Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) satellite view
📍 Oak Harbor⬆ 47 ft2 runways
KNUW · NUW

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

48.35180°N
-122.65600°W
ARR / DAY
5
▲ 3.1%
DEP / DAY
3
▲ 5.6%

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (KNUW/NUW) is a medium general aviation airport located in Oak Harbor, WA, 32 mi east of Victoria. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,001 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 5 arrivals and 3 departures per day on average over the last 7 days. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 10% of observed flights.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

57m ago
Temp
57°F
Wind
17 kts
280°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KNUW 172153Z 28017G23KT 10SM FEW040 SCT090 BKN250 14/07 A3022 RMK AO2 PK WND 28026/2123 SLP238 T01390072 $

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 127.900 24
TWR 340.200 24
GND 121.750 24
GND 336.400 24
CLR 135.100 24
ATIS 134.150 24
ATIS 281.500 24
APCH 118.200 24
APCH 120.700 24
APCH 270.800 24
APCH 285.650 24
CLASS C 118.200 24
CLASS C 120.700 24
EMERG 121.500 24
OAK HARB 122.400 —
OTHER 122.400 —
LCL/P 127.900 24
CD/P 135.100 24
OTHER 135.100 24
EMERG 243.000 24
CLASS C 270.800 24
CLASS C 285.650 24
LCL/P 340.200 24
PMSV MET 343.400 24
OTHER 343.400 24
PTD 350.100 24
OTHER 350.100 24
CD/P 379.900 24
OTHER 379.900 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZSE
Mag var:
18° E
Fuel:
100LL, J5, J8

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KNUW · last 7d

4 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NUWCVG
Cincinnati / Covington, US
Atlas AIR 3 4h 9m
NUWANC
Anchorage, US
Atlas AIR 2 3h 28m
NUWBLI
Bellingham, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 1 0h 7m
NUWKEF
Reykjavík, IS
US Transportation Command 1 7h 1m
NUWLCK
Columbus, US
Western Global Airlines 1 3h 53m
NUWSEA
Seattle, US
US Transportation Command 1 0h 49m
NUWANC
Anchorage, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 3h 35m
NUWBLI
Bellingham, US
Rugby Aviation 1 0h 13m
NUWNZY
San Diego, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 3h 40m
NUWESD
Eastsound, US
Rugby Aviation 1 0h 9m
NUWANC
Anchorage, US
Western Global Airlines 1 2h 59m
NUWDPA
Chicago/West Chicago, US
NON 1 3h 35m

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

1
BAFR24
5/8/2026
VERY fun location!
Got to see a bunch of P-8s and E/A-18s! Lots of action and can’t wait to go here again.
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