Q U I E T  S K I E S

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.

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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.

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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.

 

           

 

April 19-23, 2021:

Ault Field carrier operations:  

Mon, April 19       Late Evening to Late Night

Tues, April 20       Late Evening to Late Night

Wed, April 21       Late Evening to Late Night

Thurs, April 22     Late Evening to Late Night

Fri, April 23     Early to Mid-Afternoon

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Coupeville carrier operations: None

 

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April 12-18, 2021:

Ault Field carrier operations: NONE

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Coupeville carrier operations:

 Mon, April 12    Night

Tues, April 13   Late Afternoon to Early Evening then Night

Wed, April 14   Night

   

April 5-11, 2021: Changed on April 7; Changes noted in BLACK

         

 Ault Field carrier operations

 Thurs, April 8  Late Evening to Night   

 

Coupeville carrier operations

 Mon, April 5  Late Morning, then Late Afternoon to Night

Tues, April 6  Late Morning, then Mid-Afternoon to Night

Wed, April 7   Late Morning to Mid- Afternoon then at  Night

Thurs, April 8  Night

Fri, April 9   LATE MORNING, then  Mid-Afternoon

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March 29 - April 4, 2021:

Ault Field carrier operations: None

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Coupeville carrier operations:

 Mon, 29 March    Mid-Afternoon then Late Evening to Night

Tues, 30 March    Night

Wed, 31 March    Night

Thurs, 1 April    Mid-Afternoon then Night

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March 22-28, 2021:

Ault Field carrier operations: None

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Coupeville carrier operations:

Mon, March 22    Early to Mid-Afternoon then Night

Tues, March 23    Early Afternoon

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March 15-21, 2021:

Ault Field carrier operations: None

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Coupeville carrier operations:

Mon, March 15   Early to Mid-Afternoon

Tues, March 16      Early to Mid-Afternoon

Wed, March 17       Early to Mid-Afternoon

Thurs, March 18     Early to Mid-Afternoon

 

March 8-14, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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March 1-7, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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February 22-28, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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February 15-21, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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February 8-14, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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February 1-5, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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January 25-29, 2021:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

Coupeville carrier operations: None

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January 18-22, 2021:

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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

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January 11-15, 2021:

Ault Field carrier operations: None

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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:

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

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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

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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

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Ault Field carrier operations: None

 

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For previous flight schedules for 2020, click here.

For previous flight schedules 2016-2019, click here.

 

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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