FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 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: | | 563 | Single engine airplanes: | | 469 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 36 | Jet airplanes: | | 26 | Helicopters: | | 31 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 433/day * | 65% | local general aviation | 35% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2023 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L | |
download (316KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (386KB) |
LOC-D | |
download (453KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
Departure Procedures |
CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (299KB) |
PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (318KB) |
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MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (975KB) |
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) Airport (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 19-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 12:48 |
Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 13:13 |
Sunset | | 19:20 | | 02:20 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 02:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 13:43:21 |
Local (UTC-7) | 19-Apr-2024 06:43:21 |
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METAR |
KSEE | 191315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 15/11 A2994 RMK AO2
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KMYF 8nm W | 191253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC020 14/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01440094
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KNKX 8nm W | 191255Z 17004KT 8SM OVC019 13/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01280106
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KSAN 12nm SW | 191251Z 31003KT 10SM BKN024 16/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01560100 $
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KRNM 13nm N | 191253Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC003 11/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01110100 $
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KNZY 14nm SW | 191252Z 22003KT 10SM BKN024 15/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01500111 $
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KSDM 15nm S | 191318Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM HZ 14/10 A2995 RMK AO2 T01440100 $
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KNRS 17nm SW | 191253Z AUTO 31004KT OVC023 M17/ A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T1167 $
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MMTJ 18nm S | 191240Z 00000KT 8SM OVC018 14/10 A2997 RMK 8/5// HZY
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TAF |
KNKX 8nm W | 1909/2009 VRB03KT 9999 BKN013 QNH2995INS BECMG 1916/1918 26007KT 9999 SCT012 QNH2997INS BECMG 2002/2004 29005KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2992INS T11/1915Z T20/1921Z
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KSAN 12nm SW | 191125Z 1912/2018 VRB03KT P6SM OVC023 FM191900 22007KT P6SM SCT025 FM192100 27009KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 1923/2003 BKN025 FM200300 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025 FM201700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030
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KNZY 14nm SW | 1907/2007 VRB04KT 9999 BKN012 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1909/1915 4800 BR OVC008 BECMG 1917/1918 24011KT 9999 SCT015 SCT250 QNH2989INS BECMG 2002/2003 VRB04KT 9000 BR BKN015 BKN250 QNH2991INS TX19/1821Z TN12/1913Z FS30219
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MMTJ 18nm S | 191127Z 1912/2012 00000KT 6SM HZ OVC015 TX23/1919Z TN13/1912Z TEMPO 1912/1916 3SM BR HZ OVC008 FM191600 28005KT 5SM BR HZ OVC012 FM191800 30010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM200600 28005KT 5SM HZ BKN012 TEMPO 2007/2011 2SM BR HZ OVC007
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NOTAMs |
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