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.
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.
February 24-28, 2020
Ault Field carrier operations:
Monday, February 24 Mid-Afternoon
Tuesday, February 25 Mid-Afternoon
Wednesday, February 26 Mid-Afternoon
Thursday, February 27 Mid-Afternoon
Coupeville carrier operations
Monday, February 24 Early Afternoon to Night
Tuesday, February 25 Early Afternoon to Night
Wednesday, February 26 Early Afternoon to Night
Thursday, February 27 Early Afternoon to Night
Friday, February 28 Late Morning to Late Afternoon
Feb 17-21, 2020:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations:
Tuesday, Feb 18 Mid-Afternoon to Night
Wednesday, Feb 19 Early Afternoon to Night
Thursday, Feb 20 Early Afternoon to Night
Friday, Feb 21 Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon
February 10-14, 2020:
Ault Field carrier operations
Fri, Feb 14 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
Coupeville carrier operations
Mon, Feb 10 Mid to Late Afternoon
Tues, Feb 11 Late Afternoon to Night
Wed, Feb 12 Late Afternoon to Night
Thurs, Feb 13 Late Afternoon to Night
It should be noted that there were fairly continuous noise incidents January 27-Feb 6, despite the "none" announcements from NASWI.
February 3-9, 2020:
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
January 27 - February 2, 2020
Ault Field carrier operations: None
Coupeville carrier operations: None
January 20 - 24, 2020
Ault Field carrier operations:
Tuesday, Jan 21 Afternoon then Early Evening
Wednesday, Jan 22 Afternoon then Early Evening
Coupeville carrier operations:
Tuesday, Jan 21 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Wednesday, Jan 22 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Thursday, Jan 23 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Friday, Jan 24 Mid-morning to early evening (updated Jan 23)
January 14-17, 2020
Ault Field carrier operations: None were listed
Coupeville carrier operations:
Monday, Jan 14 Morning to Early Afternoon
Tuesday, Jan 14 Late Morning then Late Afternoon to Night
Wednesday, Jan 15 Early Afternoon then Late Afternoon to Night
Thursday, Jan 16 Late Morning then Late Afternoon to Evening
Friday, Jan 17 Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon
January 6 to 10, 2020. Updated by the Navy on Jan 7.
Ault Field carrier operations:
Thursday, January 9 Mid-Morning to Afternoon
Coupeville carrier operations:
Monday, January 6 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Tuesday, January 7 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Wednesday, January 8 Late Morning then Late Afternoon to Night
Thursday, January 9 Late Afternoon to Night
Friday, January 10 Late Morning to Early Afternoon
January 6 to 10, 2020. Updated by the Navy on Jan 6.
By the way, we have had jets roaring all over the place on the morning of January 6.
Ault Field carrier operations:
Thursday, January 9 Mid-Morning to Afternoon
Coupeville carrier operations:
Monday, January 6 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Tuesday, January 7 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Wednesday, January 8 Late Morning then Late Afternoon to Night
Thursday, January 9 Late Afternoon to Night
On Jan 6, this was changed to schedule above
Ault Field carrier operations:
Wednesday, Jan 8 Late Afternoon to Night
Thursday, Jan 9 Mid-Morning
Coupeville carrier operations:
Monday, Jan 6 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Tuesday, Jan 7 Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Wednesday, Jan 8 Late Morning then Late Afternoon to Early Evening
Thursday, Jan 9 Late Afternoon to Night
December 30, 2019- January 3, 2020
Ault Field carrier operations:
Monday, December 30 Late Morning
Friday, January 3 Afternoon to Early Evening
Coupeville carrier operations:
Friday, January 3 Late Morning
For previous flight schedules for 2020, click here.
For previous flight schedules 2016-2019, click here.
San Juan County is maintaining a website that collects and reports complaints about jet noise. It's easy! Click here for instructions.
You can also submit comments over the phone directly to the Navy, following the instructions below, but that data is not made available to the public: Comments, including noise complaints can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island's comment line at (360) 257-6665, or via e-mail: comments.NASWI@navy.mil. Comments 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. All other questions can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-2286.