FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | L18 |
Lat/Long: | 33-21-15.0000N 117-15-03.0000W 33-21.250000N 117-15.050000W 33.3541667,-117.2508333 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 708 ft. / 216 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 |
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 |
MZBr343/34.3 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
JLIr276/35.7 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 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: | 2160 x 60 ft. / 658 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: | 33-21.422667N | | 33-21.077333N |
Longitude: | 117-14.998167W | | 117-15.101833W |
Elevation: | 708.0 ft. | | 699.0 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 98 | Single engine airplanes: | | 93 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | 65% | local general aviation | 35% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
GPS RWY 18 | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
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FALLBROOK ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download |
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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Photo courtesy of West Coast Aerial Photography
Photo taken 08-Mar-2017
looking southwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 14:15 |
Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 14:40 |
Sunset | | 17:26 | | 01:26 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 01:52 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2023 21:56:46 |
Local (UTC-8) | 08-Feb-2023 13:56:46 |
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METAR |
KL18 | 082135Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A3020 RMK AO2
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KNFG 6nm SW | 082052Z 28006KT 10SM CLR 23/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02280006 58025 $
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KOKB 10nm SW | 082052Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02000033 58025
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KCRQ 13nm S | 082053Z 25009KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01780033 58024
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KF70 15nm NE | 082135Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 21/M03 A3020 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KNFG 6nm SW | 0815/0915 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3023INS BECMG 0820/0822 24008KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 0901/0903 03005KT 9999 SKC 522409 523301 QNH3016INS T02/0815Z T21/0822Z
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KCRQ 13nm S | 081724Z 0818/0918 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM082000 26008KT P6SM SKC FM090200 07004KT 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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