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KNUW · NUW

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

48.35180°N
-122.65600°W
ARR / DAY
7
48.6%
DEP / DAY
6
8.3%

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 7 arrivals and 6 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

22m ago
Temp
56°F
Wind
11 kts
230°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KNUW 121553Z 23011KT 10SM SCT006 BKN060 BKN200 13/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01330117

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

6 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
NUWEIL
Fairbanks, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 4 3h 7m
NUWNZY
San Diego, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 3 2h 58m
NUWMWH
Moses Lake, US
Inter AIR Lines (Pty) Ltd South Africa 2 1h 53m
NUWTCM
Tacoma, US
NON 2 1h 26m
NUWTIW
Tacoma, US
GFY 1 0h 59m
NUWMYF
San Diego, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 2h 36m
NUWIND
Indianapolis, US
Inter AIR Lines (Pty) Ltd South Africa 1 3h 38m
NUWNLC
Lemoore, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 2h 2m
NUWKNKT
Cherry Point, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 5h 34m
NUWPAE
Everett, US
Kenmore AIR Harbor 1 0h 16m
NUWBFI
Seattle, US
NON 1 0h 26m
NUWMWH
Moses Lake, US
NON 1 1h 1m
NUWOKC
Oklahoma City, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 3h 35m
NUWBFI
Seattle, US
Kenmore AIR Harbor 1 0h 21m
NUWNTD
Point Mugu, US
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 2h 10m
NUWPAE
Everett, US
RFS 1 0h 31m
NUW80WA
Hadlock, US
RFS 1 0h 9m

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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