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Class DGillespie Field
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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
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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)
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
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
See 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=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.
+ 16 more on file
Designees in CA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KSEE — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
5,776
Flight Instructors
A&P
22,561
Mechanics
AME
139
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
25
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
17
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
20
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
45
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
66
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
126
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
TCE
38
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
11
Organizational Designations
Schools
243
Flight Schools
FBO
209
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
82
Flying Clubs
Repair
56
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
63
EAA Chapters
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.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KSEE: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- 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 ↗