FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026
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 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 619-607-3429 |
| 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 | | 113.75 | | 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: | 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 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: | CLIFFORD REINHART 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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (375KB) |
| LOC-D | |
download (428KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (141KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (298KB) |
| PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (317KB) |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of Fred Emmert AirViews.com
Photo taken 07-Mar-2012
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Times for 14-Jul-2026
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 02:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 03:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jul-2026 22:39:42 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 14-Jul-2026 15:39:42 |
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| METAR |
| KSEE | 142147Z 27013KT 10SM SKC 30/17 A2992
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KMYF 8nm W | 142153Z 28012KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02500178
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KNKX 8nm W | 142155Z AUTO 29011G20KT 250V310 10SM CLR 26/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02610144
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KSAN 12nm SW | 142151Z 32010KT 10SM FEW011 SCT060 SCT150 23/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 TCU DSNT N AND NE-E T02330178 $
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KRNM 13nm N | 142153Z 28013KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03220178 $
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KNZY 14nm SW | 142152Z 31013KT 10SM FEW010 FEW060 SCT130 24/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 TCU NE AND E-SE T02390178 $
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KSDM 15nm S | 142153Z 28011G16KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02560183 $
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KNRS 17nm SW | 142153Z 28014KT 10SM FEW007 FEW060 SCT120 23/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 CB DSNT E T02330178 $
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MMTJ 18nm S | 142149Z 26013KT 10SM SKC 27/18 A2996 RMK HZY DSNT CB NE TCU E SC W
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| TAF |
KNKX 8nm W | 141603Z 1416/1522 VRB04KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2997INS FM141700 24006KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2994INS FM141900 28010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS BECMG 1509/1511 VRB05KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2988INS FM151200 VRB05KT 8000 BR OVC008 QNH2986INS BECMG 1515/1517 21005KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS FM151700 28010KT 9999 SKC QNH2983INS TX32/1521 TN19/1512
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KSAN 12nm SW | 142119Z 1421/1524 30011G17KT P6SM FEW200 FM150300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW010 FM151100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN007 FM151600 27005KT P6SM FEW010 FM151900 30011G17KT P6SM SCT200
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KNZY 14nm SW | 132300Z 1323/1423 28008KT 9999 FEW060 SCT150 SCT280 QNH2988INS FM140200 VRB06KT 9999 SCT015 SCT150 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1402/1405 BKN014 BKN150 BECMG 1405/1407 VRB06KT 9999 BKN013 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1409/1415 OVC010 FM141700 30012KT 9999 SCT014 SCT150 QNH2987INS BECMG 1420/1422 30014KT FEW060 BKN150 BKN280 QNH2985INS TX25/1421Z TN20/1411Z FS30258
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MMTJ 18nm S | 141950Z 1418/1518 28015KT P6SM SKC TX30/1422Z TN23/1512Z FM150300 00000KT P6SM SKC BECMG 1508/1509 4SM HZ BKN008 FM151500 26006KT 5SM HZ SCT010 FM151700 26010KT P6SM SKC
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