Fire-Rescue Air Operations Facility, Phase II (Hangars & Apron)

Project Overview

This project provides the addition of prefabricated metal hangar buildings to provide new hangar space and a concrete apron to accommodate five rescue helicopters, parking and shelter for a single Heli-tender and two fueling tender vehicles. The new hangar space will include a hangar support area for maintenance offices, overhaul, avionics and storage rooms.

The project is located on the northeastern corner of Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa.

Anticipated Schedule & Projected Budget

An anticipated schedule and projected budget are available on the CIP project look up page.

The City is currently obtaining environmental permits under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to the award of the Design-Build contract. The CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration was posted on January 19, 2022, and is considered complete. The Draft NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) is being reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration and is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2023. The public review period for the Draft EA will take place from April 24 to May 24.

Documents and Additional Resources

To view the CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration page, click here. For additional documents related to CEQA, click here.

To view digital copies of the Draft EA, click here. Physical copies of the Draft EA will be available, upon request, at the following locations:

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport Terminal building
- 3750 John J. Montgomery Dr., San Diego, CA 92123
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
- 9005 Aero Dr., San Diego, CA 92123

Please note: Digital and physical copies of the Draft EA can be provided in other languages upon request.

Contact Us

For questions about this project, contact the Engineering & Capital Projects Department at 619-533-4207, email engineering@sandiego.gov or submit your inquiry online. Please reference "Fire-Rescue Air Operations Facility, Phase II (Hangars & Apron)" in your inquiry.