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Class D

Gillespie Field

ID KSEE FAA SEE Elev 388 ft Lat 32° 49.57' N Lon 116° 58.32' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KSEE

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Runways at KSEE

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,342 ft. Max gradient: 0.53%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09L 102.1° 5,342 ft 100 ft ASP Yes
27R 282.1° 5,342 ft 100 ft ASP Yes
17 179.6° 4,145 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.46%
35 359.6° 4,145 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.46%
09R 102.1° 2,738 ft 60 ft ASP No
27L 282.1° 2,738 ft 60 ft ASP No

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 125.450
  • AWOS AWOS 3 125.450
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.100
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 120.700
  • CTAF CTAF 120.700
  • A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 124.350
  • UNIC UNICOM 123.050

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSEE, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

5 matched · 42 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Prior Permission Required for all military acft, and all MIL/CIV VFR low aphs blo 1000´ AGL. Contact a before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 09L–27R: H5342X100 (ASPH) S–90, D–120, 2D–200 MIRL 0.5%…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds occasionally on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1500–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0500Z‡.

  • Prior Permission Required for all military acft, and all MIL/CIV VFR low aphs blo 1000´ AGL. Contact a before operating.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    PPR for all military acft, and all MIL/CIV VFR low aphs blo 1000´ AGL ctc a

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (42 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·CALIFORNIA 271 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 109.0
  • ·MISSION BAY (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 MZB Chan 125 N32º46.93´ W117º13.53´ 133º 3.4 NM to fld. 10/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 026º–088º byd 40 NM 090º–100º byd 28 NM 100º–130º byd 17 NM 130º–190º byd 14 NM 190º–219º byd 20 NM 215º–241º byd 40 NM 242º–252º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 242º–252º byd 55 NM blo 18,000´ 253º–288º byd 40 NM 265º–307º byd 19 NM blo 8,000´ 289º–299º byd 40 NM blo 4,500´ 289º–299º byd 49 NM 300º–333º byd 40 NM 308º–350º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ 347º–351º byd 40 NM 352º–002º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 352º–002º byd 52 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 265º–309º byd 19 NM blo 8,000´ 310º–350º byd 15 NM blo 6,000´ 310º–350º byd 30 NM blo 10,000´ DME unusable: 265º–309º byd 19 NM blo 8,000´ 310º–350º byd 20 NM blo 6,000´ 310º–350º byd 30 NM blo 10,000´ ILS/DME 111.55 I–SAN Chan 52(Y) Rwy 09.
  • ·Autopilot coupled approaches NA below 530´ MSL.
  • ·LOC/DME 110.9 I–UBR Chan 46 Rwy 27.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 25º right of course.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H4145X100 (ASPH) S–58, D–106, 2D–195 MIRL 0.5% up S RWY 17: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.7º TCH 31´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 19´.
  • ·RWY 09R–27L: H2738X60 (ASPH) S–12 0.5% up E
  • ·Rwy 27R PAPI unusbl beyond 6º right of course.
  • ·Rwy 35 PAPI unusbl beyond 4º left of cntrln.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect.
  • ·Rwy 17 preferred noise abatement dep when twr clsd.
  • ·TGL and Jet dep strongly discouraged 0600–1500Z‡.
  • ·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´ MSL; dep S from Rwy 35 NRS, crosswind btn Bradley and Vernon Way, downwind at Wing Ave, turn base leg to fly over E/W taxi line on E transient ramp, do not overfly Twy D, then via Rwy 17 to Rwy 35 NRS.
  • ·Remain S of Twy B4 due to crossing ground traffic.
  • ·Do not overfly parked or taxiing acft.
  • ·For fuel svc or assistance during business hrs, ctc (619) 449–0611, (619) 448–5991, or (619) 981–5000. 100LL self svc avbl 24 hrs.
  • ·Rwy 09L–27L rwy unlgtd; CLOSED SS–SR.
  • ·Simulated engine failures prohibited over residential areas.
  • ·Formation flight avbl as tfc permits, ltd to no more than 3 aft per formation.
  • ·PPR for VFR low apchs blo 1000´ AGL from arpt director.
  • ·TPA—Rwy 17–35 1188(800) SR–SS, 1388(1000) SS–SR.
  • ·Rwy 27R TPA 1588(1200) rgt tfc SR–SS, TPA 1388(1000) left tfc SS–SR due to 893´ AGL mountain 2.1 NM ENE of arpt.
  • ·Rwy 27L 1388(1000) left tfc SR–SS.
  • ·Rwys 09L–27R and 09R–27L hel skid/run–on ldg prohibited.
  • ·West transient ramp and portions of Twy D between Twy D2 and west transient ramp not visible from twr.
  • ·Rwy 27R centerline in close alignment with terrain, use of Localizer/DME highly recommended.

+ 12 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSEE — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KSEE

76 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 60 most recent.

Total events

77

since 1982

Fatal

14

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

8

≈ 1.6/yr

Last 10 years

19

≈ 1.9/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 295,342 ops in 2007

2024 total

187,225

10-yr total

2,015,437

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

9.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.71

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=18

  • Loss of control 5
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=76

  • Loss of control 18
  • Other 15
  • Ground collision 9
  • Stall / spin 8
  • Engine failure / power loss 6
  • Hard landing 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Gear-up landing 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-06-26 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day
2008-04-01 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · day
2008-02-17 Piper PA-22 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2007-03-16 Caywood Long-Ez · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2006-06-27 Beech 76 · Gear-up · day
2006-03-05 Piper PA-24 · Ground collision · day
2005-12-13 Grafton Rand KR-1 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2005-10-17 Lancair LC-41-550FG · Weather · day
2005-01-12 Jimmy Hill Lancair 235 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2003-10-11 Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD · Stall / spin · day
2025-12-19 Boeing PT-13D · Loss of control · VMC · day
2024-12-08 Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Loss of control · VMC · dawn
2024-04-28 Bellanca 17-31ATC · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2023-09-27 Stinson 108-1 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2023-09-09 Bellanca 7ECA · Engine failure · VMC · day
2022-08-18 Cessna 195 · Fuel exhaustion · day
2021-12-27 GATES LEARJET CORPORATION 35A · Stall / spin · night
2021-09-20 Beech D17S · Loss of control · VMC · day
2019-08-27 Bell 206 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2018-08-22 Champion 7KCAB · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2018-07-28 Cessna 177 · CFIT · VMC · day
2018-02-06 Cessna 182T · Weather IMC · IMC · day
2017-12-17 North American Navion · Engine failure · VMC · day
2017-09-23 SC AEROSTAR SA YAK 52W · Other · day
2017-09-17 Piper PA 28-161 · Weather · VMC · day
2017-06-20 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day
2017-05-30 Cessna 172 · Other · day
2016-05-20 Boeing B75 · Loss of control · day
2016-02-03 Cessna,Cessna 172S,172S · Ground collision · VMC · day
2015-09-03 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · day
2012-01-30 Piper PA-28R-200 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2011-09-10 AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA · Loss of control · VMC · day
2010-06-02 Czech Aircraft Works Sportcruiser · Other · VMC · day
2010-04-16 Cessna 182 · Weather · VMC · day
2010-03-13 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · day
2009-10-24 Piper J4 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2009-10-12 MD Helicopter 600 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2009-08-15 Aeronca 11CC · Loss of control · VMC · day
2009-05-09 Aeronca 7AC · Loss of control · VMC · day
2008-11-10 Cessna 305A · Loss of control · VMC · day
2007-12-14 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day
2007-10-06 Yakovlev,Yakovlev YAK-50,YAK-50 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2007-08-12 Cessna 195 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2006-12-31 Cessna 150J · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2005-11-27 Cessna 182A · Engine failure · VMC · day
2005-07-30 Cessna 210A · Under/overshoot · VMC · night-moonlit
2003-04-03 Vortec 99 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk
2003-02-23 Luscombe T-8F · Loss of control · day
2002-09-17 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2002-05-11 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2001-07-07 Sparks KR-2 · Stall / spin · day
2001-06-25 Beech 35-B33 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2001-06-24 Stolp Starduster SA-300 · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2000-10-03 Aerospatiale AS350BA · Loss of control · day
2000-09-05 Williams WILLIAMS MITE M18L · Other · VMC · day
1999-04-17 Ventura RANS S-12 · Engine failure · VMC · day
1998-06-18 Offord KR-2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1997-11-25 Cessna,Cessna 152,172M · Loss of control · day
1996-11-28 Cessna 170A · Other · VMC · day
1996-10-26 Luscombe 8A · Under/overshoot · day

+ 16 more on file

DPEs near KSEE

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Alejandro Silva El Cajon CA 2 nm
Barry Brocato El Cajon CA 2 nm
Rodney Anderson El Cajon CA 2 nm
Brunno Winnubst San Diego CA 8 nm
Clayton Lang San Diego CA 8 nm
David William Leonard San Diego CA 8 nm
Gregory Michael Madariaga San Diego CA 8 nm
John Warren Hardy San Diego CA 8 nm
Mary Adene Schu San Diego CA 8 nm
Ronald Ray Greathouse San Diego CA 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KSEE

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Glenn Steven Geary El Cajon CA 2 nm
Richard John Jones El Cajon CA 2 nm
Nicholas Frank Pipitone El Cajon CA 2 nm
Henry Charles Sickels El Cajon CA 2 nm
John Weston Morris Ii El Cajon CA 2 nm
Burt Nantsang Lee El Cajon CA 2 nm
David Andrew Ringenberg El Cajon CA 2 nm
Darrel Wayne Cook El Cajon CA 2 nm
Juan Javier Camacho El Cajon CA 2 nm
Warren Derek Voth El Cajon CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KSEE

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Leonard Paul John Como El Cajon CA 2 nm
Paul Dale Nanney El Cajon CA 2 nm
Henry Charles Sickels El Cajon CA 2 nm
Michael Craig Borden El Cajon CA 2 nm
James Michael Rust El Cajon CA 2 nm
Douglas Stephen Mcnamara El Cajon CA 2 nm
James Randall Schantz El Cajon CA 2 nm
David Andrew Ringenberg El Cajon CA 2 nm
Stefan Molitor El Cajon CA 2 nm
Lawrence Ross Bierma El Cajon CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KSEE

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
0 nm
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
9 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
13 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
46 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
64 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
66 nm
American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
68 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance
Santa Ana, CA
68 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Santa Ana, CA
68 nm
Leading Edge Avionics, Inc
Santa Ana, CA
68 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.