FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L18 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-21-16.8270N 117-15-01.0270W
33-21.280450N 117-15.017117W
33.3546742,-117.2502853
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 710.9 ft. / 217 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of FALLBROOK, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 92028 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1964 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | L18 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1400 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA - 1708(1000) FIXED WING, 1200(492) HEL. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 MED INTST ONLY AVBL. ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY LGTS - CTAF (5 CLICKS ON). |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.425 (760-723-6073) |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 127.3 |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 127.3 |
| CLASS B: | 127.3 ;294-332 SAN BLW 7,000 FT |
| WX ASOS at OKB (10 nm SW): | 127.8 (760-439-9683) |
| WX ASOS at CRQ (14 nm S): | PHONE 760-930-0864 |
| WX AWOS-3 at F70 (15 nm NE): | 119.025 (951-696-1018) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OCNr036/10.8 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
| HDFr173/(25.5) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 112.05 | | 14E |
| ELBr115/30.8 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
| MZBr343/34.4 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
| JLIr276/35.7 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 113.75 | | 15E |
| PDZr143/36.6 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
| RALr151/(37.4) | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 108.60 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2150 x 60 ft. / 655 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/rubberized friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-21.452298N | | 33-21.108605N |
| Longitude: | 117-14.965187W | | 117-15.069038W |
| Elevation: | 710.7 ft. | | 698.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 194 true | | 001 magnetic, 014 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 45 x 45 ft. / 14 x 14 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Operational restrictions: | RSTD TO PUBLIC SAFETY ACFT. |
| Latitude: | 33-21.112167N | | |
| Longitude: | 117-15.024667W | | |
| Elevation: | 697.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
1960 JOE CROSSON DRIVE
EL CAJON, CA 92020-1235
Phone 619-956-4800 |
| Manager: | MEADOW CHASE
2155 SOUTH MISSION ROAD
FALLBROOK, CA 92028
Phone 760-723-8395 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SAFETY AREA AVBL DUE TO ABRUPT DROP-OFF EACH END OF RWY. |
| - | CONC HELIPAD CLOSED TO UNAUTHORIZED AIRCRAFT. |
| - | AP ADMIN BLDG EAST SIDE OF RWY; FUELING AREA WEST OF AFLD. |
| - | PART 77 OBSTRUCTION, +15 FT HILL 100 FT E OF RWY 18 CNTRLN. |
| - | ROTORCRAFT FUEL UNAVBL. RCMDD HEL TFC PAT APCH AND DEP AT 492 FT AGL TO AND FROM EAST AT MID RWY. HEL TGL RSTRD TO RWY. |
| - | HOVERS, SKID LANDINGS, AND AUTO-ROTATIONS PROHIBITED. |
| - | RWY 18 CALM WIND RWY |
| - | TRAN PRKG LCTD ON SE CORNER OF AFLD. |
| - | OCNL COYOTE ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF RWY AND TWY. |
| - | ACFT SHALL SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO LDG OR TKOF. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT: TKOFS CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO 1200 FT MSL. RWY 18 TURN CROSSWIND WHEN ABEAM WATER TANK 1.1 MI ESE OF RWY. RWY 18 EXTEND DOWNWIND LEG TO ALLOW 1/3 MILE FINAL APCH. FLY DOWNWIND EAST OF HIGH SCHOOL. |
| - | PPR FOR ALL ACFT OVER 12000 LBS AND ALL MIL ACFT, CTC AMGR. |
| - | TWY HOLD BARS NON -STD DIST FM RY EDGE. |
| - | MIL BASE SW, FRQ MIL HELS IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 18 | |
download (265KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
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| FALLBROOK ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (198KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNFG - Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (6 nm SW)
KOKB - Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield (10 nm SW)
KCRQ - Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (14 nm S)
F70 - French Valley Airport (15 nm NE)
KRNM - Ramona Airport (25 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of West Coast Aerial Photography
Photo taken 08-Mar-2017
looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fallbrook Community Airpark that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2026 15:59:31 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Jan-2026 07:59:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KL18 | 161555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3000 RMK AO2
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KNFG
6nm SW | 161452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00280022 52007 $
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KOKB
10nm SW | 161552Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 07/04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00670044
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KCRQ
13nm S | 161553Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01280044
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KF70
15nm NE | 161535Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3003 RMK AO2
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KNFG
6nm SW | 1603/1703 VRB03KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS FM161000 00000KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2995INS BECMG 1618/1620 21006KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2991INS FM170200 VRB03KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2992INS TX27/1521Z TN06/1515Z LAST NO AMDS 1603 NEXT 1703
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KCRQ
13nm S | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG FEW001 FM161600 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM162000 27006KT P6SM SKC FM170100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW001
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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