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Gillespie Field
San Diego/el Cajon, California
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Airport Location:
FAA Identifier:
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Latitude/Longitude:
32-49-34.4000N / 116-58-20.8000W
32.8261 / -116.9722
Elevation:
387 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation:
13E (1990)
Land Area Covered:
758 acres
From City:
10 nautical miles NE of San Diego/el Cajon, CA
County/Parish:
San Diego, CA
Airport Operations:
Airport Use:
Public
Activiation Date:
12/1/1942 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart:
Los Angeles
Control Tower:
Yes
ARTCC:
Los Angeles Center (ZLA)
FSS:
San Diego Flight Service Station ()
Attendance:
ALL/ALL/0700-2100
Wind Indicator:
Yes - Lighted
Segmented Circle:
Yes
Lights:
See Rmk
Beacon:
White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing Fee:
No
Communications:
CTAF:
120.7
LCL/S
123.8
LCL/P
120.7
LCL/P
257.8
GND/P
121.7
CD/P
125.1
ATIS
125.45
GENERAL OUTLOOK ON ATIS WHEN ATCT CLOSED.
FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724, PRESS 5.
Services:
Fuel available:
100LL Jet-A
Airframe Repair:
Major
Power Plant Repair:
Major
Bottled oxygen:
High/low
Bulk oxygen:
High/low
Runway Information:
Runway:
09L/27R
Dimensions:
5342 x 100 ft.
Surface:
Asphalt - in good condition
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel:
90 K lbs.
Double wheel:
120 K lbs.
Double tandem:
200 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights:
Medium intensity
Runway:
09R/27L
Dimensions:
2738 x 60 ft.
Surface:
Asphalt - in good condition
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel:
12 K lbs.
Runway:
17/35
Dimensions:
4145 x 100 ft.
Surface:
Asphalt - in good condition
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel:
58 K lbs.
Double wheel:
106 K lbs.
Double tandem:
195 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights:
Medium intensity
Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership:
Publicly Owned
Owner:
County Of San Diego
Dept Public Works-Airports, 1960 Joe Crosson Dr
El Cajon, CA 92020-1236
619-956-4800
Manager:
Marc Baskel
Gillespie Field Airport, 1960 Joe Crosson Dr
El Cajon, CA 92020-1236
619-956-4800
Sectional Map:
Gillespie Field at SkyVector.com
Remarks:
THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
W TRNT RAMP AND PTNS OF TWY DELTA BTN D2 AND W TSTN RAMP NOT VISIBLE FROM ATCT.
RWY 17 NSTD RWY END LIGHTS.
WHEN TWR CLSD, ACFT MUST SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO LDG OR DEP.
COYOTES AND BIRDS OCCASIONALLY ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.
SIMULATED ENG FAILURES PROHIBITED OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
PPR FOR ALL MIL ACFT, AND ALL MIL/CIV VFR LOW APCHS BLO 1000 FT AGL CTC ARPT OPS 619-956-4800.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFFECT. RWY 17 PREFERRED NOISE ABATEMENT DEP WHEN ATCT CLSD. TGL AND JET DEPS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED 2200-0700. NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ALL QUADS. RWY 27L NOISE ABATEMENT PAT AND COPTER "PIONEER" PAT INFO AVBL AT SDCOUNTYAIRPORTS.
RWY 17-35 TPA 1188 (800) SR-SS, 1388 (1000) SS-SR.
RWY 27R CNTRLN IN CLOSE ALNMT WITH TRRN, USE OF LOC/DME HIGHLY RCMDD.
FORMATION FLT AVBL AS TFC PERMITS, LTD TO NO MORE THAN 3 ACFT PER FORMATION.
RWY 27R TPA 1588 (1200) RIGHT TFC SR-SS; TPA 1388 (1000) LEFT TFC SS-SR DUE TO 893 FT AGL MOUNTAIN 2.1 NM ENE OF ARPT. RWY 27L 1388 (1000) LEFT TFC SR-SS.
ROB SMUDA, ARPT OPNS, 619-956-4810
CLSD SS-SR, NOT LGTD.
RWY 17 END LGTS NON-STD, SPREAD LESS THAN RWY PAVEMENT WIDTH.
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CRS.
RWY 17 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
RWY 27R APCH RATIO 30:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
RWY 35 APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD OVER +30 FT POLE 1203 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 40 FT LEFT 40:1.
RWY 17 +8 FT FENCE AT 30 FT FM RWY END, 85 FT LEFT.
RWY 35 UNLIT 8 FT FENCE 1 FT SOUTH OF RWY END; +20 FT TREES AT 100-200 FT FM RWY END 130 FT LEFT.
FOR FUEL SVC OR ASSISTANCE DRG BUS HRS, CTC (619) 449-0611, (619) 448-5991, OR (619) 981-5000. 100LL SELF SVC AVBL 24 HRS.
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT VASI RWY 17, 35, & 09L; PAPI & REIL RWY 27R; MIRL RWY 09L/27R & RY 17/35 - CTAF.
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NKX
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10 miles
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