Airport · FAA-LID · US
Class E (sfc)Fallbrook Community Airpark
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Aerial view · L18
No FAA diagram publishedThe FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for L18 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.
Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA
Runways at L18
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,150 ft. Max gradient: 0.56%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 194° | 2,150 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt (good) | No | 0.56% |
| 36 | 014° | 2,150 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt (good) | No | 0.56% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for L18, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.
2 matched · 20 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Prior Permission Required for ALL ACFT OVER 12000 LBS AND ALL MIL ACFT,. Contact A before operating.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Prior Permission Required for ALL ACFT OVER 12000 LBS AND ALL MIL ACFT,. Contact A before operating.
ppr required
All translated remarks (2)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 & TWY LGTS - CTAF
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Prior Permission Required for ALL ACFT OVER 12000 LBS AND ALL MIL ACFT,. Contact A before operating.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
PPR FOR ALL ACFT OVER 12000 LBS AND ALL MIL ACFT, CTC A
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·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.
- ·RCMDD HEL TFC PAT APCH AND DEP AT 492 FT AGL TO AND FROM EAST AT MID 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.
- ·TWY HOLD BARS NON -STD DIST FM RY EDGE.
- ·MIL BASE SW, FRQ MIL HELS IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
- ·RSTD TO PUBLIC SAFETY ACFT.
- ·SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
- ·MIRL RWY 18/36 MED INTST ONLY AVBL.
- ·TPA - 1708(1000) FIXED WING, 1200(492) HEL.
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
NTSB events at L18
39 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
29
since 1982
Fatal
3
10.3% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
6
≈ 0.6/yr
See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 36,125 ops in 2006
2024 total
21,016
10-yr total
201,380
2024 mix
AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
29.8
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
3.08
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=6
- Loss of control 2
- Engine failure / power loss 1
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Ground collision 1
- Other 1
All time · n=40
- Other 22
- Loss of control 4
- Stall / spin 3
- Undershoot / overshoot 3
- Engine failure / power loss 2
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
- Runway excursion 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
Designees in CA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as L18 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
5,776
Flight Instructors
A&P
22,561
Mechanics
AME
139
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
25
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
17
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
20
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
45
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
66
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
126
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
TCE
38
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
11
Organizational Designations
Schools
243
Flight Schools
FBO
209
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
82
Flying Clubs
Repair
56
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
63
EAA Chapters
DPEs near L18
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Emory Hill | Oceanside | CA | 8 nm |
| Chad Irick | Murrieta | CA | 13 nm |
| Kelly Lynn Manzani | Murrieta | CA | 13 nm |
| Orion Kingman | Murrieta | CA | 13 nm |
| Jay Eugene Brentzel | Carlsbad | CA | 14 nm |
| Quinton James Smith | Carlsbad | CA | 14 nm |
| Russell Nmn Defrancesco | Carlsbad | CA | 14 nm |
| Clifton Dwayne Shuman | Wildomar | CA | 16 nm |
| Reza Malek | Ladera Ranch | CA | 23 nm |
| Julie Ann Keane | Ramona | CA | 26 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near L18
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Edward Murray | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| James Houston Nadal | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Michael Archie Trebbe | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| James David Kovac | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Peter Clifton Ditullio | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Gregory Bertrand Boylan | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| William Leo Wade | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Christian Michael Christensen | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| James Bradley Hanlon | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Mia Annelee Bauer | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near L18
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Raymond Conway | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Jerold Walter Davis | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Michael Archie Trebbe | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Jerry Leroy Aberle | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Benjamin Joel Hurlburt | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Donald Michael Ross | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Michael Scott Sherwood | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Tom Aberle | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Steven Balla | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
| Aldon Harrison Colby | Fallbrook | CA | 2 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near L18
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc) Murrieta, CA | 15 nm |
| Ramona Avionics, Inc. Ramona, CA | 26 nm |
| Aircraft Service Center San Diego, CA | 33 nm |
| Southern Cal Aircraft Repair El Cajon, CA | 35 nm |
| American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. Santa Ana, CA | 36 nm |
| West Coast Aircraft Maintenance Santa Ana, CA | 36 nm |
| ACI Jet AOG Santa Ana, CA | 36 nm |
| Leading Edge Avionics, Inc Santa Ana, CA | 37 nm |
| Corona Air Paint Corona, CA | 37 nm |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside, CA | 39 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for L18: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗