KFUL/FUL METAR Fullerton Municipal Airport

Fullerton, CaliforniaElevation 96 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR54 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

090@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

127 ft

+31 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1053Z (3:53 AM local) · 54 min old

KFUL is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

90° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 13°C

61°F / 55°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.03 inHg

1016.9 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP168

sea-level pressure 1016.8 hPa

T01560128

precise temperature 15.6°C, dew point 12.8°C

FAA: no delays reported at FUL.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 90° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 81F, low near 59F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Monday	Sunny	81/59	W 9 kt	–	1%
Tuesday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	77/59	SE 9 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	76/59	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy	74/59	S 4 kt	–	15%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	72/59	S 4 kt	–	19%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	70/57	SE 4 kt	–	50%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	69	E 4 kt	–	48%

Source: National Weather Service (office SGX). Forecast issued 1147Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

090° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 063 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

4 runways · longest 3,121 ft

Dimensions

45 x 45 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY H2

06/24

Dimensions

3,121 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0677°T

Displaced threshold427 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 24257°T

Displaced threshold253 ft

ILSLOC/DME

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

Dimensions

45 x 45 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY H1

Dimensions

45 x 45 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY H3

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

127 ft

Pressure altitude

-14 ft

Field elevation

96 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.03 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0106Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1405Z 7:05 AM

Loggable night

0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1340Z (6:40 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1405Z (7:05 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1305Z (6:05 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Fullerton Municipal Airport is in Fullerton, California. Field elevation 96 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRENDAN O'REILLY

Manager phone714-738-6323

AttendedDaily, 0700–2100

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFUL / FUL

SectionalLOS ANGELES

Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES

Flight service (AFSS)RIVERSIDE

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.8720, -117.9800

Distance from city3 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

Traffic pattern alt1,004 ft MSL

CTAF119.100

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

125.35

SOCAL APP/DEP

A/D

125.05

ATIS

119.1

CTAF

121.8

GND

122.45

RIVERSIDE RDO

RDO

119.1

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KFUL traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

83.8

AVG OPS/DAY

112.9

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 76%Unknown 15%Helicopter 6%Turboprop 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~936 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~354 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~96 landings/mo

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~86 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~70 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›C152 (Piston single)

›AS50 (Helicopter)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KSLI Los Alamitos Army Air Field

6 NM SW

VFR

KLGB Long Beach International Airport

9 NM W

VFR

KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport

13 NM SE

VFR

KEMT San Gabriel Valley Airport

13 NM N

VFR

KPOC Brackett Field

16 NM NE

VFR

KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport

18 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›+8 FT FENCE AT 15 FT & +15 FT STREET AT 17 FT; POLE & RR AT 100 FT FM APCH END RY 24.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24; TWY LGTS - CTAF.

›+8 FT FENCE AT 55 FT & +15 FT STREET AT 65 FT FM APCH END RY 06.

›APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›BRENDAN.OREILLY@CITYOFFULLERTON.COM

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.

›LGTD 750 FT TOWER 1.75 MILES WEST OF ARPT ON HEADING OF 285 DEG FROM ARPT.

›(84) SEGMENTED CIRCLE LGTD.

›FOR NOISE ABATEMENT RY 06 PREFERRED FOR TKOF; FOLLOW RR TRACKS TO EAST WITH NO TURNS BLO 1000 FT AGL. RY 24 DEP CLIMB TO 700 FT AGL PRIOR TO TURNS.

›PORTIONS OF TWY A BTN INTERSECTION F & WEST END NOT VSBL FM ATCT.

›RY 06 CALM WIND RY.

›PORTIONS OF TWY A ADJACENT TO THE APCH END OF RWY 24 NOT VSBL FM ATCT.

›ARPT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR (714) 738-6323.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KFUL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFUL have a METAR?

Yes. KFUL has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KFUL have a TAF?

When KFUL issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KFUL?

KFUL sits at 96 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFUL?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.