Airports / California / SEE
Gillespie Field
KSEE / SEESan Diego/El Cajon, CaliforniaELEV 388 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#43 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 125 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in San Diego/El Cajon, California, Gillespie Field (KSEE / SEE) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 388 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SEE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX, 9 nm), San Diego International Airport (SAN, 12 nm), and North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY, 14 nm).
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Field capability
ICAO
KSEE
IATA
SEE
FAA / Local
SEE
Elevation
388 ft
Coordinates
32.8262° N · 116.9720° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 388 ft, SEE sits higher than 54% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmNKXMiramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher FieldSan Diego
- 12nmSANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego
- 14nmNZYNorth Island Naval Air Station-Halsey FieldSan Diego
- 15nmSDMBrown Field Municipal AirportSan Diego
- 24nmCLDMcClellan-Palomar AirportCarlsbad
- 34nmKNFGCamp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) AirportOceanside
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKSEE · Gillespie Field · San Diego/El Cajon, CA
From the ramp
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