NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – There are aircraft carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island complex the week of April 21-27, 2025
People living in local communities should remain aware that the aforementioned operations 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.
The base will make every effort to let the community know if there are additions to published schedules.
Date |
OLF Coupeville |
NAS Oak Harbor |
Thursday April 17 |
None | None |
Friday April 18 |
None | None |
Saturday April 19 |
None | None |
Sunday April 20 |
None | None |
Monday April 21 |
None | None |
Tuesday April 22 |
None | None |
Wednesday April 23 |
Late Morning | None |
Thursday April 24 |
None | None |
Friday April 25 |
None | None |
Saturday April 26 |
None | None |
Sunday April 27 |
None | None |
The FCLP and other carrier-based training tempos are driven by operational training requirements, and may fluctuate due to weather and maintenance. NAS Whidbey Island remains open continuously to support flight operations and training.
Schedules for OLF Coupeville and Ault Field will continue to be released weekly for community planning purposes.
Comments, including noise complaints can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island’s comment line at (360) 257-6665 or written in an email to NASWI_Noise_Comments@us.navy.mil. 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.
All other questions can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-2286. The Navy’s OLF at Coupeville is a critical national security asset that provides essential training for Navy pilots based at NAS Whidbey Island to conduct safe and effective aircraft carrier flight operations around the world.