Located just six miles north of downtown San Diego, Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport was founded in 1937 by William Gibbs as single-runway airport. In 1940 “Gibbs Field” was leased to the Ryan School of Aeronautics to train Army Air Corps cadets in support of World War II.

In 1947 the City of San Diego purchased the airport from Gibbs and in 1950 renamed it “Montgomery Field” to honor John Joseph Montgomery who is credited by some as making the first controlled flight in a fixed wing aircraft. Montgomery’s gliding experiments of the 1880’s, in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, are considered by some historians and organizations to have been the first controlled flights of heavier-than-air flying machines in America. In 2016 the City of San Diego passed a resolution changing the name of the airport to “Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport” to honor both of the airport’s previous namesakes.

Today, Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the USA and is dedicated to non-commercial air travel. The airport averages approximately 214,000 operations per year, has three helipads, and operates three runways with the largest being 4,577 x 150 feet. Approximately 20 businesses are located on the 456 acre airport helping KMYF contribute tens-of-millions annually to the Southern California economy.