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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 RWYS 09L, 27R, 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
PGYr347/13.0POGGI VORTAC116.4514E
MZBr063/13.0MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E
TIJr345/17.2TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5012E
JLIr211/27.1JULIAN VORTAC113.7515E
OCNr123/33.5OCEANSIDE VORTAC115.3015E

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9L  RUNWAY 27R
Latitude: 32-49.767562N32-49.583215N
Longitude: 116-58.875063W116-57.854818W
Elevation: 359.1 ft.387.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 102 true269 magnetic, 282 true
Displaced threshold: no706 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 87 ft. tree, 580 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear37 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RWY 17 END LGTS NON-STD, SPREAD LESS THAN RWY PAVEMENT WIDTH.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-49.770795N32-49.087325N
Longitude: 116-58.349020W116-58.343593W
Elevation: 366.0 ft.384.9 ft.
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: 4-light PAPI on left (3.70 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 4 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Operational restrictions: RWY UNLGTD; CLSD SS-SR.
RUNWAY 9R  RUNWAY 27L
Latitude: 32-49.642865N32-49.548297N
Longitude: 116-58.574245W116-58.051327W
Elevation: 366.3 ft.379.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 102 true269 magnetic, 282 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L **CHANGED**   download (259KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (375KB)
LOC-D **CHANGED**   download (428KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (141KB)
 
Departure Procedures
CWARD TWO (RNAV)   download (298KB)
PADRZ TWO (RNAV)   download (317KB)
 
MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE)   2 pages: [1] [2] (972KB)
MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE), CONT.2   download (343KB)
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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Photo taken 07-Mar-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0714:07
Sunrise06:3414:34
Sunset16:4000:40
Evening civil twilight17:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2025 17:38:24
Local (UTC-8)  02-Dec-2025 09:38:24
 
METAR
KSEE 021659Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 11/04 A3008
KMYF 
8nm W 		021653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01440017
KNKX 
8nm W 		021655Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01500044
KSAN 
12nm SW 		021651Z 00000KT 10SM FEW009 SCT250 14/03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01440028 $
KRNM 
13nm N 		021653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01441039
KNZY 
14nm SW 		021652Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 FEW250 14/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01440039
KSDM 
15nm S 		021653Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 16/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01560022 $
KNRS 
17nm SW 		021653Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 FEW250 14/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01390044 $
MMTJ 
18nm S 		021642Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 16/M01 A3011 RMK HZY CI S
TAF
KNKX 
8nm W 		0209/0309 08007KT 4800 BR SCT010 QNH3003INS BECMG 0213/0217 08007KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3003INS BECMG 0217/0219 25007KT 9999 FEW035 QNH2997INS FM030430 10005KT 9999 SCT009 BKN013 QNH2994INS TX19/0220Z TNM07/0214Z
KSAN 
12nm SW 		021259Z 0213/0318 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM022000 27008KT P6SM FEW010 SCT200 FM030200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM030700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC022
KNZY 
14nm SW 		0207/0307 VRB04KT 9999 FEW020 FEW250 QNH3002INS TEMPO 0208/0214 8000 BR BKN015 BECMG 0214/0215 VRB05KT 9999 FEW020 FEW250 QNH3000INS FM030300 VRB05KT 8000 BR BKN015 BKN250 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0303/0306 4800 BR BKN008 OVC015 TX19/0221Z TN11/0213Z FS30237
MMTJ 
18nm S 		021108Z 0212/0312 00000KT 6SM HZ SKC TX19/0221Z TN09/0312Z TEMPO 0212/0215 3SM BR SCT020 FM021500 13005KT P6SM SKC FM021900 24008KT P6SM SCT200 FM030000 26005KT 6SM HZ SCT015 BKN200 BECMG 0301/0303 5SM HZ BKN015 FM030800 25004KT 4SM HZ OVC015 BECMG 0309/0310 3SM BR
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Golden State Aviation 123.50
619-368-0065
[email]		 Golden State Aviation is a relatively small full service FBO. We cater to the needs of small to medium corporate jets. we are not the big fancy plush FBO but we will take great care of you and your customers. We offer overnight, short and long term parking at our location. Titan Aviation Certified Dealer. Serving Aviation since 1968. No Ramp Fee and Free outside Parking w/purchase. Free courtesy/crew car w/purchase of Jet A when available Start Cart no charge. 24 Hr callouts $100: Call Mike Roberts 24/7 at 619-368-0065. We look forward to serving you.
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Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $7.09 $5.99 
SS $6.99 --- 
GUARANTEED
  
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High Performance Aircraft, Inc. 858-576-5000
858-442-5000
[web site]
[email]		 A trusted and reputable name in aviation for the past 30 years! High Performance Aircraft offers aircraft maintenance, sales, parts, and FBO services. What sets our FBO apart from our competition? Our dedication to hospitality and excellent customer service! Our reputation for integrity and reliability keeps our customers coming back. Our facility offers plenty of space for your aircraft to spread its wings on our ramp or in a hangar.
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NATA Safety 1st   AVCARD® by World Fuel   Crew cars   Crew car   Avis   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Go Rentals   FAA-Approved Repair Station   Wireless Internet Access (WiFi)  
 
independent
Jet A
FS $5.27 
GUARANTEED
  
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Circle Air Group
Circle Air Group 		123.00
619-448-5991
toll-free 877-253-8247
[web site]
[email]		 BRAND NEW AND MODERN OFFICE SPACE! Circle Air, at Gillespie Field (KSEE), is the only full service FBO. We offer a private passenger terminal with world class concierge services & amenities, the largest FAA Class III Part 145 Repair Station in San Diego and comprehensive onsite avionics shop. We specialize in KingAir, Citation, Lear, Challenger, Falcon and larger aircraft. We have 85,000 sq. ft. hangar rental space & 500,000 sq. ft. of ramp space. Just 20 minutes from La Jolla and Downtown.
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independent
100LL Jet A
FS $6.89 $5.89 
SS $6.69 --- 
GUARANTEED
  
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
 Neal Aviation LLC
 619-733-0335
[web site]
[email]		 Avionics sales and service
 
FAA-Approved Repair Station   Avidyne   Garmin   NAT / dB Systems   S-TEC  
 
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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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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

  
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 Contact 		 
Services / Description		 
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SDMTS Bus # 877 [web site]
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