of F78 · 4,000 ft MSL · B350
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DFW UA /OV DFW170020/TM 1500/FL040/TP B350/SK TOPS 030/RM CLEAR BETWEEN 030-070
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW170020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP B350Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM CLEAR BETWEEN 030-070Remarks.
PIREP1430Z (9:30 AM CDT) · 30 NM NE of F78 · during climb · CRJ9
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DFW UA /OV DFW270020/TM 1430/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1430Reported at 14:30 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1418Z (9:18 AM CDT) · 74 NM NE of F78 · during descent · E545
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TKI UA /OV KTKI/TM 1418/FL010/TP E545/SK OVC010-TOP012/RM DURD
TKI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTKILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1418Reported at 14:18 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1351Z (8:51 AM CDT) · 58 NM E of F78 · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
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DFW UA /OV LNC/TM 1351/FL040/TP C172/SK BKN012-TOP015
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012-TOP015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 88 NM W of F78 · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
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ABI UA /OV ABI020030/TM 1324/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZFW93
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI020030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 26 NM NE of F78 · 14,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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AFW UA /OV FUZ270020/TM 1324/FL140/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FUZ270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 11 NM NW of F78 · 39,000 ft MSL · A20N
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1324/FL390/TP A20N/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A20NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at F78

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGDJ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
72%
35
28%

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Live crosswind meter

F78 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGDJ, 8.2 nm away.

N17356 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 27° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Horseshoe Bend Airport (F78)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
F78
City
Weatherford
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
715 ft
Coordinates
32.5729, -97.8725
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGDJ
TAF
Nearest KNFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Horseshoe Bend Airport (F78)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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