KSEE · Gillespie Field
ICAO · US · 76 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Runways
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 | — |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 8 frequencies
- 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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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 42 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
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
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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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
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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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)
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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%…
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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
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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.
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Airport attended 1500–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1500–0500Z‡.
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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)
- ·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
NTSB events
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
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 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
Last 10 years · n=17
- Loss of control 4
- 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 rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
+ 16 more on file
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| 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 nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| 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 nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| 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 nearby
By airport location.
| 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.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗