# Gillespie Field (SEE / KSEE)

**Gillespie Field** (IATA: SEE, ICAO: KSEE) is a small airport in San Diego/El Cajon, California, United States. It opened in Dec 1942. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,342 ft (1,628 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksee

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SEE / KSEE
- FAA: SEE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: San Diego/El Cajon, California, United States
- Opened: Dec 1942
- Elevation: 388 ft / 118 m
- Coordinates: 32.8262, -116.9720
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,342 ft / 1,628 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 3 departures
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://co.san-diego.ca.us/dpw/airports/gillespie.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillespie_Field (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275504
- Weather station: KSEE
- Ident: KSEE

## Timeline

- Dec 1942: Gillespie Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09L/27R | 5,342 ft / 1,628 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 102° / 282° | yes |
| 17/35 | 4,145 ft / 1,263 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 09R/27L | 2,738 ft / 835 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 102° / 282° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05402AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,342 ft / 1,628 m | =5,693 of 29,858 | #1,863 in North America | #1,498 in US |
| Elevation | 388 ft / 118 m | #29,347 of 43,403 | #13,778 in North America | #11,587 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL APP/DEP | 124.350 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.450 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 125.450 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.100 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 123.050 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksee/data