Gillespie Field (SEE)

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Location and general information

ICAO code: KSEE
FAA identifier: SEE
FAA site number: 02165.*A
City / state: San Diego/El Cajon, CA
County: San Diego
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Reference point: 32°49'34.40" N
116°58'20.80" W
Elevation: 387.5 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 13° E (1990)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, County of San Diego
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 758 acres
From downtown: 10 NM northeast
Sectional chart: Los Angeles
Activated: 12/1942

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0700-2100 local
Attendance: All months, all days, 0700-2100
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: San Diego (SAN)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: SEE
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Airport manager: Clifford Reinhart
619-956-4800
Last FAA inspection: 03/17/2026

FAA remarks

Runway 17-35 TPA 1188 (800) sr-ss, 1388 (1000) sunset to sunrise.
Runway 27R centerline in close alnmt with terrain, use of LOC/DME highly rcmdd.
Formation flight available as traffic permits, limited to no more than 3 aircraft per formation.
Runway 27R TPA 1588 (1200) right traffic sr-ss; TPA 1388 (1000) left traffic sunset to sunrise due to 893 ft AGL mountain 2.1 NM ENE of airport. Runway 27L 1388 (1000) left traffic sr-ss.
W trnt ramp and ptns of taxiway delta between D2 and W tstn ramp not visible from control tower.
When tower closed, aircraft must self-announce on CTAF prior to landing or departure.
Coyotes and birds occasionally on and in vicinity of airport.
Simulated eng failures prohibited over residential areas.
Prior permission required for all military aircraft, and all military/civ VFR low approaches blo 1000 ft AGL contact airport operations 619-956-4800.
Noise abatement procedures in effect. Runway 17 preferred noise abatement departure when control tower closed. TGL and jet departures strongly discouraged 2200-0700. Noise sensitive areas all quads. Noise abatement pattern info available at sdcountyairports.communications or contact airport operations 619-956-4800. Copter pioneer noise abatement pattern altitude 700 ft MSL; departure S FR runway 35 NRS, crosswind between bradley and vernon way, downwind at wing AVE, turn base leg to fly over e/w taxi line on E transient ramp, do not ovrfly taxiway D, then via runway 17 to runway 35 NRS. RMN S of taxiway B4 due to crossing ground traffic. Do not ovrfly prkd or tax aircraft.
Runways 9L/27R and 9R/27L helicopter skid/run-on landing prohibited.
For CD when control tower closed contact socal approach at 800-448-3724.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

ICAO code: KSEE
FAA identifier: SEE
Location: San Diego/El Cajon, CA, United States
Elevation: 387.5 ft
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 32.82622, -116.97244

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
09L / 27R	5,342 × 100 ft	Asphalt, good
17 / 35	4,145 × 100 ft	Asphalt, good
09R / 27L	2,738 × 60 ft	Asphalt, good

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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