The San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Gillispie Field Annex in El Cajon -- which will soon be open all weekend -- serves as an additional exhibit space for our growing collections, a storage and restoration facility, and also is available for third party special events in a spectacular setting for that important aviation enthusiast in your life.

Visitors to the Annex can view various aircraft, including many examples of military jets, private sport aircraft and small racing planes. Recent additions at Gillespie are a rare S-3 Viking, an iconic P2 Neptune, and Baron Hilton’s famous Staggerwing.

The Facility is Open to the Public
Tuesday through Saturday from 9 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission for Adults 12 years and older is $5
Free for anyone under the age of 12

New Hours Effective Jan. 1, 2023
Wednesday-Sunday • 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
New Admission Effective Jan. 1, 2023
General (Age12 years & up) • $7.00
$3 for children under 12, free for children under 2

The restoration shop at Gillespie Field, like the one in the basement of the main Museum building, is staffed by highly skilled volunteers. In addition to repairing various historic aircraft, they are able to build authentic reproductions. Current projects for the year include the Boeing FB5 and Aeronca L-3.

From a small one-hangar beginning, the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s annex at Gillespie Field has grown to become an integral part of the Museum’s aircraft restoration and replica reproduction program. Staffed mainly by volunteers, the Facility has produced some of SDASM’s finest work.

Of local significance, a Convair F-102A Delta Dagger recently completed restoration at the Annex. This aircraft was built in San Diego at Convair’s Lindbergh Field plant in the mid-1950s. Many of the volunteers who participated in preservation efforts actually worked on the F-102 while employed by Convair/General Dynamics.

The Gillespie Field Annex is also available for third party special events in a rare, spectacular setting for that important aviation enthusiast in your life. For more information, contact Katrina Pescador at kpescador@sdasm.org or at (619) 234-8291 Ext. 123.

Visitor Information (Click here for Directions)
Gillespie Field Annex
335 Kenney Street
El Cajon, CA 92020

The Annex is located on the north side of Gillespie Field.

Please call (619) 258-1221 for more information.

Driving Directions
I-8
Take the 8 to the 67 North, exit & turn left onto Prospect, turn left at Magnolia Ave. (first light), turn right onto Kenney St.

67 North
Exit & turn left onto Prospect, turn left at Magnolia Ave. (first light), turn right onto Kenney St.

67 South
Exit onto Bradley & continue straight, turn right on Magnolia Ave., and turn left onto Kenney St.

52 East
ExitThe El Cajon site serves as an additional exhibit space for the Museum's growing collection, as well as a storage and restoration facility. Located at the northeastern corner of Gillespie Field, visitors can view various aircraft, including many examples of military jets, private sport aircraft and small racing planes. New additions at Gillespie are the S-3 Viking, the P2 Neptune, and Baron Hilton’s Staggerwing.