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Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

48.35180°N
-122.65600°W
ARR / DAY
3
10.5%
DEP / DAY
4
100.0%

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 3 arrivals and 4 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

2h ago
Temp
54°F
Wind
8 kts
220°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KNUW 070753Z 22008KT 10SM FEW045 SCT250 12/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01170094 401830072

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

5 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
NUWBLI
Bellingham, US
Rugby Aviation 3 0h 43m
NUWSKA
Spokane, US
NON 2 0h 45m
NUWBGR
Bangor, US
AIR Mobility Command (AMC) 1 5h 1m
NUWFRD
Friday Harbor, US
RFS 1 0h 13m
NUWTCM
Tacoma, US
AIR Mobility Command (AMC) 1 0h 50m
NUWSUU
Fairfield, US
AIR Mobility Command (AMC) 1 1h 57m
NUWPSC
Pasco, US
NON 1 4h 13m
NUWKAWO
Arlington, US
NON 1 0h 10m
NUWSPM
Trier, DE
AIR Mobility Command (AMC) 1 11h 1m
NUWCWS
Center Island, US
Rugby Aviation 1 0h 4m

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports — click to expand

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BAFR24
05/08/2026
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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