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 30-Dec-2025
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 14:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 14:53 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 31-Dec-2025 03:36:13 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 30-Dec-2025 19:36:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KL18 | 310315Z AUTO 02009G14KT 10SM BKN120 21/00 A3004 RMK AO2
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KNFG
6nm SW | 310252Z 06006KT 10SM BKN200 21/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02110028 58004 $
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KOKB
10nm SW | 310252Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02000033 56003
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KCRQ
13nm S | 310253Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM FEW120 21/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02060022 56005
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KF70
15nm NE | 310315Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3009 RMK AO2
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KNFG
6nm SW | 3021/3121 04010G20KT 9999 OVC100 641009 641903 QNH3001INS TEMPO 3021/3103 9000 DZ FM310330 04007KT 9999 OVC100 641009 641903 QNH3001INS TEMPO 3109/3115 9000 RA BECMG 3116/3118 04005G15KT 9000 RA BKN080 OVC100 641009 541903 QNH3001INS TX23/3021Z TN12/3114Z
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KCRQ
13nm S | 301723Z 3018/3118 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM302000 06007KT P6SM BKN100 FM310600 VRB05KT P6SM OVC100
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| NOTAMs |
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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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