Field Carrier Landing Practice Schedule at the NAS Whidbey Island Complex for Week of April 22

NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – There are carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in Coupeville, Wash., the week of April 22-28, 2019. There are no carrier-based flight training operations scheduled for Ault Field that week.

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.
Both runways at Ault Field are now open. If OLF Coupeville closes for any reason, Ault Field will become the backup airfield for OLF scheduled operations. The base will make every effort to let the community know if there are additions to published schedules.

Coupeville carrier operations
Day Time Frame
Monday, April 22 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Night to Late Night
Tuesday, April 23 Late Morning to Early Afternoon then Night to Late Night
Wednesday, April 24 Night to Late Night
Thursday, April 25 Night to Late Night

Ault Field carrier operations
Day Time Frame
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 via e-mail: comments.NASWI@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.
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Thomas Mills
Public Affairs Deputy
NAS Whidbey Island

3730 N Charles Porter Ave.

Oak Harbor, Wash., 98278
360-257-2286
Thomas.g.mills@navy.mil