Fallbrook Community Airpark
L18 · Fallbrook, California · San Diego County · map
Fallbrook Community Airpark is a public-use airport owned by the County of San Diego, 2 miles south of Fallbrook, California, 711 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 2,150 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 98 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 7 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 21,016 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Fallbrook Community Airpark?
Its FAA code is L18.
Where is Fallbrook Community Airpark?
It is 2 miles south of Fallbrook, California, 711 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Fallbrook Community Airpark?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 2,150 feet long.
Does Fallbrook Community Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fallbrook Community Airpark?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Fallbrook Community Airpark?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Fallbrook Flight Academy LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fallbrook Community Airpark?
36 pilot examiners and 40 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fallbrook Community Airpark…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L18
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of San Diego
- Elevation
- 711 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1964
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,150 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 45 × 45 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good |
- Runway 18: pulsating on the left
- Runway 36: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 294-332 San below 7,000 feet | 127.3 | |
| L18 and aWOS-3P | 118.425 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 760-723-6073.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield (10 nm southwest), MC Clellan-Palomar Airport (14 nm south), French Valley Airport (15 nm northeast), Ramona Airport (25 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- No safety area available due to abrupt DROP-OFF each end of runway.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 med intst only available. Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency (5 clicks on).
- Pattern altitude - 1708(1000) fixed wing, 1200(492) helicopter.
- SELF-SERVICE fuel available 24 hours.
- Restricted to public safety aircraft.
- Noise abatement: takeoffs climb straight ahead to 1200 feet above sea level. Runway 18 turn crosswind when abeam water tank 1.1 MI ese of runway. Runway 18 extend downwind leg to allow 1/3 mile final approach. Fly downwind east of high school.
- Taxiway hold bars non -STD dist from runway edge.
- Military base southwest, frq military helicopters in vicinity of airport.
- Concrete helipad closed to unauthorized aircraft.
- AP admin building east side of runway; fueling area west of afld.
- Part 77 obstruction, +15 feet hill 100 feet east of runway 18 centerline.
- Rotorcraft fuel unavailable. Recommended helicopter traffic pattern approach and departure at 492 feet above ground level to and from east at mid runway. Helicopter tgl rstrd to runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 95 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 21,016, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,356 |
| general aviation, local | 13,660 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fallbrook from the FAA register
80 aircraft are registered to owners in Fallbrook, California: 64 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 3 gliders, 3 drones, 2 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fallbrook Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Fallbrook Fallbrook Flight Academy is a flight school in Fallbrook, California that provides pilot training including private pilot certification, instrument rating, commercial pilot, and flight instructor courses.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
36 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 36 for private pilot, 33 for commercial and instrument, 13 for airline transport pilot, 27 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 33 for airplanes, 21 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 40 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 8 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 21 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 10 training center evaluators, 4 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Patrick Emory Hill private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oceanside, CA (10 nm) · (760) 473-9670 · [email protected]
- Orion Kingman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, gliders · Murrieta, CA (13 nm) · (760) 415-4895 · [email protected]
- Chad Irick private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murrieta, CA (14 nm) · (951) 306-9820 · [email protected]
- Jay Eugene Brentzel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carlsbad, CA (14 nm) · (619) 341-0320 · [email protected]
- Kelly Lynn Manzani private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · French Valley Airport/Main Terminal Building · Murrieta, CA (14 nm) · (951) 553-5423 · [email protected]
- Quinton James Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carlsbad, CA (14 nm) · (619) 916-7490 · [email protected]
- Russell Nmn Defrancesco private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carlsbad, CA (14 nm) · (760) 492-3286 · [email protected]
- Clifton Dwayne Shuman private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Prop & Rotor Aviation, LLC · Wildomar, CA (16 nm) · (520) 241-8856 · [email protected]
All 142 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 28 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fallbrook 80 aircraft · 64 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 3 gliders
- Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee 4 aircraft in town
- Driftline Precision LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Fallbrook Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 28 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,655 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L18.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.