FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SEE |
| Lat/Long: | 32-49-34.4000N / 116-58-20.8000W 32-49.573333N / 116-58.346667W 32.8262222 / -116.9724444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 388 ft. / 118.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1990) |
| From city: | 10 miles NE of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92020 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SEE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 09L/27R & RY 17/35; VASI RYS 17, 35, 09L; PAPI & REIL RY 27R - CTAF . |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.7 |
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| ATIS: | 125.45 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.45 (619-449-1228) |
| GILLESPIE GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2100] |
| GILLESPIE TOWER: | 120.7 257.8 123.8 [0700-2100] |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 124.35 |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.1 |
| WX ASOS at MYF (8 nm W): | PHONE 858-576-4337 |
| WX ASOS at SAN (12 nm SW): | PHONE 619-296-8934 |
| WX ASOS at RNM (13 nm N): | 132.025 (760-789-0736) |
| WX ASOS at SDM (15 nm S): | PHONE 619-661-8297 |
- GENERAL OUTLOOK ON ATIS WHEN ATCT CLOSED.
- FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PGYr347/13.0 | | POGGI VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 14E |
| MZBr063/13.0 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
| TIJr343/17.2 | | TIJUANA VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 14E |
| JLIr211/27.1 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
| OCNr123/33.5 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL SVC OR ASSISTANCE DURING BUSINESS HRS, CTC (619) 449-0611 OR (619) 448-5991. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 9L/27R
| Dimensions: | 5342 x 100 ft. / 1628 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 120.0 | | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKINGS OBLITERATED AND FADED |
| RUNWAY 9L | | RUNWAY 27R |
| Latitude: | 32-49.767562N | | 32-49.583215N |
| Longitude: | 116-58.875063W | | 116-57.854818W |
| Elevation: | 359.1 ft. | | 387.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 102 true | | 269 magnetic, 282 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 706 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.50 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSABLE BYD 6 DEGREES RIGHT OF COURSE. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. tree, 2200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. road, 530 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 45:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4145 x 100 ft. / 1263 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 58.0 | | Double wheel: | 106.0 | | Double tandem: | 195.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-49.770795N | | 32-49.087325N |
| Longitude: | 116-58.349020W | | 116-58.343593W |
| Elevation: | 366.0 ft. | | 384.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 179 true | | 346 magnetic, 359 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 450 ft. | | 685 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 83 ft. left of centerline RWY 17 +8 FT FENCE AT 20 FT FM RY END, 30 FT LEFT. | | 30 ft. pole, 516 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear 8 FT FENCE 1 FT SOUTH OF RY END; +30 FT TREES AT 100-200 FT FM RY END 100 FT LEFT. |
Runway 9R/27L
| Dimensions: | 2738 x 60 ft. / 835 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD DUSK-DAWN (NOT LIGHTED). |
| RUNWAY 9R | | RUNWAY 27L |
| Latitude: | 32-49.642865N | | 32-49.548297N |
| Longitude: | 116-58.574245W | | 116-58.051327W |
| Elevation: | 366.3 ft. | | 379.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 102 true | | 269 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 60 ft. sign, 1700 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPT PUBLIC WORKS-AIRPORTS, 1960 JOE CROSSON DR EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236 Phone 619-956-4800 |
| Manager: | MARC BASKEL GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, 1960 JOE CROSSON DR EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236 Phone 619-956-4805 JOHN OTTO, ARPT OPNS, 619-956-4810 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 773 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 659 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 58 | | Jet airplanes: | | 20 | | Helicopters: | | 31 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 506/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT,TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS AND JET DEPARTURES STRONGLY DISCOURAGED 2200-0700. PLEASE CTC ARPT MANAGEMENT AT 619-956-4800. |
| - | WEST PORTIONS OF TWY DELTA NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT. |
| - | RY 17 PREFERRED NOISE ABATEMENT DEP WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | RY 17/35 TPA 800 FT AGL DAWN-DUSK; 1000 FT AGL DUSK-DAWN. |
| - | RWY 27R CLOSE ALIGNMENT TO CENTERLINE NECESSARY, USE OF LOCALIZER RECOMMENDED DUE TO PROXIMITY OF MOUNTAIN. |
| - | FORMATION DEPS AVBL AS TFC PERMITS; LTD TO NO MORE THAN 3 ACFT PER FORMATION TKOF. PPR FOR VFR LOW APCHS BLO 1000 FT AGL FM ARPT DIRECTOR. |
| - | RY 27R TPA 1200 FT AGL RIGHT TFC DAWN-DUSK; TPA 1000 FT AGL LEFT TFC DUSK-DAWN (DUE TO 893 FT AGL MOUNTAIN 2.1 NM ENE OF ARPT.) RWY 27L 800 FT AGL LEFT TFC DAWN-DUSK. |
| - | PPR FOR ALL MILITARY ACFT CALL AMGR (619) 956-4800. HELICOPTER TRAINING OPS USE "PIONEER " PATTERN, CONTACT AIRPORT MANAGEMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 619-956-4800. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (373KB) |
| LOC-D | |
download (445KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (51KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (132KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMYF - Montgomery Field Airport (8 nm W)
KNKX - Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (9 nm W)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (12 nm SW)
KRNM - Ramona Airport (13 nm N)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) (14 nm SW)
KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (15 nm S)
KNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (17 nm SW)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of helihigh.com & Mark Robinson
Photo taken 21-Aug-2012
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Gillespie Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 02:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 03:02 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 04:54:03 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Aug-2013 21:54:03 |
|
| METAR |
| KSEE | 130247Z VRB06KT 12SM SKC 20/13 A2994
|
KMYF 8nm W | 130353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN011 17/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01720139
|
KNKX 8nm W | 130355Z 28004KT 10SM FEW010 16/13 A2995 RMK SLP136 T01610133
|
KSAN 12nm SW | 130404Z 00000KT 10SM BKN013 18/14 A2996 RMK AO2
|
KRNM 13nm N | 130353Z 29006KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01610122
|
KNZY 14nm SW | 130352Z 33003KT 10SM BKN012 20/15 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02000150 $
|
KSDM 15nm S | 130353Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM OVC007 16/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01560144 TSNO
|
KNRS 17nm SW | 130356Z 00000KT 10SM OVC012 21/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02050144 $
|
MMTJ 18nm S | 130345Z 30006KT 6SM SKC 16/13 A2997 RMK ST W HZY
|
|
| TAF |
KNKX 8nm W | 1303/1403 VRB06KT 9999 FEW010 QNH2991INS BECMG 1305/1307 VRB05KT OVC008 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1307/1313 OVC010 FM131700 27007KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2989INS T14/1308Z T25/1320Z
|
KSAN 12nm SW | 130259Z 1303/1406 VRB04KT P6SM OVC013 FM131730 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 FM131900 29009KT P6SM FEW015 FM140300 VRB05KT P6SM FEW015
|
KNZY 14nm SW | 1123/1223 28010KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2985INS FM120200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2983INS FM120800 VRB04KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2987INS FM121700 28009KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2990INS T19/1213Z T24/1223Z COR 0000
|
MMTJ 18nm S | 121706Z 1218/1324 28010KT 5SM HZ SCT020 TX24/1221Z TN16/1312Z FM130400 00000KT 3SM HZ BKN015 FM131100 00000KT 1SM BR OVC006 FM131600 27010KT 3SM HZ SCT010 BKN020
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|