Gillespie Field Airport

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San Diego/El Cajon Weather (°F)

METAR: KSEE 172247Z 26010KT 10SM SCT045 17/11 A3003

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KSEE (0.1 NM at True Heading of 309)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1017
Temperature: 17 C (62.6 F)
Dewpoint: 11 C (51.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
32-49-34.4000N (32.826222)
Longitude: 
116-58-20.8000W (-116.972444)
Elevation: 
387.5 feet MSL (118 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
10 N.M. NE of San Diego/El Cajon, California
Found On: 
Los Angeles Chart
FAA Region: 
AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
CATHE JOHNSON
GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, 1960 JOE CROSSON DR
EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236
(619) 956-4805
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
DEPT PUBLIC WORKS-AIRPORTS, 1960 JOE CROSSON DR
EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236
619-956-4800

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1942
Control tower: 
Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-2100
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1388 feet (423 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
SEE
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  439
Multi Engine:  36
Jet Engine:  24
GA Helicopters:  30
Gliders:  1

Annual Operations (as of 06/30/2023)

Total Operations:  158069
Air Taxi:  606 0.4%
GA Local:  102342 64.7%
GA Itinerant:  55088 34.9%
Military Aircraft:  33 0.0%

Communications

CTAF:  120.700
Tower:  GILLESPIE
120.7
257.8

123.8
Hrs: 0700-2100
Clearance Del.:  125.1
Ground:  121.7
Approach:  SOCAL
Departure:  SOCAL
ATIS:  125.45
Hrs: 24
AWOS-3P:  125.45 (619-449-1228)

  • GENERAL OUTLOOK ON ATIS WHEN ATCT CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 619

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Advanced Aircraft Electronics
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449-7037
Air Repair
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562-4480
California Flight Academy
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448-2212
Coastal Fliers
   Website
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619-441-2610
El Cajon Aircraft Supply
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448-9000
El Cajon Flying Service
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448-8000
Golden State Aviation
   Website
   Email
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Unicom 123.5 449-0611, 800-27PILOT (800-277-4568) 80, 100LL, Jet A
Phillips 80/87 - 2.64 USD per gallon
on 9/11/01
Pumps or Trucks
24 Hr. self-service or
Truck service 7 am to 8 PM.
Phillips 100LL - 2.64 USD per gallon
on 9/11/01
Pumps or Trucks ($2.74)
24 Hr. self-service or
Truck service 7 am to 8 PM.
Phillips Jet A - 2.30 USD per gallon
on 9/11/01
Pumps or Trucks
24 Hr. self-service or
Truck service 7 am to 8 PM.
Instrument Overhaul Service
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449-5565
Royal Jet, Inc.
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Unicom 123.0 448-4200 100LL, Jet A
AvFuel 100LL - 2.74 USD per gallon
on 9/10/01
Trucks
AvFuel Jet A - 2.29 USD per gallon
on 9/10/01
Trucks
Discounts:
301-500 gal $2.19
501-1000 gal $2.09
1000+ $1.94
Safari Aviation
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Unicom 123.0 448-2360
San Diego Aerospace Museum - Gillespie Annex
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258-1221
San Diego Aircraft Sales
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562-3040
Southern California Aircraft Repair
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448-5010
Wingover Aviation
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448-1596
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  San Diego(SAN)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM SW-3
DP CWARD TWO (RNAV) SW-3
DP PADRZ TWO (RNAV) SW-3
IAP LOC-D SW-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L SW-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 SW-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SW-3
MIN DIVERSE VECTOR AREA SW-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SW-3
ODP MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) SW-3
ODP MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE)[DELIMITER] CONT.1 SW-3
ODP MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE)[DELIMITER] CONT.2 SW-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SEE

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
0.0 Gillespie Field Airport
(SEE KSEE SEE)
0 349 100LL, Jet A
8.4 Montgomery-Gibbs Exec Airport
(MYF KMYF MYF)
265 254 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
12.3 San Diego International Airport
(SAN KSAN SAN)
243 232 100LL, Jet A
13.1 Ramona Airport
(KRNM RNM)
12 1 100LL, Jet A
15.2 Brown Field Municipal Airport
(SDM KSDM SDM)
181 170 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
23.8 Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport
(CLD KCRQ CRQ)
319 308 100LL, Jet A
30.3 Bob Maxwell Meml Airfield Airport
(OCN KOKB OKB)
321 310 100LL, Jet A
34.6 Fallbrook Community Airpark Airport
(L18)
336 325 100LL
41.8 Borrego Valley Airport
(BXS L08)
51 40 100LL
45.6 French Valley Airport
(RBK F70)
350 339 100LL, Jet A
54.5 Hemet-Ryan Airport
(HMT KHMT HMT)
357 346 100LL, Jet A
63.0 Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport
(TRM KTRM TRM)
40 29 100LL, Jet A
64.6 Palm Springs International Airport
(PSP KPSP PSP)
21 10 100LL, Jet A
65.5 Bermuda Dunes Airport
(UDD KUDD UDD)
32 21 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
66.1 Banning Municipal Airport
(BNG KBNG BNG)
5 354 100LL
68.0 John Wayne/Orange County Airport
(SNA KSNA SNA)
318 307 100LL, Jet A
70.3 Imperial County Airport
(IPL KIPL IPL)
89 78 100LL, Jet A
71.6 Riverside Municipal Airport
(RAL KRAL RAL)
340 329 100LL, Jet A
71.6 Corona Municipal Airport
(KAJO AJO)
334 323 100LL
73.1 Flabob Airport
(RIR KRIR RIR)
342 331 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-11 W TRNT RAMP AND PTNS OF TWY DELTA BTN D2 AND W TSTN RAMP NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT.
A110-14 WHEN TWR CLSD, ACFT MUST SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO LDG OR DEP.
A110-15 COYOTES AND BIRDS OCCASIONALLY ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.
A110-16 SIMULATED ENG FAILURES PROHIBITED OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
A110-17 PPR FOR ALL MIL ACFT, AND ALL MIL/CIV VFR LOW APCHS BLO 1000 FT AGL CTC ARPT OPS 619-956-4800.
A110-18 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFFECT. RWY 17 PREFERRED NOISE ABATEMENT DEP WHEN ATCT CLSD. TGL AND JET DEPS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED 2200-0700. NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ALL QUADS. NOISE ABATEMENT PATTERN INFO AVBL AT SDCOUNTYAIRPORTS.COM OR CTC ARPT OPS 619-956-4800. COPTER PIONEER NOISE ABATEMENT PATTERN ALT 700 FT MSL; DEP S FR RWY 35 NRS, CROSSWIND BTN BRADLEY AND VERNON WAY, DOWNWIND AT WING AVE, TURN BASE LEG TO FLY OVR E/W TAXI LINE ON E TSNT RAMP, DO NOT OVRFLY TWY D, THEN VIA RWY 17 TO RWY 35 NRS. RMN S OF TWY B4 DUE TO XNG GND TFC. DO NOT OVRFLY PRKD OR TAX ACFT.
A110-19 RWYS 9L/27R & 9R/27L HEL SKID/RUN-ON LDG PROHIBITED.
A110-20 FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
A110-4 RWY 17-35 TPA 1188 (800) SR-SS, 1388 (1000) SS-SR.
A110-5 RWY 27R CNTRLN IN CLOSE ALNMT WITH TRRN, USE OF LOC/DME HIGHLY RCMDD.
A110-6 FORMATION FLT AVBL AS TFC PERMITS, LTD TO NO MORE THAN 3 ACFT PER FORMATION.
A110-8 RWY 27R TPA 1588 (1200) RIGHT TFC SR-SS; TPA 1388 (1000) LEFT TFC SS-SR DUE TO 893 FT AGL MOUNTAIN 2.1 NM ENE OF ARPT. RWY 27L 1388 (1000) LEFT TFC SR-SS.
A14 ARPT OPNS, 619-956-4800
A40-17/35 RWY 17 END LGTS NON-STD, SPREAD LESS THAN RWY PAVEMENT WIDTH.
A43-27R PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CRS.
A57-17 RWY 17 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
A57-27R RWY 27R APCH RATIO 30:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
A57-35 RWY 35 APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD OVER +30 FT POLE 1203 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 40 FT LEFT 40:1.
A58-17 RWY 17 +8 FT FENCE AT 30 FT FM RWY END, 85 FT LEFT.
A58-35 RWY 35 UNLIT 8 FT FENCE 1 FT SOUTH OF RWY END; +20 FT TREES AT 100-200 FT FM RWY END 130 FT LEFT.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FOR FUEL SVC OR ASSISTANCE DRG BUS HRS, CTC (619) 449-0611, (619) 448-5991, OR (619) 981-5000. 100LL SELF SVC AVBL 24 HRS.
A81-APT WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 27R; PAPI RWY 09L & 27R; VASI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 09L/27R & RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09L/27R
09R/27L
17/35
Longest Runway: 09L/27R is 5342 ft (1628 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 27R

SEE Airport Runway Details

Runway 09L/27R  5342 ft x 100 ft (1628 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 02/01/2006
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  90.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  120.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  200.0

Runway 09L

Runway 27R

Elevation: 
359.1 387.5
Latitude: 
32-49-46.0537N 32-49-34.9929N
Longitude: 
116-58-52.5038W 116-57-51.2891W
Runway True Alignment: 
102 282
ILS Type: 
LOC/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.8 degrees 4.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Right
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREE ROAD
Object Height: 
87 37
Distance from End: 
580 585
Object Centerline Offset: 
275 ft. left of centerline 250 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
45 45
Threshold Elevation: 
381.8
Displaced Threshold: 
706
Threshold Latitude: 
32-49-36.4500N

Threshold Longitude: 

116-57-59.3823W

Runway 09R/27L  2738 ft x 60 ft (835 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 02/01/2006
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.0

Runway 09R

Runway 27L

Elevation: 
366.3 379.9
Latitude: 
32-49-38.5719N 32-49-32.8978N
Longitude: 
116-58-34.4547W 116-58-03.0796W
Runway True Alignment: 
102 282
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object Centerline Offset: 
275 ft. left of centerline 250 ft. left and right of centerline

Runway 17/35  4145 ft x 100 ft (1263 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 02/01/2006
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  58.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  106.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  195.0

Runway 17

Runway 35

Elevation: 
366.0 384.9
Latitude: 
32-49-46.2477N 32-49-05.2395N
Longitude: 
116-58-20.9412W 116-58-20.6156W
Runway True Alignment: 
179 359
Glide Path Angle: 
4.0 degrees 4.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
BLDG POLE
Object Height: 
15 30
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
Lighted
Distance from End: 
201 510
Object Centerline Offset: 
275 ft. left of centerline 250 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
45 27
Threshold Elevation: 
367.7 379.5
Displaced Threshold: 
450 685
Threshold Latitude: 
32-49-41.7948N 32-49-12.0199N

Threshold Longitude: 

116-58-20.9058W 116-58-20.6694W

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

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