Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, L18 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Fallbrook Community Airpark in Fallbrook, CA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fallbrook, CA at a field elevation of 711 ft. L18 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,150 ft.
Wind from the north (010°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KL18 281335Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2996 RMK AO2
What changed at L18?
Since the 1315Z (6:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1315Z (6:15 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for L18
L18 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 711 ft). L18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFG, about 6 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,150 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 18 | 2,150 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
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L18 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,150 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at L18Wind
- 18
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
L18 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of L18
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ONT UA /OV ONT260003/TM 1300/FL020/TP B737/RM BASE013 TOPS020
ONT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ONT260003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.RM BASE013 TOPS020Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at L18
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, L18 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 50%
- 36
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by L18's own weather station.
Wind is 4° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 2,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0900-1400 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KL18
- FAA LID
- L18
- City
- Fallbrook
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 711 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3542, -117.2510
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,150 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KNFG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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