This page will provide updates from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island regarding flight and training schedules that may affect jet noise in the San Juan Islands. Please note that NASWI reserves the right to changes its flight and training schedules at any time. The most recent notice is posted below.
WHY AM I HEARING JET NOISE WHEN NOTHING IS SCHEDULED? From the Navy: "People living in local communities should remain aware that the operations scheduled below (or not) are not the only operations out of NAS Whidbey Island, particularly at Ault Field, which is a 24-hour-a-day operational facility. There are many other training evolutions that people may hear. However, the aircraft carrier flight training operations are types of operations that involve lower altitude flight training in close vicinity to the airfield." FRANKLY, WE WONDER WHY WE EVEN BOTHER TO POST THESE SCHEDULES PUBLISHED BY THE NAVY; THEY RARELY CONFORM TO REALITY.
Please use San Juan County's Aircraft Noise Reporting Website to report jet noise that is bothering you. This data is analyzed frequently and reported to elected officials. Copies of those reports are available here.
March 8-14, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
March 1-7, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
February 22-28, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
February 15-21, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
February 8-14, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
February 1-5, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
January 25-29, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
January 18-22, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations
Thurs, Jan 21 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Coupeville carrier operations
Tue, Jan 19 Early Evening to Late Night
Wed, Jan 20 Early Evening to Late Night
January 11-15, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations
Mon, Jan 11 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Late Evening
Tues, Jan 12 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Late Evening
Wed, Jan 13 Early Afternoon then Early to Late Evening
Thurs, Jan 14 Early Afternoon then Early to Late Evening
Fri, Jan 15 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
CHANGE to schedule, published 1/4/2021:
January 4-8, 2021:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations:
Tue Jan 5 Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Night
Wed Jan 6 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Late Night
Thurs Jan 7 Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Fri Jan 8 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations:
Mon, Jan 4 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Tues Jan 5 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Wed, Jan 6 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Coupeville carrier operations:
Mon, Jan 4 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Late Evening
Tues, Jan 5 Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Late Evening
Wed, Jan 6 Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Night
Thurs, Jan 7 Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Ault Field carrier operations: None
For previous flight schedules for 2020, click here.
For previous flight schedules 2016-2019, click here.
Comments regarding flight operations should note the time an event occurred, where exactly the event occurred and as much detail as possible about what was seen. We also ask that people leave their contact information for our tracking purposes.
Call the Complaint line: 360-257-6665