Gillespie Field - Facilities and Aircraft

Facilities and Aircraft

Gillespie Field covers an area of 852 acres (345 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways:

• Runway 9L/27R: 5,342 x 100 ft (1,628 x 30 m)
• Runway 9R/27L: 2,738 x 60 ft (835 x 18 m)
• Runway 17/35: 4,145 x 100 ft (1,263 x 30 m)

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 244,475 aircraft operations, an average of 669 per day: 99.9% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 739 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 4% helicopter, 1% jet and 1% glider.