Gillespie Fld Airport (SEE)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	SEE
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	116°58'20.8000" W / 32°49'34.4000" N -116.972444 / 32.826222 (Estimated)
Elevation	387.50 ft / 118.11 m (Surveyed)
Land	758 acres
From nearest city	10 nautical miles NE of San Diego/el Cajon, CA
Location	San Diego County, CA
Magnetic Variation	13E (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Address	DEPT PUBLIC WORKS-AIRPORTS 1960 JOE CROSSON DR EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236
Phone number	619-956-4800
Manager	CLIFFORD REINHART
Address	1960 JOE CROSSON DR EL CAJON, CA 92020-1236
Phone number	619-956-4800

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	SAN - SAN DIEGO
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	SEE (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	120.7 MHz
AWOS-3P	SEE (619-449-1228)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV

Runway Information

Runway 09L/27R

Dimensions	5342 x 100 ft (1628 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	09L	27R
Alignment	102°	282°
Physical elevation	359.10 ft	387.50 ft
Coordinates	32.829459 / -116.981251	32.826387 / -116.964247
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		LOC/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on right	4-light PAPI on left *PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CRS.
Runway end lights		Yes

Runway 09R/27L

Dimensions	2738 x 60 ft (835 x 18 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	09R	27L
Alignment	102°	282°
Physical elevation	366.30 ft	379.90 ft
Coordinates	32.827381 / -116.976237	32.825805 / -116.967522
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	4145 x 100 ft (1263 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	17	35
Alignment	179°	359°
Physical elevation	366.00 ft	384.90 ft
Coordinates	32.829513 / -116.972484	32.818122 / -116.972393
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left *UNUSBL BYD 4 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
FVQ	DME	CARLSBAD	116Y	116.95		23.8 nm
NKX	TACAN	MIRAMAR	33X	109.60	12E	9.6 nm
NZY	TACAN	NORTH ISLAND	117X	117.00	11E	14.4 nm
NRS	TACAN	IMPERIAL BEACH	29X	109.20	11E	17.2 nm
NFG	TACAN	CAMP PENDLETON	55X	111.80	13E	34.1 nm
TIJ	VOR/DME	TIJUANA	112X	116.50	12E	17.2 nm
PGY	VORTAC	POGGI	111Y	116.45	14E	13.0 nm
MZB	VORTAC	MISSION BAY	125X	117.80	15E	13.1 nm
JLI	VORTAC	JULIAN	84Y	113.75	15E	27.1 nm
OCN	VORTAC	OCEANSIDE	100X	115.30	15E	33.5 nm
SEE	VOT	GILLESPIE FIELD		110.00		0.1 nm
SAN	VOT	MOUNT SOLEDAD		109.00		14.2 nm

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.