FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
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: | no |
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 760-239-7043 |
WX ASOS at SDM (15 nm S): | 132.35 (619-333-1055) |
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: | |
Operational restrictions: | RWY UNLGTD; CLSD SS-SR. |
| 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 1960 JOE CROSSON DR EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236 Phone 619-956-4800 ARPT OPNS, 619-956-4800. |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L **CHANGED** | |
download (287KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (410KB) |
LOC-D **CHANGED** | |
download (473KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (141KB) |
Departure Procedures |
CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (299KB) |
PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (318KB) |
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MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (974KB) |
MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE), CONT.2 | |
download (344KB) |
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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Sectional chart |
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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 21-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 12:18 |
Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 12:46 |
Sunset | | 19:43 | | 02:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:10 | | 03:10 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-May-2025 02:52:21 |
Local (UTC-7) | 21-May-2025 19:52:21 |
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METAR |
KSEE | 220147Z 27007KT 10SM SKC 25/14 A2990
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KMYF 8nm W | 220153Z 25005KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A2990 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02000150 $
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KNKX 8nm W | 220155Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02000144
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KSAN 12nm SW | 220151Z 29004KT 10SM FEW008 18/14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01830144
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KRNM 13nm N | 220153Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02500100
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KNZY 14nm SW | 220152Z 27004KT 9SM FEW007 18/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01780144
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KSDM 15nm S | 220153Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02000144
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KNRS 17nm SW | 220153Z 25005KT 7SM BKN007 18/15 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01780150 $
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MMTJ 18nm S | 220143Z 29009KT 10SM SKC 21/14 A2993 RMK HZY
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TAF |
KNKX 8nm W | 2121/2221 26008KT 9999 FEW120 QNH2991INS FM220330 VRB04KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2989INS TEMPO 2204/2210 6000 BR OVC010 BECMG 2215/2217 25008KT FEW100 QNH2990INS TX28/2122Z TN14/2213Z
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KSAN 12nm SW | 211956Z 2120/2224 20010KT P6SM FEW008 FM220200 18005KT 6SM BR BKN007 FM220600 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC007 TEMPO 2211/2215 2SM BR OVC005 FM221700 23008KT P6SM FEW008
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KNZY 14nm SW | 2123/2223 20008KT 9999 FEW007 QNH2983INS BECMG 2201/2203 VRB04KT 3200 BR BKN004 QNH2984INS TEMPO 2203/2207 VRB04KT 6000 BR SCT004 BECMG 2216/2218 23008KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS TX19/2221Z TN15/2212Z FS30222
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MMTJ 18nm S | 211650Z 2118/2218 28010KT P6SM SKC TX27/2122Z TN12/2212Z FM221000 00000KT 2SM BR BKN003 TEMPO 2211/2214 1SM BR VV002 FM221400 00000KT 4SM HZ SKC FM221600 00000KT 5SM HZ SKC
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NOTAMs |
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