Gillespie Field
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| Gillespie Field | |||
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| IATA: SEE - ICAO: KSEE - FAA: SEE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | County of San Diego | ||
| Serves | El Cajon, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 387 ft (118.3 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9L/27R | 5,342 | 1,628 | Asphalt |
| 9R/27L | 2,738 | 835 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 4,145 | 1,263 | Asphalt |
Gillespie Field (IATA: SEE, ICAO: KSEE, FAA LID: SEE) is a public airport located in the city of El Cajon in San Diego County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 852 acres and has three runways.
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[edit] History
In 1942 the United States Marine Corps chose a 688 acre site east of San Diego to conduct parachute training for the newly forming Parachute battalions. In September 1942 Camp Gillespie was completed and named in honor of Lieutenant Archibald Gillespie, a Marine officer who played a prominent role in the effort to separate California from Mexico in the 1840s.[1]
In February 1944, the camp was commissioned as Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield Gillespie falling under the command of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. MCAAF Gillespie soon became responsible for Camp Pendleton Outlying Air Field. Among the units that transited and trained at MCCAF Gillespie were VMSB-141, Air Warning Squadron 10 and the Navy's VT-37.[2]
In 1947 the airfield was turned over to San Diego County and was turned into a general aviation facility.[3]
Gillespie is also the home of the restoration facility for the San Diego Aerospace Museum. It is open to the public and has on display many fighter jets; and has an Atlas ICBM rocket as it's gate guard.
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[edit] References
- Shettle Jr., M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-964-33882-3.
[edit] External links
- Gillespie Field (San Diego County web page)
- San Diego Aerospace Museum Offical Site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
- FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for SEE, also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSEE
- ASN Accident history for KSEE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSEE
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