FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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: | 387.5 ft. / 118.1 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 |
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 REIL RWY 27R; PAPI RWY 09L & 27R; VASI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 09L/27R & RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 120.7 |
ATIS: | 125.45 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 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 |
CLASS B: | 124.35 ;062-109 SAN 14,000 FT & BLW 132.2 ;029-061 SAN 14,000 FT & BLW 132.2 ;333-028 7000-11000 FT SAN 132.2 ;333-028 SAN 7,000 FT-11,000 F |
CWARD DP: | 119.6 |
PADRZ DP: | 119.6 |
WX ASOS at MYF (8 nm W): | 126.9 (858-576-4337) |
WX ASOS at SAN (12 nm SW): | PHONE 619-296-8934 |
WX ASOS at RNM (13 nm N): | PHONE 760-789-7699 |
WX ASOS at SDM (15 nm S): | 132.35 (619-661-8297) |
WX ASOS at NRS (17 nm SW): | PHONE 619-437-9890 |
- GENERAL OUTLOOK ON ATIS WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PGYr347/13.0 | | POGGI VORTAC | | 116.45 | | 14E |
MZBr063/13.0 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
TIJr345/17.2 | | TIJUANA VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 12E |
JLIr211/27.1 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
OCNr123/33.5 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL: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. |
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 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 102 true | | 269 magnetic, 282 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 706 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.75 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.50 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CRS. |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
Obstructions: | 87 ft. tree, 580 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 37 ft. road, 585 ft. from runway, 250 ft. both sides of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear RWY 27R APCH RATIO 30:1 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 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity RWY 17 END LGTS NON-STD, SPREAD LESS THAN RWY PAVEMENT WIDTH. |
| 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. |
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: | 15 ft. bldg, lighted, 201 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline RWY 17 +8 FT FENCE AT 30 FT FM RWY END, 85 FT LEFT. | | 30 ft. pole, 510 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear 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. |
Runway 9R/27L
Dimensions: | 2738 x 60 ft. / 835 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
| 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. |
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 |
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: | CATHE JOHNSON GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, 1960 JOE CROSSON DR EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236 Phone (619) 956-4805 ARPT OPNS, 619-956-4800 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 492 | Single engine airplanes: | | 408 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | Jet airplanes: | | 23 | Helicopters: | | 31 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 499/day * | 66% | local general aviation | 33% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | W TRNT RAMP AND PTNS OF TWY DELTA BTN D2 AND W TSTN RAMP NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT. |
- | WHEN TWR CLSD, ACFT MUST SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO LDG OR DEP. |
- | COYOTES AND BIRDS OCCASIONALLY ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT. |
- | SIMULATED ENG FAILURES PROHIBITED OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS. |
- | PPR FOR ALL MIL ACFT, AND ALL MIL/CIV VFR LOW APCHS BLO 1000 FT AGL CTC ARPT OPS 619-956-4800. |
- | 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. |
- | RWYS 9L/27R & 9R/27L HEL SKID/RUN-ON LDG PROHIBITED. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724. |
- | RWY 17-35 TPA 1188 (800) SR-SS, 1388 (1000) SS-SR. |
- | RWY 27R CNTRLN IN CLOSE ALNMT WITH TRRN, USE OF LOC/DME HIGHLY RCMDD. |
- | FORMATION FLT AVBL AS TFC PERMITS, LTD TO NO MORE THAN 3 ACFT PER FORMATION. |
- | 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. |
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 from 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L **CHANGED** | |
download (304KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (383KB) |
LOC-D **CHANGED** | |
download (453KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (115KB) |
Departure Procedures |
CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (299KB) |
PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (318KB) |
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MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (978KB) |
MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE), CONT.2 | |
download (345KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (350KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (8 nm W)
KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (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)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of Fred Emmert AirViews.com
Photo taken 07-Mar-2012
looking southwest.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 12:16 |
Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
Sunset | | 19:46 | | 02:46 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 03:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-May-2022 10:56:14 |
Local (UTC-7) | 26-May-2022 03:56:14 |
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METAR |
KSEE | 261035Z AUTO 10SM OVC009 15/12 A2990 RMK AO2
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KMYF 8nm W | 260953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC008 16/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01610128
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KNKX 8nm W | 260955Z 00000KT 8SM OVC008 14/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01440128
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KSAN 12nm SW | 260951Z 29004KT 10SM OVC012 16/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01560133
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KRNM 13nm N | 260953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 10/09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01000089
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KNZY 14nm SW | 260952Z 27005KT 10SM BKN012 17/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01670133
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KSDM 15nm S | 260953Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC006 16/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01610128
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KNRS 17nm SW | 260953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC011 16/14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01610139 $
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MMTJ 18nm S | 260940Z 34004KT 5SM OVC010 15/14 A2994 RMK 8/6// HZY
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TAF |
KNKX 8nm W | 2609/2709 VRB05KT 9999 FEW010 QNH2986INS TEMPO 2609/2614 8000 BR OVC005 FM261730 VRB06KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2996INS FM261930 25008KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 2700/2702 VRB05KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2996INS T13/2614Z T22/2621Z
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KSAN 12nm SW | 260520Z 2606/2712 VRB04KT P6SM OVC011 FM262000 22009KT P6SM SCT015 FM270200 25006KT P6SM OVC014
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KNZY 14nm SW | 2607/2707 VRB06KT 9999 SCT010 BKN013 QNH2991INS TEMPO 2611/2617 8000 BR BKN009 FM261800 24009KT 9999 BKN012 BKN015 QNH2996INS TEMPO 2618/2700 9000 BR BKN005 BKN010 FM270300 28007KT 9999 BKN010 BKN012 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2703/2707 2800 BCFG BKN007 BKN015 T16/2612Z T19/2620Z FS30173
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MMTJ 18nm S | 260343Z 2606/2712 30005KT 6SM HZ SCT015 TX22/2622Z TN13/2612Z FM260800 00000KT 5SM HZ OVC015 TEMPO 2610/2614 3SM BR BKN010 FM261600 30010KT P6SM SKC FM270300 30005KT 6SM HZ SCT015 FM270800 00000KT 5SM HZ OVC015
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NOTAMs |
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