FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (380KB) |
| LOC-D | |
download (432KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (141KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (303KB) |
| PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (322KB) |
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| MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (982KB) |
| MISSION BAY TWO (OBSTACLE), CONT.2 | |
download (348KB) |
| 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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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 09-Aug-2026
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 19:39 | | 02:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 03:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Aug-2026 01:48:54 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Aug-2026 18:48:54 |
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| METAR |
| KSEE | 100047Z 21008KT 10SM SKC 30/18 A2985
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KMYF 8nm W | 100053Z 22006KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02670172
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KNKX 8nm W | 100055Z 20008KT 10SM FEW060 SCT150 SCT250 28/16 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02780156
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KSAN 12nm SW | 100051Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW012 FEW050 SCT150 SCT200 25/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 CB DSNT NE-SE TCU DSNT NE T02500194 $
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KRNM 13nm N | 100053Z 29007KT 10SM SCT080 31/12 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP101 TCU DSNT N-E T03110117
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KNZY 14nm SW | 100052Z 17004KT 8SM FEW012 FEW050 SCT200 24/20 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 CB DSNT NE-E T02390200
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KSDM 15nm S | 100053Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02830150 $
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KNRS 17nm SW | 100053Z AUTO 23006KT CLR 24/20 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02440200 PWINO $
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MMTJ 18nm S | 100042Z 29006KT 10SM BKN200 30/09 A2987 RMK 8/003 DSNT CB 1 QUAND
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KNKX 8nm W | 100000Z 1000/1106 25006KT 9999 SCT125 QNH2985INS FM100700 VRB03KT 9999 SCT008 QNH2992INS BECMG 1008/1010 21002KT 9999 BKN007 QNH2989INS BECMG 1015/1017 22004KT 9999 SCT010 QNH2994INS FM101900 24007KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2995INS FM110100 28005KT 9999 FEW125 QNH2991INS FM110400 27003KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS FM110600 27002KT 9999 SCT010 QNH2997INS TX28/1019Z TN20/1006Z
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KSAN 12nm SW | 092032Z 0921/1024 25009KT P6SM SCT200 FM100200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 FM100800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN011 TEMPO 1012/1014 BKN007 FM101700 27008KT P6SM SCT012 FM101900 25009KT P6SM SCT200
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KNZY 14nm SW | 092300Z 0923/1023 27008KT 9999 FEW010 FEW050 SCT200 QNH2980INS BECMG 1002/1003 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2982INS BECMG 1010/1011 VRB04KT 8000 BR BKN007 QNH2985INS FM101800 25008KT 9999 FEW015 FEW050 SCT250 QNH2988INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1005 TIL 1012 TX26/1022Z TN20/1013Z FS30175
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MMTJ 18nm S | 091754Z 0918/1018 25008KT P6SM SKC TX28/0920Z TN21/1012Z BECMG 1000/1001 24005KT SCT150 FM100200 25005KT P6SM SCT020 BECMG 1006/1007 4SM HZ SCT006 TEMPO 1010/1014 2SM BR OVC004
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