

Q U I E T S K I E S
Over San Juan County
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 change 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 27-31, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations:
Mon, Mar 27: Evening
Ault Field carrier operations: None
March 20-26, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations: None
Ault Field carrier operations: None
March 13-17, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations
Mon, Mar 13 Early Afternoon then Evening to Night
Tues, Mar 14 Evening to Night
Ault Field carrier operations: None
March 6-10, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations:
Mon, Mar 6 Mid to Late Aft then Late Eve to Night
Tues, Mar 7 Mid to Late Aft then Late Eve to Night
Wed, Mar 8 Mid-Aft then Late Eve to Night
Thurs, Mar 9 Mid-Aft then Late Eve to Night
Fri, Mar 10 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations: None
February 27 - March 3, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations:
Mon, Feb 27 Mid-Afternoon to Night
Tues, Feb 28 Mid-Afternoon to Night
Wed, Mar 1 Late Morning then Night
Thurs, Mar 2 Late Morning to Early Afternoon, then Evening
Ault Field carrier operations: None
February 20-26, 2023
Coupeville carrier operations:
Tues, Feb 21 Evening
Wed, Feb 22 Afternoon to Early Evening
Thurs, Feb 23 Afternoon to Early Evening
Fri, Feb 24 Afternoon to Early Evening
Ault Field carrier operations: None
February 13 - 18, 2023
Coupeville carrier operations:
Tues, Feb 14 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Evening
Wed, Feb 15 Late Morning to Early Aft then Evening
Thurs, Feb 16 Late Morning to Early Aft then Evening
Fri, Feb 17 Late Morning to Aft then Evening
Ault Field carrier operations:
Sat, Feb 18 Late Morning to Early Aft
February 6-12, 2023
Coupeville carrier operations
Mon, Feb 6 Early to Late Evening
Tues, Feb 7 Early Evening to Night
Wed, Feb 8 Early Afternoon then Eve to Night
Thurs, Feb 9 Early Afternoon then Eve to Night
Fri, Feb 10 Early Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations: None Changed on Feb 9:
Sat, Feb 11 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
January 30-February 3, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations:
Mon, Jan 30 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Tues, Jan 31 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Wed, Feb 1 Evening to Night
Thurs, Feb 2 Early Afternoon, then Evening to Night
Fri, Feb 3 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations:
Sat, Feb 4 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
January 23-27, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations
Mon, Jan 23 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Tues, Jan 24 Late Afternoon to Late Evening
Wed, Jan 25 Late Afternoon
Thurs, Jan 26 Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations: None
January 16-20, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations
Tuesday, January 17 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Wednesday, January 18 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Thursday, January 19 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations: None
January 9-15, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations
Monday, January 9 Early Afternoon
Tuesday, January 10 Late Afternoon
Wednesday, January 11 Late Afternoon
Ault Field carrier operations: None
January 2-8, 2023:
Coupeville carrier operations: None
Ault Field carrier operations: None
For previous flight schedules for 2022, click here.
For previous flight schedules for 2021, click here.
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