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KSEE Gillespie Field Airport
San Diego/El Cajon, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 09L/27R & RY 17/35 AND VASI RYS 17 & 35; VASI RY 09L & PAPI 27R - CTAF .
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PGYr347/13.0POGGI VORTAC109.8014E
MZBr063/13.0MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E
TIJr343/17.2TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5014E
JLIr211/27.1JULIAN VORTAC114.0015E
OCNr123/33.5OCEANSIDE VORTAC115.3015E

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: 32-49.767562N32-49.583215N
Longitude: 116-58.875063W116-57.854818W
Elevation: 359.1 ft.387.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 102 true269 magnetic, 282 true
Displaced threshold: no706 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.50 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: no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 100 ft. tree, 2200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear40 ft. road, 530 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
+10 FT SERVICE ROAD 20 FT FM RY THR 70 FT RIGHT.

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: 32-49.770795N32-49.087325N
Longitude: 116-58.349020W116-58.343593W
Elevation: 366.0 ft.384.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 166 magnetic, 179 true346 magnetic, 359 true
Displaced threshold: 450 ft.685 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Operational restrictions: CLSD DUSK-DAWN (NOT LIGHTED).
RUNWAY 9R  RUNWAY 27L
Latitude: 32-49.642865N32-49.548297N
Longitude: 116-58.574245W116-58.051327W
Elevation: 366.3 ft.379.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 102 true269 magnetic, 282 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: none60 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: ROGER GRIFFITHS
GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, 1960 JOE CROSSON DR
EL CAJON, CA 92020-1235
Phone 619-956-4805
MARC BASKEL, ARPT OPNS, 619-956-4810

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 769
Single engine airplanes: 650
Multi engine airplanes: 61
Jet airplanes: 21
Helicopters: 32
Gliders airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 669/day *
61% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

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.
- NUMEROUS CRANES 200 FT AGL 2,000 FT NE RY 27R THLD.
- 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (494KB)
LOC-D   download (609KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

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)
  
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KSEE (Gillespie Field Airport)
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From to KSEE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4613:46
Sunrise06:1214:12
Sunset16:5100:51
Evening civil twilight17:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Nov-2009 22:25:11
Local (UTC-8)  07-Nov-2009 14:25:11
 
METAR
KSEE 071947Z VRB06KT 20SM BKN150 23/12 A2992
KMYF 
8nm W 		072153Z 28006KT 8SM SCT017 18/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 LO STRATUS SW-W T01830122
KNKX 
8nm W 		072155Z 24003KT 7SM FEW020 SCT120 BKN200 18/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01830122
KSAN 
12nm SW 		072151Z 25005KT 9SM SCT017 17/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01720122
KRNM 
13nm N 		072153Z 28006KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02110100
KNZY 
14nm SW 		072152Z 28005KT 10SM BKN015 BKN200 19/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01940117 $
KSDM 
15nm S 		072153Z 27008KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01780117 $
KNRS 
17nm SW 		072156Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01720111 TSNO $
MMTJ 
18nm S 		072146Z 28008KT 5SM FEW045 19/12 A2995 RMK 8/400 HZY
TAF
KSAN 
12nm SW 		071720Z 0718/0824 33005KT P6SM BKN018 FM071830 VRB04KT P6SM SCT018 FM072000 28010KT P6SM SCT018 FM080300 VRB04KT P6SM OVC012 FM081700 VRB04KT 5SM BR SCT014 FM081900 28009KT P6SM FEW014
MMTJ 
18nm S 		071621Z 0718/0824 29010KT 5SM BR BKN020 BKN260 TX19/0722Z TN14/0813Z FM080100 31006KT P6SM SCT025 SCT260 FM080600 00000KT 4SM BR BKN010 FM081200 2SM BR OVC008 FM081700 30010KT 6SM HZ BKN020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Golden State Aviation
 123.50
619-449-0611
800-277-4568
[web site]
[email]
 Free parking with fuel purchase

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FS 
SS 
 100LL 
$4.82 
$4.62 
Jet A 
$3.69 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
BlackHawk Helicopters, Inc. 619-562-7776
619-985-7775
[web site]
[email]
 Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft painting, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage

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California Flight Academy 619-448-2212
[web site]
[email]
 Pilot school (FAR Part 141), Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aviation accessories, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage, ...
 
Certificated Pilot School   Cessna Pilot Center  
 
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Anglo-American Aviation 619-448-9149
 no information available

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Coastal Fliers 619-441-2610
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Instrument Overhaul Service of San Diego 619-449-5565
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
SDMTS Bus # 877 [web site]
 no information available

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Gillespie Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Gillespie Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

AirNav users who flew into KSEE have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN SANTEE LODGE 0.9 92-133
DAYS INN AND SUITES EL CAJON 2.0 51-70
BEST WESTERN CONTINENTAL INN 2.0 59-129
KINGS INN HOTEL - SEAWORLD/ZOO 12.6 90-160
TRAVELODGE LA MESA CA 5.4 52-153
RODEWAY INN LA MESA 5.5 65-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SAN DIEGO-LA MESA 3.4 102-181
RODEWAY INN EL CAJON 1.9 60-177
 

Other hotels near Gillespie Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
RODEWAY INN SANTEE 0.9 61-70
NORTHGATE MOTEL EL CAJON 1.9 45-90
SUPER 8 SAN DIEGO EL CAJON 2.1 50-89
RELAX INN AND SUITES 2.2 60-70
TRAVELODGE EL CAJON 2.2 50-170
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.7 71-109
BEST WESTERN COURTESY INN 3.0 62-269
QUALITY INN & SUITES SAN DIEGO EAST COUNTY 3.2 75-115
HOLIDAY INN LA MESA 4.7 110-210
HERITAGE INN LA MESA 4.8 
DAYS INN LA MESA SUITES 5.4 59-94
SYCUAN RESORT AND CASINO 5.8 114-194

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Gillespie Field Airport

2 in Santee
11 in El Cajon
7 in La Mesa
1 in Lemon Grove
3 in Poway
6 in National City
208 in San Diego
13 in Chula Vista
15 in Coronado
2 in Ramona
21 in La Jolla
1 in Imperial Beach
3 in Rancho Santa Fe
5 in Del Mar
3 in San Ysidro
 

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