FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 |
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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
GPS RWY 18 | |
download (263KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
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FALLBROOK ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (193KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of West Coast Aerial Photography
Photo taken 08-Mar-2017
looking southwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Oct-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 13:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 13:55 |
Sunset | | 18:14 | | 01:14 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:39 | | 01:39 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2025 21:02:15 |
Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2025 14:02:15 |
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METAR |
KL18 | 162055Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2990 RMK AO2
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KNFG 6nm SW | 162052Z 25007KT 210V270 10SM CLR 22/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02220106 58021 $
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KOKB 10nm SW | 162052Z AUTO 9SM CLR 22/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02170111 58020
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KCRQ 13nm S | 162053Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 6//// T01940111 58017 PNO
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KF70 15nm NE | 162055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/05 A2990 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KNFG 6nm SW | 1615/1715 VRB05KT 9999 SKC 520604 QNH2995INS BECMG 1617/1619 24008KT 9999 SKC 520404 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1619/1701 24008G18KT FM170230 04004KT 9999 SKC 500000 QNH2985INS TX22/1620Z TN08/1710Z
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KCRQ 13nm S | 161726Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM161900 27007KT P6SM SKC FM170100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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